Bureau of Fisheries
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The Bureau of Fisheries was a former U.S. federal agency responsible for managing and conserving the nation’s fishery resources before its functions were absorbed into successor organizations such as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Observed surface forms (4)
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States federal agency ⓘ |
| activity |
collecting fishery statistics
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conducting fishery surveys ⓘ managing federal fishery research vessels ⓘ operation of fish hatcheries ⓘ publishing scientific reports on fisheries ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1940 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aquaculture research
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fish culture ⓘ fish hatchery operations ⓘ fisheries management ⓘ fishery economics ⓘ fishery education ⓘ fishery law enforcement ⓘ fishery research ⓘ fishery resource conservation ⓘ fishery statistics ⓘ marine biological research ⓘ marine conservation ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| historicalRole | principal federal agency for fisheries management before 1940 ⓘ |
| inception | 1903 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal waters of the United States ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Reorganization of federal scientific and regulatory agencies in 1903 ⓘ |
| mandate |
to conduct scientific investigations of marine and freshwater resources
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to conserve and manage the fishery resources of the United States ⓘ to enforce federal fishery laws and regulations ⓘ to propagate and distribute food and game fishes ⓘ |
| mergedInto | United States Fish and Wildlife Service in 1940 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
early development of U.S. commercial fisheries science
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establishment of federal fish hatchery system ⓘ pioneering marine biological surveys on the U.S. coasts ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
U.S. Department of Commerce
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surface form:
United States Department of Commerce
United States Department of Commerce and Labor ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| predecessor |
Bureau of Fisheries
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries
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| reorganizedInto |
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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surface form:
Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Commercial Fisheries
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ
surface form:
Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
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| replacedBy |
Bureau of Fisheries
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Commercial Fisheries
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ
surface form:
Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
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| shortName |
Bureau of Fisheries
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
U.S. Bureau of Fisheries
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| status | defunct agency ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Secretary of Commerce of the United States
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surface form:
Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of Commerce of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
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| successor |
Bureau of Fisheries
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Commercial Fisheries
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ
surface form:
Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ
surface form:
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
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Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
U.S. Bureau of Fisheries
subject surface form:
Rachel Carson
this entity surface form:
U.S. Bureau of Fisheries
this entity surface form:
U.S. federal government (historically for seal harvest)
this entity surface form:
United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries
this entity surface form:
Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Commercial Fisheries
this entity surface form:
U.S. Bureau of Fisheries
this entity surface form:
Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Commercial Fisheries