United States Fish Commission

United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries
Commission of Fish and Fisheries (1871–1903); Bureau of Fisheries (1903–1940);
	Flag of the United States Bureau of Fisheries
Agency overview
Formed	February 9, 1871; 153 years ago
Dissolved	June 30, 1940; 84 years ago
Superseding agency	United States Fish and Wildlife Service;
Jurisdiction	United States federal government
Parent agency	U.S. Department of Commerce and Labor (1903–1913); U.S. Department of Commerce (1913–1939); U.S. Department of the Interior (1939–1940);

The United States Fish Commission,^[1] formally known as the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, was an agency of the United States government created in 1871 to investigate, promote, and preserve the fisheries of the United States. In 1903, it was reorganized as the United States Bureau of Fisheries, sometimes referred to as the United States Fisheries Service, which operated until 1940. In 1940, the Bureau of Fisheries was abolished when its personnel and facilities became part of the newly created Fish and Wildlife Service, under the United States Department of the Interior.

^ "Spencer Baird and Ichthyology at the Smithsonian: U.S. Fish Commission". Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.

[Ichthyology-1] "Spencer Baird and Ichthyology at the Smithsonian: U.S. Fish Commission". Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.

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