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CHAPTER V. 



THE DISSEMINATION OF ACCURATE INFORMATION CON- 

 CERNING THE AQUATIC RESOURCES OF THE STATE, 

 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENLISTING THE INTEREST AND 

 SYMPATHY OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION 

 AND DEVELOPMENT OF THESE RESOURCES. 



It is obvious that the experiments carried on by your Commission 

 should have for their goal an immediate and practical benefit. To 

 accomplish this the results should be presented to the public in an 

 interesting and convincing manner. Furthermore, the Board should 

 strive to be a constant source of information and assistance to those 

 interested in fisheries problems. That this was evidently the inten- 

 tion in the creation of the Board is apparent to anyone who reads the 

 duties assigned them in Chapter 174. These facts your Commission 

 has realized, and much time and effort has been employed in this 

 direction. That the public at large also believes it, is attested by the 

 numerous letters received by your Commission, covering all sorts of 

 fisheries problems. These your Commission has responded to by 

 direct information, or by referring the interested parties to the proper 

 sources. Furthermore, through this channel the Commission has 

 had various fisheries problems brought to their attention, a solution 

 of which is very desirable. 



The reprinting and distribution of instructive papers which occur 

 from time to time in the reports is another way in which your Com- 

 • mission has sought to enlist public interest. The establishment of a 

 library on fisheries subjects both at the State House and at the Wick- 

 ford Station is now in the process of formation. 



In addition to this dissemination of printed information, your 

 Commission has in various other ways endeavored to interest the 

 public. Exhibits of the results of sea farming experiments have been 



made each year at the Washington County Fair at Kingston, and a 

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