REPORT OE COMMISSIONERS OF INLAND FISHERIES. 115 



The Salt-Water Aquarium and Sea-Farming Exhibit at the 

 Washington County Fair. 



For the fourth year the Commission has made an exhibit at the 

 annual fair of the Washington County Agricultural Association, under 

 the suggestive title of "sea farming." 



The main feature of the exhil)i[ for the year 1907 was the salt-water 

 aquarium. After a large amount of experimenting a scheme was 

 put into operation which provided a constant current of clear salt 

 water in the aquarium, in which fishes and invertebrates of various 

 kinds lived for four or five days without the usual signs of sluggishness 

 and sickness. 



The several miles distance from the sea and fact that the aquarium 

 is necessarily of temporary and inexpensive installation created a 

 new problem in aquarium management, but the combined efforts 

 of the president of the agricultural association, one of the members 

 of this Commission, superintendent of the Wickford station, and 

 the very willing and ingenious corps of assistants have brought 

 success out of the many difficulties. 



The exhibit we feel is worth the trouble, for it affords a means of 

 instruction and stimulation of interest to many thousands of the 

 citizens of the State. 



