518 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
Several evening gatherings of a social nature were arranged pri- 
vately, also affording opportunity for personal contact and acquaint- 
anceship among members of the staff and materially contributing to 
the development of a real esprit de corps. 
Because of the comprehensive treatment of the various fields of 
investigation by the investigators at the conference, it is considered 
worth while to publish the transcript of the proceedings. -Although 
most of the discussion was of such an mformal nature that it has 
been deleted editorially, the papers and parts of the discussion are 
included herewith in the belief that they present a more complete 
and readable statement of the widespread and complex activities of 
the division of scientific inquiry in the interests of fishery conserva- 
tion than could well be presented in the regular report. 

