SALMONID^. 



THE SALMON. 



( Salmo salar.) 



German: Der Lacks, Der Salni; Spawning male — Hakenlaclis. 

 Danish : Lax. Norwegian : Laexing. Swedish : Ilafslax, 

 Blanklax. Dutch: De Zalin. French: Le Saumon. 



For many years past I have scarcely clone anything 

 else, either officially or privately, except to attend to, 

 and carefully watch, the interests of the King of fish, 

 the Sahnon, the great Sahiio salar. 



I find, therefore, the greatest difficulty in selecting 

 from the mountain of information which exists on the 

 subject of salmon fisheries and salmon legislation. 



SALMON. 



The history of the salmon should be properly writ- 

 ten as follows : — 1st. Its Natural History ; 2ndly. Its 

 Economic Value ; Srdly. Legislation, both past and 

 prospective. 



In order to do this thoroughly woidd require a 

 volume of itself, but as this hookas meant as a famiUur 

 history of fishes, I think it would be best not to attempt 

 any classification of the various subjects, but to divide 

 what I have to say into little treatises, as it were, each 



