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fry of the same variety from Lake Erie. Four years ago 

 the north branch was found to be well stocked, while not a 

 small-mouth black bass could be found after diligent 

 search in the south branch. The south bianch Avas then 

 stocked with fry from the north branch, and the stream is 

 now well stocked. The lake tish undoubtedly returned to 

 the lake as soon as they could get there. 



The same experiment was made with channel cat-fish 

 with the same result : all went to the lake, or at least never 

 showed up, while the same fish, taken from the same water, 

 Chagrin River, near its mouth on Lake Erie, placed in 

 Geauga Lake, a small pond, practically land-locked, mul- 

 tiplied and did well. A pond on Chagrin River, into 

 which the cat-fish were placed, is nearly as large as Geauga 

 Lake. 



The lesson is obvious : fish taken from large lakes and 

 l^lanted in small waters with outlets will not remain, but 

 will return to the larger water or try to ; while if taken 

 from waters similar to those into which they are to be 

 placed, good results will follow. 



Transplanting for the purpose of crossing is now ac- 

 knowledged to be highly beneficial, as fishes, the same as 

 other animals, become dwarfed by inbreeding in confined 

 waters. J. J. Stkanahan. 



RELATION OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY 

 TO PROTECTIVE FISH LAWS. 



By a. N. Cheney. 



The American Fisheries Society is now, according to Mr. 

 Mather's corrections of the proceedings, twenty-one years 

 old, or, rather, this is the twenty -first meeting of the So- 

 ciety, under one name or another. During that time it 

 has given rise to excellent suggestions, or birth to worthy 



