ANNOUNCEMENT. 
The proceedings of the Fourth International Fishery Congress are published here- 
with in accordance with the instructions of the Congress. By authority of the Secre- 
tary of Commerce and Labor and the Commissioner of Fisheries, the Bulletin of the 
Bureau of Fisheries for 1908 is devoted to this purpose. In thus providing a medium 
for publication, the Bureau of Fisheries assumes no responsibility for any of the state- 
meuts or views of the individual members or the Congress as a whole. 
HUGH M. SMITH, 
II Secretary-General, 
