PROCEEDINGS OF AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY 



AT ITS REGULAR MEETING HELD AT THE 



RUSSELL HOUSE, DETROIT, MICH., 



JUNE 17, 18 AND 19, 1897. 



FIRST DAY'S PROCEEDINGS. 



The Society was called to order by the President, Mr. Her- 

 schel Whitaker, at lo o'clock a. m., June 17th, and the follow- 

 ing members were found to be present: 



J. E. Gunckel, Ohio; H. W. Davis, Michigan; H. A. Sher- 

 win, Ohio; Prof. E. A, Birge, Wisconsin; Seymour Bower, Mich- 

 igan; J. C. Parker, Michigan; W. J. Hunsaker, Michigan; Geo. 

 F. Peabody, Wisconsin; F. N. Clark, Michigan; W. L. May, 

 Nebraska; F. B. Dickerson, Michigan; Edwin E. Bryant, Wis- 

 consin; Currie G. Bell, Wisconsin; W. D. Tomlin, Minnesota: 

 James Nevin, Wisconsin; Henry Russel, Michigan; Herschel 

 Whitaker, Michigan; Geo. B. Davis, Michigan; J. W. Titcomb, 

 Vermont; J. J. Stranahan, Ohio; W. P. Manton. Michigan; Hoyt 

 Post, Michigan; Bryant Walker, Michigan; John Bissell, Mich- 

 igan; Jas. A. Dale, Pennsylvania. 



The President: Gentlemen of the American Fisheries Soci- 

 ety : I am glad to welcome you here to the city to our Twenty- 

 sixth Annual Meeting. We are laboring under a little disad- 

 vantage this morning from the fact we haven't the report of the 

 Secretary. At the last moment I received a commimication 

 from him saying that a business engagement would prevent his 

 coming, but that he would send on his report and the papers 

 connected with his office. Those have not yet been received. 

 We are also unfortunate in not having our Treasurer with us. 

 He has fonvarded me, however, his report, his vouchers, and 

 all papers in connection with his office, which will be submitted 

 at the proper time and referred to a committee. 



The asparagus has sprouted, gentlemen, green peaches are 

 in the market, life is no longer a burden, the legislatures have 

 adjourned, and there is a prospect that Congress will do the 

 same soon, and 1 congratulate you upon the renewed chances 

 of success in the country for these reasons. I hope that the 

 meeting of the American Fisheries Society will be productive of 

 much good to the participants, and that the papers will be as in- 

 structive as they have been in the past. 



