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the protection of the fish and the interesting of scientific men, 

 who can spend a Hfetime in study and hard work to assist us in 

 getting more knowledge of our waters and to learn what is the 

 best plan to protect them. I have talked and corresponded with 

 a great many men during the past year. I took this matter up 

 on my own account. I will not take up your time longer on the 

 subject, but those who have been attending our meetings dur- 

 ing the past will recall a number of arguments that have been 

 presented from time to time, heartily favoring a movement of 

 this kind. 



The Chairman: May I ask you if you have heard of the 

 action that has been taken in several of the lake States with ref- 

 erence to the matter this last winter by the legislatures? 



Mr. Gunckel: Yes, I have. Since I noticed that, as I said, 

 I have talked with the ofBcials of the United States, some of the 

 United States Commission, Dr. IJean and Dr. Henshall, and 1 

 heard indirectly from Mr. Stranahan, and the object is to bring 

 this matter around through the American Fisheries Society. They 

 are working well in the various States. They are trying to get 

 that law. 1 see Delaware and Pennsylvania and some of the 

 other States have it, but we should have our society not only meet 

 once a year and then revive a little life when we get our reports, 

 but we should have some work connected with it during the entire 

 year. 



The Chairman: Does your motion contemplate there shall 

 be a representative from each of the lake states who is a member 

 of this body? 



Mr. Gunckel: Yes, a member of this society.. 



The Chairman: I did not understand your motion to 

 so express it. I reported on that part of the work of last year 

 in your absence. I did not act upon the motion of last year, 

 because it was l^roader than your present resolution. It em- 

 braced the seaboard states and contemplated two committees, 

 one for the great lakes and the other for the seaboard states. 

 I wrote to Mr. Huntington, who is deeply interested in the 

 matter, and asked him to send me a list of names. He sent me 

 names, but some of them were not members of this society. It 

 seemed to me that we would be going outside of our province 

 to attempt to direct any one not a member. 



