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sideration of the commercial fisheries, the writer entered into corre- 

 spondence with persons in this country and abroad with a view to 

 secure their cooperation and attendance. He also delivered an address 

 on the condition of the American fisheries at the opening of the sec- 

 tion, presented papers on the southern spring mackerel fishery and the 

 statistics of the United States fisheries; compiled a report on the fish- 

 eries of Japan, based on the official catalogue of the Japanese exhibit, 

 and abstracted and arranged a paper on improvements suggested for 

 the British fisheries. 



Following is a list of papers relating to the economic aspects of the 

 fisheries which are printed as a part of the proceedings of the congress 

 as contained in the Bulletin of the Fish Commission for 1893: 



Fish nets: Some account of their construction and the application of their 



various forms in the American fisheries. By C. H. Augur. 

 The sea aud coast fisheries. By Daniel T. Church. 

 Notes on the Irish mackerel fisheries. By W. S. Green. 

 The fisheries of Canada. By L. Z. Joncas. 



The fishing industry of Lake Erie, past and present. By C. M. Keyes. 

 The exhibit of pearls at the World's Columbian Exposition. By George F. Kunz. 

 Foul fish and filth fevers. By J. Lawrence-Hamilton. 

 Reforms and improvements suggested for the fisheries of Great Britain and 



Ireland. By J. Lawrence-Hamilton. (Abstracted and arranged by Hugh 



M.Smith.) 

 Fishing in British Guiana. By J. J. Quelch. 

 Remarks on the maintenance and improvement of the American fisheries. By 



Hugh M. Smith. 

 Statistics of the fisheries of the United States. By Hugh M. Smith. 

 The fisheries of Japan. Compiled by Hugh M. Smith. 

 Our ocean fisheries, and the effect of legislation upon the fisheries. By J. M. K. 



South wick. 

 The decrease of fish in American waters, and some of the causes. By A. M. 



Spangler. 

 The past and future of the fur-seal. By J. Stanley-Bi'own. 



Notes on the fisheries and fishery industries of Puget Sound. By James G. Swan. 

 The fisheries of the Virginia coast. By J. T. Wilkins. 



INTERNATIONAL FISHERY COMMISSION. 



In July, 1803, the writer accompanied Mr. Richard Rathbun, the 

 United States representative on the International Fishery Commission, 

 to points in .New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Quebec. In addition to 

 the special inquiries of the commission, an opportunity was afforded 

 by personal observation to acquire a knowledge of the methods of tak- 

 ing and curing fish at some of the most important fishing stations in 

 the provinces named. In November the writer accompanied the com- 

 mission to Gloucester, where several weeks were spent in interviewing 

 the mackerel fishermen. 



MARKET VALUE OF THE CARP. 



Notwithstanding the carp has for many years been abundantly dis- 

 tributed over a large part of the United States, and extensively culti- 

 vated for home consumption, it is only recently that the fish has had 

 sufficient abundance in public waters to warrant the prosecution of a 

 special fishery or to give the fish a conspicuous position in the fish 

 markets of the country. Of late, however, large quantities of carp 



