PROCEEDINGS 



of the 



American Fisheries Society 



FIFTIETH ANNUAL MEETING, OTTAWA, CANADA 



September 20, 21, 22, 1920 



The Fiftieth Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries 

 Society was held in the Public Accounts Committee Room, 

 House of Parliament, Ottawa, Canada, on September 20, 21, 

 22, 1920. 



Opening Session, Monday Morning, September 20, IQ20 



The meeting was called to order by President Carlos Avery 

 of St. Paul, at 11 a.m. 



President Avery : I am quite sure that you all feel very 

 happy to have the opportunity of holding this, the fiftieth an- 

 niversary meeting of our Society, in the capital city of the 

 Dominion of Canada. It is very fitting, it seems to me, that 

 we should begin in this country the second half century of 

 our organization. It is the first time that a meeting of the 

 Society has ever been held in Canada, although the member- 

 ship has been partially made up of Canadians and through- 

 out the history of the Society much of its important work has 

 been done by Canadian officials and citizens. 



We are to have the pleasure this morning of listening to a 

 few words of welcome from the Deputy Minister of Marine 

 and Fisheries of the Dominion of Canada, Mr. A. Johnston. 

 I have pleasure in introducing Mr. Johnston. 



Mr. a. Johnston (Deputy Minister of Marine and Fish- 

 eries, Canada) : Mr. President, the very few observations 

 that I shall make this morning will be confined to a few words 

 of welcome on behalf of the Department of Marine and Fish- 

 eries and on behalf of the Goverment of Canada; the larger 

 and more formal welcome will be extended to you by Mayor 

 Fisher, of this great capital city of Canada, who has been 



