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Fishery Products Laboratories Afford the Greatest Promise 

 of Relief of Unsolved Problems Affecting Commercial 

 Fisheries Lewis Radcliffe 3 



The Growth of Fishes A . G. Huntsman 19 



Changing Food Conditions of the Trout Family. .James Nevin 24 



Fresh-Water Mussels as a Fish Food D. Lydell 29 



The Great Decline of the Oyster Industry in Connecticut and 



Rhode Island Henry C. Rowe 33 



The Necessity of State Legislation in the Conservation of 

 Fresh-Water Mussels A. F. Shira 38 



Editorial — 



Prizes for Special Contributions 42 



Changes in the By-Laws 43 



