Fish Cidturists Association. 



specimens a negative was taken, from which usually several 

 prints were made. These are also neatly framed, and now 

 number some seven hundred. The fishes from which these 

 representations were made were collected on the Atlantic 

 coast, principally by the United States Fish Commission 

 at different stations — Eastport, Portland, Me., Noank, Conn., 

 and Wood Hole, Mass. The collections from the great 

 lakes and the Ohio River were by myself, under the direction of 

 the United States Fish Commissioner ; and those from the 

 Pacific coast principally by Mr* Livingston Stone, who has 

 charge of the propagating interests of the United States on the 

 Pacific slope. Very many specimens have also been received 

 from the numerous correspondents of the United States Fish 

 Commissioner. The fish products and preparations were largely 

 procured under the direction of Mr. E. G. Blackford of New 

 York city. The implements and boats were obtained directly by 

 Prof. Baird through correspondence with a very large number 

 of people in all parts of the United States. 



The excellent system and method in the arrangement of the 

 collections is due to Mr. G. Brown Goode of the Smithsonian 

 Institution. In the latter class, Section E., the more important 

 articles to which attention may be called as having a tendency 

 to improved methods in the culture of fishes, may be mentioned 

 the new tray-hatching apparatus, the basket-hatching apparatus 

 for eggs in bulk, Moating boxes, models of fish-wavs and 

 aquaria. 



The presiding officer having invited reports upon the fish 

 interests of their respective localities from the representatives of 

 this and other States, to be made by members present, Prof. B. 

 Lyman of Massachusetts, responded. 



