TRANSACTIONS 



of tLe 



American Fisheries Society 



"To promote the cause of fish culture; to gather and 

 diffuse information bearing upon its practical success, 

 and upon all matters relating to the fisheries; to unite 

 and encourage all interests of fish culture and the fish- 

 eries ; and to treat all questions of a scientific and eco- 

 nomic character regarding fish." 



VOLUME XLV, NUMBER 4 

 1915-1916 



Edited by The Recording Secretary t 



SEPTEMBER, 1916 



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Published Quarterly by tbe Society 



NEW YORK, N. Y. 



