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out reference to the public rights, directly or indirectly 

 involved ; 



Therefore, be it resolved, That the American Fisheries 

 Society respectfully urges individuals, associations, state 

 and federal legislators to consider and to safeguard the 

 broad public rights involved. 



Approved by vote of the Society. 



Resolved: That we strenuously urge the passage of a 

 state and federal legislation which may tend to check 

 such existing abuses as the facile pollution of public wa- 

 ters, the waste of valuable young fishes, the use of unnec- 

 essarily destructive methods of fishing and wasteful 

 methods of marketing. In many instances, laws already 

 exist, but in the absence of enforcement, due to apathy, 

 ignorance, political consideration, conflict, or lack of au- 

 thority, the enormous economic waste goes on. 



Approved by vote of the Society. 



Dr. Field called attention to the death of Captain N. 

 B. Church of Tiverton, R. I., a member of the Society 

 since 1910. Captain Church was practically the first man 

 to apply system and business methods to fishing. He 

 built up a strong organization and did much to develop 

 the fertilizer and oil industries in connection with the 

 menhaden and other fishes. He was always interested 

 in the public welfare, served in the state legislature, be- 

 sides being one of the notable figures in the history of 

 American fisheries. 



A resolution was presented that the Society record its 

 sorrow at the death of Captain Church. This was 

 approved. 



COMMITTEE ON TIME AND PLACE OF MEETING. 



Mr. Henry O'Malley, chairman, reported that, after 

 considering the claims of a number of cities, including 

 Chicago, Detroit, Baltimore and Providence, the com- 

 mittee had unanimously voted to recommend the Twin 

 Cities of Minnesota, St. Paul and Minneapolis, and the 



