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READING OF PAPERS. 



The business of the Society being attended to, the re- 

 maining papers were presented. 



Some of the Laws and Methods for the Protection and 

 Conservation of Louisiana's Fish. By E. A. Tulian of 

 the State Department of Conservation. 



Published in the Transactions for March, 1917, pp. 

 117-123. 



Dr. Geo. W. Field, President-elect of the Society, pre- 

 sented an address dealing with certain conditions influ- 

 encing commercial methods of marketing fish and fish- 

 eries products. He called attention to the vast amount of 

 uncoordinated effort in the commercial fisheries and indi- 

 cated his belief that the Bureau of Fisheries should have 

 the support of all the people in the effort to bring about 

 the better organization of commercial fisheries methods. 



After considerable discussion, Dr. Field presented the 

 following resolution, which was carried by vote of the 

 Society : 



Resolved: That the President of the American Fish- 

 eries Society, with the approval of the Executive Com- 

 mittee, be authorized to take such action as he may deem 

 advisable to secure publicity in matters relating to the 

 fisheries or to effect legislation in the public interest. 



The Fisheries of Chesapeake Bay and the Co-opera- 

 tion of Maryland and Virginia for their Conservation. 

 By John S. Parsons, Commissioner of Fisheries of Vir- 

 ginia. 



This paper appeared in the December, 1916, Trans- 

 actions, pp. 15-25. 



After extended discussion of this paper by Mr. S. C. 

 Arthur, Commissioner H. M. Smith, Dr. Geo. W. Field 

 and Mr. John P. Woods, the session adjourned. 



Wednesday Afternoon Session, October 18, 1916. 

 The program of papers was continued as follows: 



