Fifteenth Annual Meeting 



flMERicfiN Fisheries Society. 



FIRST DAY, 



Tuesday, April 13th, 1886. 



The Convention was called to order by Dr. William M. Hudson, 

 ihe Vice-President, in the chair, at 11 o'clock a. m. 



The Chairman. — Gentlemen, in the absence of Col. McDonald, 

 the President of the Society, it devolves upon me to preside 

 over this meeting to-day. Inasmuch as we are deprived of his 

 presence by reason of a sudden death in his family, I would say 

 I have not prepared any opening remarks. I can simply say 

 that in this first meeeting in the West, I sincerely trust we may 

 make up in quality what we apparently so far lack in numbers. 



I notice, gentlemen, that in accordance with the course of our 

 previous meetings, we have first to consider routine business, 

 which will come up in its regular order, and I would ask the 

 Secretary for any suggestions which he may have to offer in 

 regard to this matter. 



Secretary Mather. — Mr. President, the usual routine busi- 

 ness of the opening of the meetings has been the appointing of 

 committees, and one of those committees, the most important I 



