AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY, 



received contains a translation of the paper read before tlie Fish- 

 ery Convention in London, by (jne of your prominent members, 

 Prof. Goode. This society holds fairs for competing in the kind 

 of articles manufactured by tlie different fishermen. 



N(jw, I will say a few words in regard to the measures adopted 

 by the Government for the promotion of tlie fisheries on the 

 island. Under this liead there are only a few laws for the pro- 

 tection of salmon. The principal feature of the legislaticjn pro- 

 tecting salmon is that no stationary apparatus is allowed in the 

 river, and the only kind of net allowed is the drag-seine. The 

 next feature is that all nets must be taken out of the water from 

 sunset to sunrise, that is, every night they must cease fishing. 

 The next prominent feature is that fishing of any kind is prohib- 

 ited in the spawning tributaries; and during the spawning season 

 the Government appoints fish wardens to protect the fisheries 

 from the poachers. In addition to this legislation in regard to 

 salmon, there is also a law, which I have already mentioned, 

 against the use of diving apparatus for the capture of the awabis. 



Next, let me refer to the measures adopted for encouraging 

 the fishermen. The Government has a fund which is loaned to 

 the fishermen w'hen they meet a bad season, and when they can- 

 not borrow the capital to furnish their outfit. The Government 

 also exempts for a certain length of time from the fishery tax all 

 those fishermen who open new fishing grounds or who make 

 new fishing establishments wherever it is impossible to make 

 tiiem without the expenditure of large sums of money. 



Lastly, let me just touch on the legislation for regulating the 

 fisheries. Under this head I may mention the method which 

 has been adopted by the Government to govern all fishing 

 grounds. In every fishing locality the position of all traps and 

 seines is located on a map, and this map is filed in the county 

 offices for the reference of fishermen, so that when they have any 

 quarrel in regard to the position of nets it can be settled very 

 easily. Under this head comes the regulation for inspecting the 

 manufacture of " kombu." The manufacture of " kombu " lately 

 became inferior, and to check this evil the Government has made 

 a regulation requiring that all kinds of kombu must be inspected 



