America)! Fisheries Society. 17 



The motion was duly sccniKUd and iinaniniously carried, and 

 it was so ordered. 



Mr. Dale: I move yon that the chair appoint a connnittee 

 of ten members on the increase of the society, and that the g-en- 

 tlemen who moved the ado])tion of this report to rechice the fee 

 to one doHar. he the mend)ers of that connnittee. 



The motion was secondeth 



President May: It has been moved and seconded that a com- 

 mittee of ten to secure new fnembcrships be appointed by the 

 chair. 



Mr. Spensley: 1 move to amend; that all memlDcrs of the 

 society be appointed on that committee to endeavor to get new 

 UKMnbers. 



The amendment was duly seconded and unam'monsly carried. 



Mr. Gunckel: If it is the proper time to make a motion that 

 a committee be appointed to select officers for the coming vear, 

 I would make a motion that the chair appoint a connnittee of 

 five members for that purpose. 



The motion was duly seconded and carried. 



President May: 1 will announce that committee later. 



Secretary Whitaker: The first ])aper in order on the pro- 

 gram, is a paper by Air. James .Vevin, Superintendent (^*f the 

 Wisconsin h'ish Conmiission. 



Mr. Xevin read the following pa]:)er: 



ARTinCIAL PROPAGATION VERSUS A CLOSE SEASON FOR 

 THE GREAT LAKES. 



Inasmuch as some of the states have passed laws making a 

 close season for fishing on the (Ireat Lakes during the spawning 

 season of certain kinds of fish, expecting thereby to accomplish 

 greater results in increasing the supply of fish thus protected than 

 is derived from artificial propagation. I am impelled to devote 

 my paper, for the most part, to an expression of my views of the 

 relative value of the two methods of increasing the suii])ly of 

 valuable food fishes in those lakes, it is true that both nu'thod- 

 may be employed in the (Ireat Lakes at the same time, and per- 

 haps with good results; but if both are employed at the same time 

 in the same waters, if the desired increase of fish be forthcoming, 

 the (|uestion will then arise as to which method we are to attribute 



