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NATIONAL FISHERY CONGRESS, TAMPA, 1898. 



National Fishery Congress, Tampa, 1898: Proceedings and papers of the 

 National fishery congress, held at Tampa, Florida, January 19-24, 1898. Bulletin, 

 1897 (1898), vol. XVII, p. 145-371, illus., pi. 10-31. F12-110 



Contents. Proceedings of the congress. Methods of plankton investigation in 

 their relation to practical problems, by J. Reighard. The importance of extended 

 scientific investigation, by H. C. Bumpus. The utility of a biological station 

 on the Florida coast in its'relation to the commercial fisheries, by Seth E. Meek. 

 Establishment of a biological station on the Gulf of Mexico, by W. E. Taylor. 

 Some notes on American ship worms, by C. P. Sigerfoos. An economical con- 

 sideration of fish parasites, by Edwin Lin ton. The fish fauna of Florida, by 

 B. W. Evermann. The lampreys of central New York, by H. A. Surface. The 

 protection of the lobster fishery, by F. H. Herrick. The Florida commercial 

 sponges, by H. M. Smith. On the feasibility of raising sponges from the egg, 

 bv H. V Wilson. The Hudson River as a salmon stream, by A. N. Cheney. A 

 plea for the development and protection of Florida fish and fisheries, by'j. A. 

 Henshall. International protection for the denizens of the sea and waterways, 

 by B. W. James. The restricted inland range of shad due to artificial obstructions 

 and its effect on natural reproduction, by C. H. Stevenson. The green turtle 

 and the possibilities of its protection and consequent increase on the Florida 

 coast, by Ralph M. Munroe. Some factors in the oyster problem, by H. F. Moore. 

 The oyster grounds of the west Florida coast: their extent, condition, and pecu- 

 liarities, by F. Swift. The oysters and oyster beds of Florida, by John G. Ruge. 

 The Louisiana oyster industry, by F. C. Zacharie. The oyster-bars of the west 

 coast of Florida: their depletion and restoration, by H. A. Snieltz. Notes on the 

 fishing industry of eastern Florida, by J. Y. Detwiler. Oysters and oyster- 

 culture in Texas, by I. P. Kibbe. The methods, limitations, and results of 

 whitefish culture in Lake Erie, by J. J. Stranahan. A brief history of the gather- 

 ing of fresh- water pearls in the United States, by G. F. Kunz. The red snapper 

 fisheries: their past, present, and future, by A. F. Warren. Some brief reminis- 

 cences of the early days of fish-culture in the United States, by L. Stone. The 

 relations between State fish commissions and commercial fishermen, by W. E. 

 Meehan. Possibilities for an increased development of Florida's fishery resources, 

 by J. N. Cobb. The utility and methods of mackerel propagation, by J. P. 

 Moore. The large-mouthed black bass in Utah, by John Sharp. Florfda fur- 

 farming, by J. M. Willson, jr. Index. 



INTERNATIONAL FISHERY CONGRESS, FOURTH, WASHINGTON, 1908. 



International Fishery Congress, Fourth, Washington, 1908: Proceedings of 

 the Fourth International fishery congress: Organization and sessional business, 

 papers, and discussions. Held at Washington, U. S. A., September 22 to 26, 

 1908. Bulletin, 1908 (1910), vol. XXVIII, 2 parts, illus., CLVI pi. (partly col. 2 

 fold.). 11-5437 



Contents. Pt. 1. Organization and sessional business. International regula- 

 tions of the fisheries on the high seas [3 papers], by O. T. Olsen, C. E. Fryer, 

 C. H. Stevenson. Work of the International fisheries commission of Great 

 Britain and the United States, by D. S. Jordan. Some reasons for failure of 

 fish protective legislation and some suggested remedies, by O. M. Dennis. 

 National aspects of angling and the protection of game fishes, by H. W. Perce. 

 Sport fishing in California and Florida, by C. F. Holder. Lobsters and the 

 looster problem in Massachusetts, by G. W. Field. A method of lobster culture, 

 by A. D. Mead. Sea mussels and dogfish as food, by I. A. Field. The wholesome- 

 ness of oysters as food, by H. C. Rowe. Effects of menhaden fishing upon the 

 supply of menhaden and of the fishes that prey upon them, by W. E. Hathaway. 

 Effects of the menhaden and mackerel fisheries upon the fish supply, by W. C. 

 Kendall. An improved and practical method of packing fish for transportation, 

 by A. Soiling. A process for preserving the pearl-oyster fisheries and for increas- 

 ing the value of the yield of pearls, by J. I. Solomon. Fur seals and the seal 

 fisheries, by C. H. Townsend. Economic conditions of the fisheries in Italy, by 

 Guido Rossati. The fisheries and the guano industry of Peru, by R. E. Coker. 

 The fisheries of China, by Wei-Ching W. Yen. The fisheries of Japan, from a 

 geographical standpoint, by T. Kitahara. Gold fish and their culture in Japan, 

 by Shmnosuke Matsubara. Commercial sponges and the sponge fisheries, by 

 H. F. Moore. The abuse of the scaphander in the sponge fisheries, by Ch. 



