THE RELATION OF SHELLFISH TO FISH IN 

 ONEIDA LAKE, NEW YORK 



Bv FRANK COLLIXS BAKER 



PHYSICAL CHARACTERS OF ONEIDA LAKE 



The State of Xew York is justly notable for. its beautiful 

 lakes, which interest alike the tourist, the summer vaca- 

 tionist, and the fisherman. To the latter they are of peculiar 

 interest because of their large size and the abundance and 

 variety of the fish which they contain. The value of fish, 

 both for sport and as a food of great economic value, has 

 not been fully appreciated by either fisherman or the public 

 at large. There is apparently need for much education on 

 the possibilities of more, intelligent fish culture among the 

 public in general. 



Much has been done for agriculture through many agencies 

 organized for the solution of its problems. The study of 

 the conditions governing the production of animals and 

 plants living in the water, especially fresh water, has not 

 been given as much attention as the subject deserves, so that 

 we are still ignorant of many important facts which are 

 necessary before the subject of aquatic culture can be prac- 

 ticed in a manner comparable to that of agriculture. In 

 aquatic studies it is of first importance that detailed infor- 

 mation be available concerning all of the fish of a body of 

 water, its plants, its animals, their relation to each other 

 and to the water in which they live, and the physical char- 

 acter of the body of water, including its surroundings. 



Realizing that our present knowledge of this subject is 

 incomplete, the Department of Forest Zoology of The ISTew 

 York State College of Forestry, under the direction of Dr. 

 Charles C. Adams, has made detailed studies during the 

 summers of 1915, 1910 and 1917 of the relation of the mol- 



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