Whereas, The problem of the abatement of the nuisance of pollution 

 of fresh and salt waters is demanding nation-wide attention, and 



Whereas, The Secretary of Commerce, the Honorable Herbert Hoover, 

 has recently called into conference representatives of Atlantic and Gulf 

 Coast States to consider this important question, resulting in the offer of 

 Federal aid in the problem, 



Therefore be it resolved, That the American Fisheries Society in con- 

 vention assembled at Allentown. Pa., hereby endorses the action of the 

 Secretary of Commerce in his efforts to aid the States to combat all forms 

 of water pollution and to overcome its disastrous effects on fish life, and 

 be it further 



Resolved, That the American Fisheries Society does hereby pledge 

 its cooperation and support to the Secretary of Commerce, and that a 

 copy of this resolution be transmitted to Secretary Hoover. 



Whereas, One of the main objects of this Society is to encourage and 

 promote commercial fisheries, and 



Whereas. There has possibly been some unintentional neglect in this 

 respect by the Society, 



Therefore be it resolved. That the valued treatise presented by Arthur 

 L. Millett, of Massachusetts, at the Fiftieth Annual Meeting, entitled "Ade- 

 quate Fish Inspection : A means to better fish for the consumer and to 

 increased fish food consumption," be commended to the fish departments 

 of other States for earnest emulation, the matter being very important 

 and highly constructive in character. 



Whereas, The establishment of a school of fishes and fish fundamentals 

 is now an accomplished fact through the forethought of the University 

 of Washington as instituted under the guidance of Dean John N. Cobb, and 



Whereas, This Society now begins to feel the good effect of such an 

 institution, be it 



Resolved, That the American Fisheries Society in convention assembled, 

 extends its renewed compliments to Dean Cobb and faculty with congratu- 

 lations to two recent graduates of the school, namely, Messrs. Martin 

 Norgore and Reginald H. Fiedler. 



Whereas, The Society endeavors to consecrate itself earnestly to fish 

 fundamentals in upholding every phase of the work, and 



Whereas, There is justified alarm over the imminence of serious harm 

 to natural lakes of the Great Lakes region, caused by selfish interests in 

 attempting drainage and in lowering the level of such lakes in such man- 

 ner as to injure or destroy existing breeding places, nurseries and natural 

 habitats for the various valuable food and game fishes, be it 



Resolved, That this Society enter vehement protest against this in- 

 jurious action and further that it pledge itself to resist all encroachments 

 upon the priceless heritage of the people. 



Whereas, It is well recognized by fish culturists that the artificial 

 propagation of both large-mouth and small-mouth bass is impractical upon 

 the large scale practiced in the propagation of other food and game fishes, 

 that increase of these species by reproduction under natural conditions is 

 ordinarily more than suflUcient to maintain nature's balance in waters in- 



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