Bucksport, Maine. He was born January 19, 1841, near Sharon, 

 Maine, and spent practically his whole life in the State. Mr. Atkins 

 was one of the pioneer fish culturists of. the country and although not 

 a member of the Society recently he was long identified with the 

 organization, having become a member in 1884. He was Corre- 

 sponding Secretary from 1905 to 1910, and was much interested in 

 and did valuable work in connection with the Committee on Foreign 

 Relations. Mr. Atkins was Commissioner of Fisheries of Maine 

 from 1867 to 1871 and was continuously in the service of the United 

 States Fish Commission, and its successor, the Bureau of Fisheries, 

 from July 1, 1872, until his retirement August 21, 1920. 



Mr. Atkins did particularly noteworthy work in connection with 

 the Atlantic and landlocked salmons. That part of the Manual of 

 Fish Culture issued by the United States Fish Commission in 1897, 

 having to do with these species, was prepared by him. All told, 35 

 articles by Mr. Atkins appeared in the publications o^ the Bureau 

 of Fisheries. The Transactions of the Society contain 12 papers 

 by him on very interesting and important subjects, the first appear- 

 ing in 1874 and the last in 1913. 



As a result of his article entitled "Food for Young Salmonoid 

 Fishes," published in the Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries for 

 1908, he was awarded a prize of $150 in gold offered by the Fourth 

 International Fishery Congress for the best demonstration of the 

 comparative values of different kinds of foods for rearing young 

 salmonoids. 



Ward T. Bower. 



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