Pearnozv. — Transporting Live Pish. Ill 



nated when the pail comes into general use. 



In shipping fish it is not enough merely to make delivery of 

 the consignment in what is usually termed "good condition." A 

 satisfied applicant does not always indicate that the fish were in 

 first-class condition at the time of their receipt. Improper hand- 

 ling at the station or in transit may result in fatalities days, and 

 even weeks, after the fish have been planted. The success of fish 

 culture will be measured in the final analysis by the number of 

 fish that survive and reproduce after being planted. With ^ia 

 in view it is of the utmost importance that the matter of fish trans- 

 portation and fish planting be given due consideration. 



The writer does not contend that the pail is mechanically per- 

 fect, or that its full possibilities have been thoroughly demonstrated. 

 The experiments have, it is believed, been carried far enough to 

 satisfy most fish-culturists that an important step has been taken 

 in the art of transporting live fish. 



Briefly, the advantages of this container over the old type 

 may be summarized as follows: 



1. It permits the carrying of fish in one-half the amount of 

 water commonly used. 



2. It aerates all water in the can when the receptacle is in 

 motion, the slightest agitation producing aeration. 



3. It aerates without splashing and rides smoothly over the 

 roughest roads. 



4. The fish are held in the purest water of the can, near thti 

 surface where the oxygen is readily absorbed. 



5. The fish being carried in a supplemental compartment are 

 not disturbed by the wave motion as is the case in ordinary 

 receptacles. The aerated water is jetted into this compartment, 

 creating an artificial water level therein, which causes a current 

 through the bottom apertures, removing all pollution from the 

 tray to the bottom of the outside container. 



6. When the vessel is not agitated, the fish are left in shallow 

 water and their swimming efforts utilized to produce aeration. 



7. It permits the shipment of fish for considerable distances 

 without the usual attendant. 



8. It maintains an equable temperature. Means are provided 

 for automatically moistening the absorbent covering of the outer 

 receptacle. The evaporation of moisture on this cover absorbs 



