14 American Fisheries Society. 



President Leach : We will now take up the reports of 

 committees. 



PROPOSED AFFILATION OF SHELLFISH COMMISSIONERS 



Mr. Bower: Mr. President, perhaps at this time the 

 question of the affiliation of the Association of Shellfish Com- 

 missioners with our Society may properly come up. Since 

 the last meeting: there has been considerable correspondence 

 on the subject, with absolutely negative results. 



Mr. John P. Woods: Mr. Adams is better posted on this 

 subject than anybody else, I suppose? 



Mr. Bower : He had some correspondence on the subject 

 with Mr. Marshall. In fact, I wrote Mr. Adams and sent him 

 a copy of my communication to Mr. Marshall. It was not re- 

 turned, so I assume that he received it. 



Mr. Titcomb : I move that the matter be laid on the table 

 until Mr. Adams arrives. 



Motion was seconded and carried. 



Mr. Bower: There are two or three minor matters of 

 business to be disposed of. There is a request from the Deut- 

 scher Seefischerei-Verein, of Berlin, which desires to exchange 

 publications with this Society and to be placed upon its records 

 as corresponding member. I move that this organization be 

 added to our list of corresponding members. 



The motion was seconded by Mr. Titcomb and carried. 



REPORT FROM CORRESPONDING MEMBER 



A letter from David G. Stead, Fisheries Enquiry Commis- 

 sioner of New South Wales, who is a member of the American 

 Fisheries Society, was received by the Secretary. He recom- 

 mended that all governments and countries bordering on the 

 Pacific undertake not only ordinary research work in fisheries, 

 but that the}'' organize a system of fisheries research and ex- 

 ploration which will bring about results of national and in- 

 ternational economic importance. He suggested that the 19'24 

 meeting of the American Fisheries Society be an International 

 Fisheries Congress to discuss the world's future in fisheries. 



Mr. Bower: A communication has been received from 

 the American Peace Award requesting that its literature be 

 made available to the members of this Society at this meeting. 



There has been an extended correspondence with the 

 National Coast Anti-Pollution League, with headquarters at 

 Trenton, and a request has been made that a resolution be 

 passed by this organization, if possible, in connection with 

 the work of that League. Mr. Buller is connected with the 

 League, and I believe that he will have something to say in 

 respect to the matter at a later stage. 



