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and How Fish and Game Protective Associations May Assist the 

 Latter;" also on, "The International Problem of the Pro])er 

 Eegulation of the Fisheries of the Great Lakes;" and we would 

 move that the balance of the papers be pnblislied without reading. 



President: Those in favor of the adoption of the report 

 as read, will say "Aye". 

 Opposed, "Xo". 

 Eeport adopted unanimously. 



Dr. fSmith : 1 should like to bring to the notice of the so- 

 ciety, a communication from Mr. E. B. Marston, editor of the 

 Fishing Gazette, London, Eaagland. He is greatly interested in 

 the American Fishery matters, aiid I believe the members of th^ 

 society will be glad to have this communication from him in 

 regard to striped bass : 



"We hope to try the striped bass in our waters. Would it Ije 

 troubling you too much to tell me what woiild be the best way 

 to try the experiment? If the striped bass could bcplanted from 

 the x^tlantic to the Pacific, why not from one side of the At- 

 lantic to the other? Perhaps you know some man well up m 

 striped l)ass, who would undertake to get together some striped 

 bass of both sexes, and ship them to us at Southampton, 

 probably from Providence. If you know of such a fish culturist, 

 please give me details, as I si all have to send the hat around and 

 get the money, and must know before hand what the expense 

 will be. My friend the Honorable Daniel B. Fearing, of 

 Xewport, R. L, is also a member of this society, and has prom- 

 ised me five pounds of bass; and I hope to have little trouble in 

 getting the money. Our British Sea Angler Society has at last 

 gotten interested. I have been advocating the trial of this 

 splendid game fish for two or three years." 



Mr. G. W. Field, Chairman Massachusetts State Fish Com- 

 mission, then read a paper entitled "The Necessity of the Pro- 

 tection of the Adult Lobster, in Order to Maintain the Lobster 

 Fisheries," whicli was discussed. 



President: Do you wish to present any resolutions at this 

 tijne, Mr. ^leelian? 



Afr. "Mi'clian : Yes. 



