G6 Thirl ij-si.rUi Annual Meding 



Tho report of llic (*hainnaii oC the coimiiitlce on l^'orciiiii 

 Ixelalioiis is as follows: 



SECOND ANNUAL liKPOHT 



OF THE 



COMMITTEE ON EOIiElGX IJKLATIOXS. 



In this, its seeoiid report, the committee on foreign relations 

 begs to present to the Society interesting matter pertaining to 

 the last International Fishery Congress, held at Vienna, the pro- 

 ceedihgs of which have been received since the first report of the 

 committee; to the fishculture of France, Argentina, New Zea- 

 land, and Japan, and to the important subject of food for fishes 

 under culture, which is treated in a series of subjoined extracts 

 and translations from foreign publications. 



The International F i s li e r y C o ii g r ess 



at 



V ien n a ,19 5. 



This Congress belongs to the system organized at Paris in 

 1900, the sessions of which are now held at intervals of three 

 years, the next session having lieen a])pointed for 190S in the 

 city of Washington. 



From the introductory pages of the report of the Vienna 

 Congress we extract jiortions of the code of rules and the entire 

 program. 



Exiracls. from flic Code of Rules. 



Purpose of tJic Congress. The Fishery Congress shall con- 

 sider all fishery matters of importance and general interest, and 

 submit ])ropositions and memoranda relating thereto, to gov- 

 ernments, provincial authorities and other officials. 



Mcinhership. The members of the Congress are representa- 

 tives of governments, members of the permanent International 

 Fishery-Commission, delegates of domestic and foreign societies 

 and corporations, persons invited by the president of the con- 

 gress, and individuals from any country who can show their in- 

 terest in this organization, and declare their accession to the 

 Congress. 



