Transactions of the American 

 Fisheries Society 



Mondai/, September 31, 1908. 



('oiivt'iition ealk'd to order at 10 a. m. l)y the President, Dr. 

 Hugh M. Smitli, of Washington, D. C, at the Arlington Hotel, 

 Washington, D. C. 



The following program was presented : 



"Some Experiments on the Artificial Expression and Fertilization 



of Gold Fish." Jf:RBY R. Berkhouse, Torresdale, Pa. 

 "Value of Carp as Furnishing Food for Black Bass." Dr. S. P. Bart- 



LETT. Quincy, 111. 

 "Lobster Culture." Prof. A. D. Mead. Providence, R. I. 

 "The Modern Hatching House." Samuel F. Fullertox, St. Paul, 



Minn. 

 "The Muskalonge of the Ohio Basin." Hox. Tarletox H. Beax. 



Albany, N. Y. 

 "Description of San Marcos Station with Some of the Methods of 



Propagation in Use at that Station. .Toiix L. Leary. San Marcos, 



Tex. 

 "Some Reasons for Failure of Fish Protective Legislation and Some 



Suggestive Remedies." Oregon Miltox Dexnis, Baltimore, Md. 

 "Some Points in the Migration of Pacific Salmon as Shown by Its 



Parasites." Prof. Hexry B. Ward, Lincoln, Neb. 

 "Gases Dissolved in Waters of Wisconsin Lakes." Dr. E. A. Birge, 



Madison, Wis. 

 "Experiments in Hatching Small-Mouth Black Bass." Robert Rippel, 



Woodruff, Wis. (Presented by Dr. E. A. Birge.) 

 "Some Peculiarities in Spawning Habits of Large-Mouth Black Bass. " 



J. J. Straxahax. Bullochville. Ga. 



(Question Box.) 



The President then read his annual address. 



Pivsidcnt : We are honoivd ioday in ha\'ing with us some of 

 our esteemed honorary and corresponding members, among them 

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