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J)r. Evcniiaiiii : If it is lo he rcl't'i'i'cd to a coiiiinittoe pi-r- 

 liii])s there will he ojjport unity t'er diseiission liei'ea t'ter. 



Presi(h'iit : "I'hei'e will he such oppoilunit y and the I'esolu 

 lion will he referred to the eoimiiittee on I'esolutioiis. 



The chair would like to call upon a liighly esteemed eon'e- 

 sponding meiiiher of the society, who eoiiics to us in ])erson at 

 tliis meeting, and desires to offer a jn-oposition for our considera- 

 tion. Dr. 0. T. Olsen of Grimshy. England. (CTreat ai)phiuse. ) 



Dr. Olsen: Mr. Prt'sident and gentlemen. I rise with ])leas- 

 iire at your call. You were good enough to have my proposition 

 read last year, and it is a proposition for an International Fish- 

 eries Society to be formed wdth a view of consolidating n'sults of 

 progress made in the fisheries world. I think when we ha\e sueh 

 gatherings as these we often forget many important points. 

 Sometimes they are not recorded, and at other times they are 

 shelved. But by having a society formed which would be a per- 

 manent one, and which would gather up all information that is 

 brought to bear upon the fishery world, then T think much good 

 could be done. 



The few points which I enumerate are these : 



The natural history of fishes, their use as human food, their 

 migration and habits. That is one thing that we ought to study 

 in order to trace the fish. I am speaking now more particularly 

 of salt water fish as we have very little to do with fresh water fish 

 in England, not having many rivers where they cultivate them. 



The second is the means of catching, preserving and trans- 

 ])orting fish — also for salt water fish. 



Oceanography, the physical condition of the st'a. the tidal ef- 

 fects, and also artificial hatt-hing of salt water (ish. 



The fishery laws, determining the iiationality of the fishing 

 vessels of the sea, etc.; their appli;inees and the rpialifications of 

 skippers and mates, as well as the ei'ew : their examination show- 

 ing competency, and other mattei-s: and last, l)ut not least, terri- 

 torial limits which ha\e been a hone of contention in England 

 for some years now. 



There is an international eonxcntion foi'ined whieh sat at 

 The Hague in ISSo. This convention formulated a ceilain code 

 of rules and laws, and we have ])olict' patrolling the lisheries of 



