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sioners of all the States, where there is a size limit on fish, to have 

 this information made a portion of the fishing laws of their states. 



This is not approved as a resolution Ijut it is reeommended 

 that the various state commissions educate the people by every 

 means in their power to follow the directions given in this reso- 

 lution a1)out wetting the hands. 



^Ir. Clark: Is this gentleman a member of the association? 



Mr. WiUard : Yes. 



President (^Ir. Median) : This card has l)een sent broadcast 

 throughout Colorado and st'ut to some commissioners. I re- 

 ceived one. It is probaljly a good thing, l)ut it seemed to the 

 committee to l)e not proper to recommend to ])ut in as a defini- 

 tion of tlie law or something to be done by the law, and as apt to 

 l)efog the })eople. 



Dr. Birge : ! move tliat the recommendation of the commit- 

 tee be adopted. 



Motion seconded and unanimously ad()ptc<!. 



President (Mr. Meehan) : The committee recommend the 

 adoption of the following resolution presented by Dr. Hugh M. 

 Smith : 



Resolved, By the American Fisheries Society in annual meeting 

 assembled, that we have learned with pleasure of the conclusion of a 

 treaty between the United States and Great Britain by which the 

 fishery question affecting the operations of United States fishermen 

 on the cost of the British North American provinces will be sub- 

 mitted to arbitration. 



Resolved, That the conclusion of a convention between the 

 United States and Great Britain, by which the regulations of the 

 fisheries of the contiguous waters of the United States and Canada 

 will be assumed by the two federal governments, marks a distinct 

 epoch in the history of American fisheries; and we pledge our official 

 and personal efforts to facilitate the work of the International 

 Fishery Commission, appointed under this convention. 



Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried adopting 

 the resolution. 



President Meehan : The connnittee on resolutions unani- 

 mously recommend the passage of the following: 



