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American Fisheries Society. 
EVENING SESSION. 
Same day and place, 8:30 p.m. Meeting called to order by 
the president. 
Mr. A. H. Dinsmore of Leadville, Colorado, gave a lecture 
on “The National Park—the Great National Fishing Resort,” 
illustrated by lantern shdes. 
A recess was taken until the next day, same place, 10 a. m. 

Thursday, July 27. 
Same place, July 27, 1905, 19 a. m. Meeting called to 
order by the president. 
Mr. Clark called up the discussion of Dr. Henshall’s paper. 
Motion made, seconded and unanimusly carried, that the 
matter of the destruction of fish by irrigation, brought up by 
the paper presented by Dr. Henshall, be referred to the com- 
mittee on resolutions. 
Report of special committee on grading of fishes was pre- 
sented by Mr. Clark as follows: 
To the American Fisheries Society. 
Gentlemen :—Your committee appointed to arrange, if pos- 
sible, a satisfactory system for designating the various fishes 
propagated and distributed by the hatcheries of the several states 
and the United States, has unanimously agreed upon a report. 
It was readily apparent to the committee that any system to 
be generally accepted, must combine accuracy and simplicity; 
must retain the terms familiar to the public, and must show 
to the fish culturist not only the age but the size of the fish. 
After a careful and thorough discussion of the propositions ad- 
vanced, it has been decided to recommend the following terms 
to be used in describing all fish: 
Fry—A fish up to the time the sac is absorbed and feeding 
begins. 
Advanced fry—aA fish from the end of the fry period until 
it has reached the length of one inch. 
Fingerlings—Fish between the length of an inch and the 
yearling stage. The various sizes to be designated as follows: 
