34 Thirty-fourth Annual Meeting. 
Whereas, It is patent to this Society, that under existing 
conditions it is difficult for artificial propagation of fish to keep 
pace with this destruction; therefore, be it 
Resolved, By the American Fisheries Society, assembled 
at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, this 26th day of 
July, 1905, that the legislatures of the several states be re- 
quested to enact such measures, without delay, as will prevent 
further destruction of fish life, particularly by laws forbidding 
the taking of undersized fish and the destruction of spawn by 
improper use of nets, and by legislation forbidding further pollu- 
tion of the waters; and be it further 
Resolved, That the Secretary of the American Fisheries 
Society be, and he is hereby, instructed to send a copy of this 
preamble and resolution to the Governor of each state with 
a request that he transmit the same to the legislature of his par- 
ticular state when assembled. 
Motion made to adopt the resolution. Seconded. 
Mr. Fullerton: The protection of fish ought to go hand in 
hand with their propagation. It is all right for us to adopt the 
resolution, but every man of us should go to our different states 
and work, and see that the legislatures of our different states 
put something into practice. Last winter we had a meeting in 
Chicago and I do not know how many states were represented. 
Mr. Clark: Seven or eight, I think. 
Mr. Fullerton: We passed resolutions of the strongest kind, 
and went to our different legislatures to do something. I think 
Michigan was represented by eight or ten people. There were 
several members of the legislature present. The deputy speaker 
was there; and | expected, of course, to hear from Michigan, 
and that their legislature would take some action on this matter. 
But I have yet to see that any action was taken. 
In our state the entire legislature, by unanimous vote, passed 
a resolution addressed to congress that they would see any juris- 
diction that they might have over the great lakes, protected. We 
do not want to sit here and merely pass resolutions, but go home 
to our different states and work, and see that these resolutions 
are carried out. (Applause. ) 


