PAPERS READ BEFORE THE 
American Fisheries Society, 
Vel dE, DISeCUSslONs, 
MAN 257TH; 1892. 
PAR yy SECOND: 
FISH AND FISHING IN OHIO. 
By JoHn E. GUNCKEL. 
For 200 miles within the boundary lines of Ohio the 
blue waters of Lake Erie dash against rocky cliffs, 
mingle with tributary rivers or peacefully roll over long 
stretches of white sandy beach. This great open expanse 
in early days abounded in food fishes. The choicest were 
only selected of the now twenty species eagerly sought 
after. The few inhabitants found the supply more than 
sufficient for their needs; and indeed it seemed practica- 
bly inexhaustible. But as the population increased and 
industries became diversified, men gradually came to 
take fish to meet the demand of those living at a dis- 
tance from the water, making what had hitherto been an 
occasional occupation, a regular means of livelihood—an 
‘industry. Here began the unequal struggle between the 
inhabitants of the land and water in which was foreseen 
the inevitable result of the virtual extinction of the 
weaker creatures. In addition to what then seemed to 
be wise legislation for the protection of fish, the science 
of fishculture came to the relief, and it was then seen 
