ANNOUNCEMENT. 



The proceedings of the Fourth International Fishery Congress are published here- 

 with in accordance with the instructions of the Congress. By authority of the Secre- 

 tary of Commerce and Labor and the Commissioner of Fisheries, the Bulletin of the 

 Bureau of Fisheries for 1908 is devoted to this purpose. In thus pro\'iding a medium 

 for publication, the Bureau of Fisheries assumes no responsibility for any of the state- 

 ments or views of the individual members or the Congress as a whole. 



HUGH M. SMITH, 

 n Secretary-General. 



