General Discussion of Toptcs. 109g 
THe SECRETARY: You heard yesterday Professor Baird 
speak of the necessity which existed that some data should 
be found or furnished by which the number of fish caught in 
the United States could be determined. The United States 
Commissioner explained to you what the advantages would 
have been if, in our late dispute with the Dominion of Can- 
ada in regard to the fisheries, we had had some data which 
might have been relied upon. You have just listened to 
an exceedingly valuable paper, read by Professor Goode on 
the same subject. It would be then of very great service 
to the United States if some measure could be adopted by 
which statistics could be furnished. We have been very for- 
tunate at this meeting in having received. the assistance of 
a great many gentlemen who are largely interested in fish 
in its most practical sense. I mean the Fishmongers’ Asso- 
ciation. I have, therefore, the honor to offer the following 
resolution: 
Resolved, That it is very desirable, in the interests of the 
trade and fisheries, that an accurate knowledge should be 
had of the consumption of fish in New York, and that in 
the absence of any authoritative provision for this purpose, 
the Fishmongers’ Association be earnestly requested to take 
such steps as may assist in the publication of such an an- 
nual report of fish or marine products used for food as 
may pass through their hands. 
The resolution was carried. 
General discussion of topics being now in order, Mr. 
Genio C. Scort said: I think it would be an improve- 
ment in the trout-fisheries of this country, particularly in 
the neighborhood of New York, if the Canadians were in- 
vited to send us their estuary-trout. They are similar to 
