Thirteenth Annual Meeting 
OF THE 
AMERICAN FISH-CULTURAL ASSOUIATON, 
HIRST Peek. 
The opening session of the Thirteenth Annual Meeting of the 
American Fish-Cultural Asssociation was held on the morning 
of May 13th, in the lecture room of the United States National 
Museum, Washington, D. C. Among those present at the open- 
ing session were Mr. James Benkard, President of the Associa- 
tion; Mr. Eugene G. Blackford, Treasurer; Mr. Fred Mather, 
Recording Secretary; Messrs. Francis Endicott, G. Brown 
Goode, Marshall McDonald and Chas. B. Evarts, of the Execu- 
tive Committee, and Messrs. George Daniels, Commissioner of 
Fisheries, Toledo, Ohio; Livingston Stone, Geo. Shepard Page, 
Dr. C. A. Kingsbury, Dr. J. C. Parker, Frank N. Clark, Charles 
G. Atkins, W. O. Atwater, H. J. Rice, and others. The Corre- 
sponding Secretary, Mr. Barnet Phillips, was unfortunately pre- 
vented from attending. 
The President in calling the meeting to order, remarked that 
the interest taken in the subject of Fish-Culture was plainly 
evidenced by the presence of so many distinguished men of 
science. The Association was indebted to the United States 
Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries, for having suggested 
Washington as the place where the Association should meet this 
year. 
The minutes of the last annual meeting were then read by the 
Recording Secretary, Mr. Mather, after which the Treasurer, 
