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SCIENCE 



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dresses of welcome were made by Hon. Oscar 

 S. Straus, secretary of commerce and labor, 

 on behalf of the United States; by Hon. 

 Henry L. West, commissioner of the District 

 of Columbia, on behalf of the City of Wash- 

 ington ; and by Dr. Hugh M. Smith, president 

 of the American Fisheries Society, on behalf 

 of the society. A response in the name of the 

 foreign delegates was made by Dr. P. P. C. 

 Hoek, scientific fishery adviser of the Dutch 

 government. The nomination of Professor 

 Hermon 0. Bumpus as president of the con- 

 gress and of Dr. Hugh M. Smith as secretary- 

 general was ratified, and fifteen vice-presidents 

 from different countries represented were 

 elected. Thereafter two sessions were held 

 daily, the final meeting being on the after- 

 noon of the twenty-fifth. 



The membership of the congress was larger 

 than at the two previous meetings, numbering 

 more than 400. Fifteen countries were repre- 

 sented by official delegates, and 11 other coun- 

 tries by delegates of societies and by private 

 individuals. In addition to a number of dele- 

 gates at large on behalf of the United States 

 government, four executive departments and 

 the U. S. National Museum and Smithsonian 

 Institution were officially represented. There 

 were also duly appointed delegates from 43 

 American states and territories and 20 Ameri- 

 can societies, clubs and institutions. There 

 were in attendance many of the leading fishery 

 workers of the world, and as a whole the 

 gathering was more noteworthy from the 

 standpoint of personnel than any similar meet- 

 ing ever held in the western hemisphere. 



There were presented a large number of 

 papers of exceptional merit and covering 

 nearly every phase of commercial fishing, 

 fishery legislation, aquieulture, acclimatiza- 

 tion and scientific investigation of aquatic 

 problems. Many of the papers were submitted 

 in competition for the 18 cash prizes aggre- 

 gating $2,200 offered by various institutions 

 and individuals. The international jury ap- 

 pointed for the purpose made the following 

 awards : 



By the American Museum of Natural History, 

 New York City: For an original paper describing 

 and illustrating by specimens the best method of 



preparing fishes for museum and exhibition pur- 

 poses. $100 in gold. Awarded to Dwight Frank- 

 lin, New York, N. Y. 



By the Museum of the Brooklyn Institute of 

 Arts and Sciences, Brooklyn, New York: For the 

 best paper setting forth a plan for an educational 

 exhibit of fishes, the species and specimens that 

 should be shown, the method of arrangement, and 

 suggestions for making such an exhibit instructive 

 and attractive. $100 in gold. Equally divided 

 between Frederic A. Lucas, Museum of the Brook- 

 lyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, and Roy W. 

 Miner, American Museum of Natural History. 



By the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 

 D. C. : For the best essay or treatise on " Inter- 

 national regulations of the fisheries on the high 

 seas, their history, objects and results." $200 in 

 gold. Awarded to Charles H. Stevenson, Bureau 

 of Fisheries, Washington, D. C. 



By the United States Bureau of Fisheries, 

 Washington, D. C. : For a report describing the 

 most useful new and original principle, method 

 or apparatus to be employed in fish culture or in 

 transporting live fishes (competition not open to 

 employees of the bureau). $200 in gold. Awarded 

 to Dr. A. D. Mead, Brown University, Providence, 

 Rhode Island. 



By the Wolverine Fish Company, Detroit, Mich- 

 igan: For the best plan to promote the white- 

 fish production of the Great Lakes. $100 in gold. 

 Awarded to Paul Reighard, University of Mich- 

 igan, Ann Arbor. 



By Mr. Hayes Bigelow, Brattleboro, Vermont, 

 member of the American Fisheries Society: For 

 the best demonstration, based on original investi- 

 gations and experiments, of the commercial possi- 

 bilities of growing sponges from eggs or cuttings. 

 $100 in gold. Awarded to Dr. H. F. Moore, 

 Bureau of Fisheries, Washington, D. C. 



By Dr. H. C. Bumpus, director of the American 

 Museum of Natural History, New York City: For 

 an original and practical method of lobster cul- 

 ture. $100 in gold. Awarded to Dr. A. D. Mead, 

 Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. 



By Mr. John K. Cheyney, Tarpon Springs, 

 Florida, member of the American Fisheries So- 

 ciety: For the best presentation treating of the 

 methods of the world's sponge fisheries, the influ- 

 ence of such methods on the supply of sponges, 

 and the most efi'ective means of conserving the 

 sponge grounds. $100 in gold. Awarded to Dr. 

 H. P. Moore, Bureau of Fisheries, Washington, 

 D. C. 



By Professor Theodore Gill, honorary associate 



