New York State Museum 



MARINE FOOD FISHES OF LONG ISLAND 



BIOLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE OF COLD SPRING 



HARBOR 



BY 



GEORGE G. SCOTT 

 INTRODUCTION 



Several months of the summer of 1900 were spent by the 

 writer in investigating the habits of the salt-water food fishes 

 of Xew York state. At the request of the director of the state 

 museum, Prof. Bashford Dean of Columbia university outlined 

 a plan for this investigation which was to be directed to the 

 study of the^food habits and spawning periods of the fishes in 

 question, as well as to the life history of their young after 

 hatching. 



Several trips were made to points on the north and south 

 shores of Long Island, ^ut the greater part of the time was spent 

 at Cold Spring Harbor, where a careful survey was made of the 

 biologic conditions from the point of view of this subject. 



Suggestions were made by Dr Smith of the U. S. fish commis- 

 sion and Dr Bumpus, director of the laboratory of the fish com- 

 mision at Woods Hole 3Iass. Owing to the kindness of Mr E. G-. 

 Blackford, observations on fishes were made possible in his estab- 

 lishment at the Fulton market, New York. Through the interest 

 of this same gentleman the courtesies of the biologic laboratory 

 at Cold Spring Harbor L. I., were extended to the representative 

 of the museum by the trustees of the Brooklyn institute of arts 

 and sciences. While at the laboratory many helpful sugges- 

 tions were made by the director, Dr Charles B. Davenport, of 

 the University of Chicago. 



