FISHES OF NORTH CAROLINA; A REVIEW 
BY JOSEPH HYDE PRATT 
There has just been issued by the North Carolina Geolog- 
ical and Economic Survey Volume II on The Fishes of North 
Carolina. This volume has been prepared for the Survey by 
Dr. H. M. Smith, Deputy U. S. Commissioner of Fisheries. 
The object of this publication is to give to the people of 
North Carolina and to others a more accurate knowledge of 
the abundance, distribution, habits, migrations, spawning, 
food value, etc., of the fishes in the belief that such knowl- 
edge will lead to a fuller realization of the economic import- 
ance of the fishery resources to the State. For this reason, 
it has been the special aim to make the report useful to all 
the fishing interests of the State. No essential technical 
considerations have been slighted but the scientific treatment 
has been adapted to the needs of fishermen and others who 
have had no opportunity to study ichthyology. It is most 
desirable that there be created a deeper interest in the wel- 
fare of both fishes and fishermen and a better understanding 
of the conditions and needs of the fishing industry with a 
view of placing this important branch on a permanent basis 
and making it yield an increasing revenue to both State and 
people. This volume will also be of interest to the layman 
and perhaps of special interest to the angler, as he will be 
able to make use of the work in the identification of species. 
As the scientific aspects of the subject have not been neg- 
lected, the work will also be found to have a value to icthy- 
ologists and zoologists in general. 
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