CONTENTS 
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Fishes of the Klamath River Basin. By Charles H. Gilbert 1-13 
Salmon Investigations in the Columbia River Basin and elsewhere on the Pacific Coast in 
1896. By Barton Warren Evermann and Seth Eugene Meeic 15-84 
Fishes found in the Vicinity of Woods Hole. By Hugh M. Smith 85-111 
Salmon Fishery of Penobscot Bay and River in 1895 and 1896. By Hugh M. Smith 113-124 
Descriptions of New or Little-inown Genera and Species of Fishes from the United States. 
By Barton W. Evermann and William C. Kendall 125-133 
The Work of the United States Fish Commission from December 1, 1896, to November 3, 1897. 
By John J. Brice 135-139 
Notes on the Halibut Fishery of the Northwest Coast in 1896. By A. B. Alexander 141-144 
Proceedings and Papers of the National Fishery Congress 145-371 
Prefatory Note 147 
Proceedings of the Congress 149-164 
List of Delegates in attendance at the Congress 164-165 
International Fishery Association 167-168 
Methods of Plankton Investigation in their relation to Practical Problems. By Jacob 
Reighard 169-175 
The Importance of Extended Scientific Investigation. By H. C. Bump vs 177-180 
The Utility of a Biological Station on the Florida Coast in its relation to the Commer- 
cial Fisheries. By Seth E. Meek 181-183 
Establishment of a Biological Station on the Gulf of Mexico. By W. Edgar Taylor. 185-188 
Some Notes on American Shipworms. By Charles P. Sigerfoss 189-191 
An Economical Consideration of Fish Parasites. By Edwin Linton 193-199 
The Fish Fauna of Florida. By Barton W. Evermann 201-208 
The Lampreys of Central New York. By H. A. Surface 209-215 
The Protection of the Lobster Fishery. By Francis H. Herrick 217-224 
The Florida Commercial Sponges. By Hugh M. Smith 225-240 
On the Feasibility of Raising Sponges from the Egg. By H. V.' Wilson 241-245 
The Hudson River as a Salmon Stream. By A. Nelson Cheney 247-251 
A Plea for the Development and Protection of Florida Fish and Fisheries. By James A. 
Hensiiall 253-255 
International Protection for Denizens of the Sea and Waterways. By Bushrod. W. 
James 257-263 
The restricted Inland Range of Shad due to Artificial Obstructions and its Effect upon 
Natural Reproduction. By Charles H. Stevenson 265-271 
The Green Turtle, and the Possibilities of its Protection and consequent Increase on 
the Florida Coast. By Ralph M. Munroe 273-274 
Some Factors in the Oyster Problem. By H. F. Moore 275-284 
The Oyster-grounds of the West Florida Coast; their Extent, Condition, and Peculiari- 
ties. By Franklin Swift 285-287 
The Oyster and Oyster-beds of Florida. By John G. Ruge 289-296 
The Louisiana Oyster Industry. By F. C. Zaciiarie 297-304 
The Oyster-bars of the West Coast of Florida; their Depletion and Restoration. By 
II. A. Smeltz 305-308 
Notes on the Fishing Industry of Eastern Florida. By John Y. Detwiler 309-312 
Oysters and Oyster-culture in Texas. By I. P. Kibbe 313-314 
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