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ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN 
A TYPICAL FYKE NET 
From a drawing by C. M. Breder, Jr. 
same degree of success, except that a number of 
small shiners (Abramis crysolencas ) suffered 
even from as small a flow as the valve would 
allow. The symptoms shown by these fishes 
were chiefly a congestion of the gills and in 
some cases even of the fins at their bases which 
seems plainly to be due to an over stimulation 
caused by the excessive oxygen. This was 
remedied by simply shutting off the flow for 
short periods alternating with shorter ones dur¬ 
ing which the gas was allowed to pass through 
the water in small quantities. The subsequent 
behavior of the fish was noted and there ap¬ 
peared to be no ill after effects noticeable in 
the survivors. Where large shipments are to 
be made over long distances this method no 
doubt would prove to be of considerable value 
and convenience, and should be infinitely 
superior to the customary dipping. 
The collecting in Sandy Hook Bay was im¬ 
peded in the early part of the summer by a 
great preponderance of menbaden which are 
taken there for their oil. They unfortunately 
seemed to exclude everything else from the bay 
In the middle of the summer all species fell off 
in numbers, as they usually do in these waters, 
but on their autumnal return a large variety 
of interesting forms appeared, together with 
few food fishes, which while satisfactory for 
the Aquarium’s purposes certainly did not please 
the fisherfolk. The following species have been 
brought into the Aquarium on the Seahorse and 
been placed on exhibition. This is an increase 
of three over last year. 
Smooth Dogfish 
Hammerhead Shark 
Spined Dogfish 
Common Skate 
Barndoor Skate 
Clear-Nosed Skate 
Species 
Bluefish 
liudderfish 
Goggle-eyed Scad 
Jackfish 
Yellow Mackerel 
Threadfish 
Big Skate 
Moonfish 
Sting Ray 
Lookdown 
Cow-nosed Ray 
Pompano 
Menhaden 
Blacklist! 
Eel 
Common File Fish 
Common Killy 
Orange File Fish 
Bass Killy 
Smooth Puffer 
Sheepshead Minnow 
Puffer 
Two-spined Stickleback 
Burr Fish 
Four-spined Stickleback 
Eighteen-spined Scu 
Pipefish 
Common Sea Robin 
Spearing 
Striped Sea Robin 
Mullett 
Shark Sucker 
Striped Bass 
Toadfish 
Sea Bass 
Ling 
Porgy 
Spotted Codling 
Pinfish 
Tomcod 
Weakfish 
Fluke 
Silver Perch 
Flounder 
Spot 
Sun Flounder 
Croaker 
Angler 
Kingfish 
A method of secondary importance in collect¬ 
ing is the visiting of the fyke nets at times 
when they are being emptied of their contents. 
These nets operate on the same general prin¬ 
ciple as do the larger pound nets which are of 
primary import but owing to their size and 
design may be operated with ease by one man. 
The nets are set close to shore and in such a 
depth that when the tide is at its lowest ebb 
most of the apparatus is above the water line. 
It is at this stage of the tide that the captured 
fishes are removed, the operator moving about 
in a small skiff over about two feet of water. 
At high tide the nets are nearly if not quite 
submerged and it is then that most of the fishes 
are entrapped. 
The basis upon which this type of gear oper¬ 
ates is one of universal application in the cap¬ 
turing of various sorts of animals. That is, a 
series of funnel-shaped openings are so pre¬ 
sented to the prospective captive that it may 
enter with great ease but on once gaining 
