THE AUSTRALIAN NATURALIST, 15 
cause of fisheries investigation, and science. The fine 
modern laboratory over which he presides was visited by 
me during the course of my fisheries investigations in 
England in 1915, when Professor Meek was busily engaged 
in the preparation of his work, which now sees the light 
in a handsome volume published by Edward Arnold, in 
which the author deals with practically the whole 
gamut of questions relating to the migrations and, inci- 
dentally, the spawning of the various kinds of fishes. As 
the author points out, it has been recognised, although 
somewhat tardily, that an adequate knowledge of the migra- 
tions of fish is necessary before measures are taken, or 
regulations are framed, to preserve and extend the harvest 
of the waters. During the last two decades especially, the 
problems of migration have been investigated with gradu- 
ally increasing energy, and the result has been an accu- 
mulation of valuable knowledge. 
In his work, Professor Meek has done a great service 
to Fisheries Science by his elaborate treatment of the 
knowledge that he has collated. 
In his chapter on the migrations of Salmon and Trout, 
the author touches upon a subject which is of great in- 
terest to Australian students, and that is as to the varia- 
tion and migration in the Pacific Salmonide. 
The ‘‘everlasting’’ Eel naturally receives from the 
author very considerable attention. 
Sea currents are, as we well know in Australia, impor- 
tantly associated with fish migrations, but there are other 
hydrographical considerations also to be considered. The 
study of the surface life in oceanic waters is also insepar- 
ably associated with investigations relating to the migra- 
tions of food fishes. What has been done in other parts 
of the world must, in the ordinary course of events, be 
carried out in Australia if we are to get that information 
which will be essential to a permanent knowledge and regu- 
lation of our sea fisheries. 
Professor Meek’s work is a fine example of the prin- 
ter’s art, and is accompanied by 11 plates and 128 text 
figures, illustrating fishes, ocean currents, ete. 
Every field naturalist ought to endeavour to acquire 
a copy of this very useful work. 
“‘The Migrations of Fish,’’ Meek, 1916 (London, Ed- 
ward Arnold), pp. viii., 427, Pl. xi., Fig. 128. 
—D.G.S. 
