The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-28

they were taken, and their astronomical
tastes are studied, while opportunity is AZ
fordcd for observing just what sorts OF food
fattcn them most quickly.
There Is still great deal to be learned re-
gardng our sea fish. Nobody knows yet
where mackcrcl go to during the winter or
where mcnhadcn and blue fish spawn. I'm
Ill the statistics were gathered for the Hall
fax Board Of Arbitration no one could tell
within twenty million pounds how many
cod, halibut. and mackerei were taken i'll
American waters annually. TO make these
statistics complete for the future, circulars
have been sent to all the post offices on the
Atlantic and Pacific coasts. within three
miles Of the sea, asking for the names OF
persons engaged In or Interested In fish
cries In this way four or five thousand
names have already been obtained, and
series Of inquiries have been sent to the in
dividuals for facts and figures relating to
coast and river fisheries.
An invention made within year by Prof.
FERGUSON. the Maryland Fish Commits
sioner, solves the problem Of the artificial
propagation of cod and henccfOrth the
Matching and launching into the sea OF
millions of this fish will be very easy ac-
complishment 1t is hoped that great re-
suits will follow this invention, for it has
been found that a fish will always endeavor
to return to its birthplace to spawn. There
fore the cod artically Matched ON the Mas
sachusetts coast are expected with GER
tainty to return there, and thus furnish
great supply of fish. which can be taken
without long and dangerous voyages. From
the average product Of one female
cod, and by the artificial process most
OF the eggs are hatched and the young
fry saved. Since they are protected against
their natural enemies, ii will not require
many roes to fully stock the waters favor
/ able to the cod. The total number of cod
annually taken ON Che North American
coast in all the fisheries. is from $780,
100000 to l75,OO0.0OO, and Norway OBJ
tans from 2j.OOOOOO to 3O,0O0,OOO more.
Therefore 1t is calculated that the eggs
from fifty fish. il well developed, would
be enough to yield the entire harvest. As
yet there has been no artificial mackere
Matching but the eggs can be treated in the
same way as those Of the cod, which are
placed in boxes floating in the water and
OF machinery. SO that the aeration aud
consequent Matching Of the eggs are Sc
| cured.
The Fish Commissioners Of Connecticut,
Massachusetts,, and New Hampshire met
last week in the last named State to perfect
! plans for restocking the Connecticut and
Merrimack with salmon and protecting the
| fish One hundred thousand California sal
mon We're last year put into the Merrimack
river; and the Connecticut river. which
already has been pretty well provided with
the same fish, Is this year 10 get still fur
Their supply. Meantime, in this State, the
business Of fish Matching and stocking goes
on steadily. and in u few years We shall OBJ
tain valuable results from it.
| 1t is exasperating to all true and fair fish
ermen to learn that in lrondequoit bay, at
Rochester. and in Lake Erie and the Mag
ara river, the wanton destruction OF fish by
the explosion Of dynamite cartridges under
the water is going on secretly and extern
sively. game constable at Rochester
bay piles Of dead fish Of all kinds, whose
burst bladders indicated that they had been
killed by such an explosion. They were all
! Sudll, tuc larger ones having undoubtedly
been selected for sale. In order to get
fish by these unlawful means, crabs
and other bait of a sort TO attract
particular species are deposited in the
water; and when the fish have had time u
collect in the vicinity of the food, a dynamite
cartridge is exploded among them by means
Of a fuse Every fish within a radius OF
sixty OF eighty feet is killed. while
those at greater distance are SO shocked
by the conclusion that many Of them soor
die and rise to the surface. In this way
thousands of fish too small for profitable
sale are destroyed in order that others o.
greater size may be obtained. II this wan
ton destruction is not speedily stopped, /,
will neutraize the efforts Of the Fish Com
mission to stock the lakes and rivers OF til,
State.
Mr.. SETH GREEN, the expert in fishes, has
been examining into the causes of the death
OF large numbers of perch in Lake George
and has come to the conclusion that a sor
Of pulmonary consumption is playing
havoc among the fishes, and not only killing
them, but also rendering them unfit fo
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