New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-01
Counts
Gailora.
Mr rh,llins .nid that these fisnres vero the only


Mr. ph,llips said that these figures were the only
p,-,,,s al d! ..-.ng the abundance or scarcity oi
d,frrrot kinds of i~h, and whaI hsn: hring scare"
sboulG b~ the object % fish culture. F'sh sc1i'rH
localities near the markets are brought non
longer distance, when increases their cos a. COZ
,xbeo NOT fonud OF SANDY Hook. are ohta ner trom
Gloucester Accord .ng Ia Professor iis'rd. h'hhnt
the catching of which now r"Qu'rs a t"nN Hni eh-
p.nslVc cTlISe, were once plenty near lhr >,,p'e
ryatars nrobably on accom-, If fhr dumping oi rel
use and garbage IN New- york BAY. ne l"'a'
10 year. Fifty years ago there wa ID nsn 20 De ~
fan0d for every person IN New orA' no" '"''e :
only hal fish for e~oh one, ava lheie may
be a zine when there VIII Only be one
fish for every three or four persons IN lie Whne
country as we'll as the city. 10 prevent 'hS j 't
OF iect of tins alton. which began with trout
cuiture aud fron the ornamental hts advanced 10
the usefnl--the propagation OF sea n . ana al VAIN
able food fish The value OF iasi Doc, Sat >uP'' VI
Frederick Math,r r~ad = paper IN " FISH LIVING 10
Both Fresh and Salt Water" HES include most
members OF the salmon family salmon, 'r"nt' ~mti>.
wnteiish and ciscoS Shs'psn'H1 auh mI ~, -'
had been found IN the 81. JOnus lhvcr ~ FIUrid"'
but never VISIT fresh water IN the N"r'h. "neI
fish used TO one KIND Of water are suu'!eHN pa, ="
in another they become uneasy ana -'cn ur.
owing to the difference IN density 81 ne water.
Mr. Math,r SPOKE of the appearance at aie"lFcs a.
the Bay of Decker on Lax O1tarJ; where lI,,N
were iifs taken TOT suall Shad. and alhdei 10 we
successful MANIPULATING OF sineIt' s'rped bass ana
tOmcOd from salt 20 fresh waller - .
Jamrs amin IT,. OF the Caledonia front Ponds.
gave an lntere-tIus account OF hlS tAprreHct VI
eT III
placed tirst the kiusnsher whlcb H'~tiofel a. many
trout as The average por'-mSn ana i!t "no,," 'e-
strnct.on he recommended small -tee tiaI plaCTG
on the top Of a pole beside the Siie3u IN -, Wu
aud domrstI. are hatmful aud II The latter. Nr:
Amin ADVISED that they be sh"t or our, hased ana
killed Tie descri ned the rivGg"s0 o. s'he
In ms Spawting beds, aud spoke Of scTecch owls
which he had caught III mink traps when amer ush
food. Heron. roaching ~rer dM~ And ,o,
the early In"rung, will destroy uoI'n
or two of thrre-orrce trout IA night
Steel traps shallow water OF mao WeI. '' ZEN ~
in this cast B.tfern-. mn'AIai' aNG NM, ~''a
spoken Of, the LAST De apie 4" '' ,''"N
hundrcd dollars worth Of trout IN SNORT 'iln' d"
apparently killing th-m t"I iuh. N""hr'' e., Pc
caliy water adJ efs. were irou'ir+linr 'I ~ '"hs
five ounce trout. VI u was the laot u'i'heI named
Some specimens OF vIvipIIous p"ich nom cantor
MIA and Of spe1ies ct trout sa'"' pu''U'"'"''
from S,tka. Alaska, we're eNh bite1.
In rbrrS an n lis ened 10 q long paper 10y Pro
fessOr c. Browne Good called l. -n' 10 Eniop' ON
the Eel Question: Naturalist no" c"h'I"-i' ne
sad that there are at most Only three species 81
eels Distinguished by the post"n oi Inc d"isal
I'm. and that GELS spawn ON ~ ~, w.
sea: the young ascend tue Ii'r's ~ W., ~.
snrinc remain two or three years, then return 20
the sea breed H. the winter. ana ai~r spawning "le
Some winch are sleTiir r"main IN it'sl "a'T. "uu
thar A-sn a. particularly delicate. Professor Goode
related the history OF tie resear, mes hio tur hrH
DDS OF reproduction of eeiS from the GA iue"'l,S
their origin from slime dew. h0r-"haI. hno CAST "u
.Lius dawn o. recent discoveries abroad IHe
female eel We identf"i N l111 ana the mae
fouger-eel IA, zen ionnl |th,n .ne n,'I
recent conc ,usiOus tnlf eel spa" ~ me nun o5lh'
of the mouths If ry"r and the 'd e"' ore soon yii
=. rou,. kta .hif 2 abOut eei7 100 tl'.' huo
p,ee,derfRo hut can answer fOr cells "n
cry Island my cells are peculiar. Udt on
my trout ptesrtt . ave Se"H ni''''9,' , - 49,,
going down stTes. ana nv t"c"'H II '"'' '"'J
spawD m fresh watcr. a., u
Al,e- Iqnch Professor Goode replied to nj R'"'e-
yelt citing the observations OF foreign Scth i's 70
,,rov tiat Gels soa VII IA salt water aud ascend tue
rtyers H. SAID thit Mr.. RooseVei mast s'Ee Den
mistaken but the latter sioutly mann H'h'u 'n"' '"o
yOUuR cells do descend the rivers.
Professor ". q. Atrafer. Ot MesieA ~ CnNcIslty
read "A paper on the Food Properties of fieh "'
COMMANDED by tables 2 wing exhaustive caehI' AZ
onait =. ~ fifty hrse varieties winch ~rre cum
pared WITH o.ter f"tmS OF food. ihe t"ia -"lu- or
actual uutr.ive materials: ~ durIrnt h-n's Wr'e
owen. takiug thai Uf beef at 100. theN varied if0h
81 10 II 3 The food yauc ot h-n - lndeprhurI' "i
tie DIT Pc. aud by III king usH cheap anu aNOiiIHg
VASE tie cost OF living may be les ened. Cohun"ed
investgatons confirm Tie statement 'n'l 'i ar W"
richer m phosphorus and uOurish tie BRAN no more
than other animal food ~
A resolutions was tEeH passed declaring that the
American Fisn Culturi Association heartily ap-
peciate the Importance OF the inVeaiga'IonS ~ 10
The uutritlve Va4ue OF sh which ar' beihg pIO>c-
cuted by Professor Atwater, and urging upon The
United states Fish Commissioners The Importance
of encouraging these Investigations 20 the fullest
The following lew members were elected: Pro.
fessOr " y. AtNater, Charles HUNG john i.
Hicks Samuel WhIinev, Mr. kndI""tt oil staten
Island. and Edwin Crook. Aitrr passing Note oil
thanks To che FIshWCugsrs AsstciAi"i LOT the use
Of IT'S rooms. the ASSOCIATION adjourned uilh next
Turtle soup, bard clans red snapper chicken.
halbui, carp. SALMON. striped bass and siad were
sOme cf the dishes partaken OF by the association
al Its annual DINNER. At SIegPCrners IN Lafayette
place. last evening. Inc Uill OF
fare was decora.ed Will IcuI, nY-Tods
and landing-neis. aud huge fish. boiled or baked
Whole were exhibited netwecu the courses. smith
Ely jr. Judge Van Brunt aud Frederick Gcdney
were among the guests. President Roosevelt opened
the spe.c h-nakIhg bS witty and moi too modest
reference 10 the work of the association, ana PT0-
fessor CSoode Frederick Maihcr and others made
addresses