Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-02-06
CULTIVATE GAME FISH.
A UNIVERSITY is ENGAGED IN
THE TASK.
Aquariums at Sea Isle city Which Show
the Wonderful Formation of Fish
Life to he Found Ia the
Lasting Deep.

new Marine Biological Laboratory and
Aquarium of the University Of Penn
sylyania, writes the special correspond
ent OF the Philadelphia Press.
On the first floor Of the building are
the aquariums. in which all the speci-
mems are kept. There are about fifty
aquariums in all. The water for them
Is brought from the ocean by means
OF a large windmill.
On the second floor is situated the
laboratories, museum and sleeping
quar.e"s OF the professors. The Tab
ora.ories are supplied with ten work
ing tables where the investigators
make their researches
The museum is supplied with "A num-
Der Of shelves. where curious marine
creatures are preserved in alcohol and
Other different ways.
The building is thoroughly equipped
for biological researches, and there
are number Of boats drecges. travis.
town nets. pound-nets, etc, under the
management OF experienced collectors
and fishermen who keep up the supply
OF specimens and enable the investi-
gators and students TO search all points
Of interest In neightoring waters.
The laboratory OF marine biology
has bscn established with the view Of
giving 10 American natUralists advan-
tages similar to those enjoyed by their
European brethren in the studies OF
structure development and function,
and 70 furnish a headquarters for the
instruction OF the entire community
IN all matters connected with the in
creased supply. avoidance Of disease.
and cultivation 81 more varieties OF
sea foods Americans have but little
iasa Of the extent TO which laborator-
les OF marine biology are appreciated
and encouraged abroad. The first
laboratory was erected at Naples. at a
cost Of 500 600, and is carried on at
an annual expense OF 500 900. Since
then numerous Observation-Disclosures have
been founded in Europe.
The objects OF the University OF
Pennsylvania Marine Biological asso
citation are 10 furnish free facilities for
the advancement Of the biological
sciences through researches OF trained
investigators into the many problems
connected with the life history Of
marine animals and plants their de-
velopment their independence and
their relation 10 the needs OF man
kind
The most important discovery made
al the marine laboratory so far is in
connection with the pompann fish.
The pOmpano. or the one which is
properly entitled TO that name belongs
20 the family "CarangidH and CON
stiiuies the Genus Trachynotus. Z
The chieI OF the pompano is the
Tracbynotus Carolinus. or common
pompano, although several other
species are found on our coast About
, Charleston II j. known As the Gre.
ralleN or Horse. crerallc . The ordi-
nary range OF the pompauo is north
ward TO the coast Of South Carolina
and Ii occurs occasionally nearly ms
far north a. Cape Cod. A number of
species have been obtained at Woods
Holl.
II was not known 10 science where
the pompano breeded until very re-
Gently. when DR.. Charles NJ. Burk OF
the marine laboratory discovered its
habits. II has been supposed by scient.
lists that this fish brceded far out al
sea. and that in that way the wise men
| accounted for the fact that the young
had never been found. But now that
1t is known that this valuable fish
comes TO our in'ets and thoroughfares
10 bring forth its young there will be
extreme efforts made by the marine
laboratory fish commission aud fish.
cries to propagate and supply the mar.
kct with this species OF fish, which is
especially choice, and the highest,
priced edible fish ON the market
The trigger fish. or Leather lack-
ct. " is found in the south but occa.
sionally finds its way rs far north as
Massachusetts,. II is of no Importance
north OF Florida. In the Bermudas il
| is considered valuable food fish. In
| the regions where IL is not eaten il l.
regarded rs nuisance by the fisher.
men. from its habit of stealing bait
| from the hooks. Its manner for taking
bait is rather peculiar. for instead OF
pulling the line backward or 10 one
side it raises it upward so quietly that
the fisherman does not perceive the
motion. When one of these crafty FISH
is caught there is not much probabili.
iy that IL can be landed, for its SHARP
and powerful teeth are almost sure e
cut some part Of the fishing gear, thu,
enabling il TO escape, The skin OF thi,
fish is used for securing and polishing
purposes at Key West and the Baham,
! Islands. In the Bermudas also tho
skin is used by carpenters in the plac,
of sandpaper the former being bette
adapted for ime work in polishing
wood.
IIcr Thumb Kitten on:
A little girl Of Los Angeles, Will,
visiting the ostrich farm with he