The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-12
The Transported Fry Flourish and
Multiply In Their New Home.
OUR SALMON IN SCOTLAND
II Threatens to SupplaOt the Native
Fish and Is Case Of the Survival
OF the fittest.
Scientific American.

many TOURISTS who VIII attend n
' Paris Exposition next summer need n,
bo surprised II they ind on the bill
- OF fare OF the leading European hote
such Items aA American black bass.
American salmon" or American mus
kall0nge" II should not b. hastll
concluded that these items are pu
therc for deceptive purposes or tha
they cfor to canned or dried American
fiHh They aro In reality true state
menIA VI facts. and indicate tho growtl
of our fishing interests under the wis,
aud progressive supervision OF the Uni
ted states 1ah commlsslnn. During IN,
last summer American fsh. fresh from
the water, appeared on the tablca oi
European hotels devoted especially 4
catering 10 American tourists.
In order TO apprcia.e the full mean.
Ing Of this II 10 necessary % glance at
a feature of tho work planned years
ago by the fish commission. A most
thorough and palnstaklng effort was
made then 10 oplleot all possible facts
concerning our food fishcc ~ "a prellm.
inary 10 adopting adequate methods
for protecting and propagaung young
fry This scientific study and expert.
mont included an elaborate lnycstlga-
ilon OF the food plants OF fish IN Inland
waters. the cause Of famlnca and years
OF plenty, and the relative chances OF
certain varieties Of fish In strange wa
tcrs In reaching maturity.
In propagatlng the young fry for
restocking the Htrcams. bays and rivers
experiments were made to sce how
we'll they ihrivcd Ia waters far removed
from the natural habitat. This exper-
iment proved OF great commercial
value TO tho country. Inland waters
that were almost destitute OF fsh are
now tecmlng with millions OF artlfl-
cial propagated fry. In some OF the
new waters thsy have been transplant
ed TO the food fishes have been found
20 thrive better than IN the streams
where they were found The extension
OF this work 10 foreign waters was an
ticlpatcd by the fish commission years
ago purely IA scientific test. Con-
sequently when they received lntima-
tlons from the leading ichthyologlsts
abroad that an exchange cf native fry
would be agr rseabIe preparations we're
Immediately made 10 scnd our ilsh TO
European countries.
The first experiment was made In
Scotland with our landlocked salmon
The inland waters OF Scotland present.
ed conditions somewhat similar to
those In which our salmon loved 70
dlsport, aud besides, there was a spe-
cIes OF Scotch salmon native to the
streams and lakes OF that Land. Young
fry OF our landlockcd salmon were
shipped to Scotland some ten years
ago. and In that time they have been
rapidly, much To the detrl-
ment of the Scotch salmon. The Amer
lean salmon proved larger and stronger
than their native cousins, and the
Scotch Is almost threatened with ex-
tlnctIon by the growing rapaolty and
OF the American land
locked salmon, on the whole, how
ever. this IL not to b. regretted. for
the American species furnishes more
and better food than the Scotch sal
mon. .H.
\ shipment OF American black bass
fry was made 10 France for stocking
the rivers and streams, and, like the
American salmon in Scotch waters,
they have flouished so marvelously
that today they are quite common ar
tlcles Of diet ut the French hotels and
restaurants. The French streams since
The Introduction OF American bass have
doubled In their productive value, and
here Is every reason for the French
lmglers to be grateful to our American
lsh commission for stocking their wa
.ers with new species of food fish, {
rhe French streams were practically ,
deserted when the fry were introduced, I
md they had little difficulty In taking 8
Iuck and complete possession of the I
waters. q
Other varieties Of fish have been n
hlpped to France and other countries :
IS scientific experiments. The Amer q
can rock bass has been introduced In e
everal English streams. and the Amer d
can brook trout Is today In flourlshing I
IN the clear, cold streams n
( Russia and other northern countries Z
{ Europe. The waters of Switzerland I
bound with many Of our common river n
nd brook Ash, which make the angling b
here superior to anything in the past h
/ is even reported that the fine Amer n
,an muskallonge has found a salts
actory home In the Rhine and Danube
lvers.
In return for these American food
shes we have received few foreign fry
hat have proved Of any particular val
Ie. The attempt has been made to
introduce the best Of European fish in
ur waters, but as a rule, American
Ish are superior 10 any that Europe
an produce, and we have not been
realty benefited by the exchange
he Scotch salmon has been tried here
'ut holds but little promise Of success
n waters where the American salmon