The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-09
SHOULD PROTECT THE FISH.
Pennsylvania Talks of the Care
Taken of Them in His state.

Taken of Them in His State.
The contrast between Georgia and Penn
sylvania in the care taken of the fish In
the ponds, lakes and streams, of the two
states is a matter of surprise to Mr. d
p. Corwin, member of and secretary
of the Commission of Fisheries of Penn
sylvania. Mr.. Corwin's home Is in Pitts
burg, but he has been South for some
time. He spent several months in Flor
ida, and is now in Savannah for a stay
of couple of weeks before going North.
In Pennsylvania the commission OF
which Mr.. Corwin is a member has
charge of the fish interests of the COM
monwealth, and, under its direction and
projection, there has been wonderful prog
resS made in restoring their finny deni-
zens to the waters that were well nigh
despoiled of them by the indiscriminate
methods of killing that We're employed.
The waters are being repenished by the
products of four fisheries within the lin
its of the state, whence, after being kept
for about six months, the spawn of breed
ing fish are sent every year by the mill
ion to streams and lakes that are open
to the pubic for fishing.
Mr.. Corwin talks interestingly of the
methods that are pursued by the commits
sion to carry out the purposes for which
it was created. He tells of the processes
that are followed in breeding the fish and
of the character and habits of the various
species. His connection with the commits
sion for four or five years has given him
accurate knowledge of the finny tribes
for which a lifelong experience as a
sportsman had already established a
foundation.
Trout are raised ar ifcially at the Penn
sylvaUia fisheries. From the ponds in
which the fish are ke-t are dipped up nets
full of male and female adults, and these
are taken to the houses to be relieved of
eggs, which are placed aside for some
days, when tiny trout appear. There is
never tadpo.e existence in a fish, such
as Mr.. Corwin says many persons be-
lieVe is to be found in the embryonic
state, and from the time it is in the egg
: the fish is well formed though minute.
BY the time they have been kept six
months, the trout are Two or three inches
long and may then be set at liberty in
those waters that may be in need of re-
p,enshment. When a trout is two years
old it is about six inches long and is an
adult. The black bass species is larger at
that age.
All kinds of fish are bred at the fisher
les, but trout are the only sort that are
reproduced by artificial means. Nature
is left to work its course with the others
The output from the fisheries each sea-
son is vast. In 1898 1874 100000 fry were
distributed among the Pennsylvania wa
ters 1t Is probable, Mr.. Corwin saws
that about 70 per cent of those set at
liberty in this way do not survive for some
cause or another.
In Pennsylvania stringent laws protect
the fish. Wardens see that the laws are
obeyed. No person is allowed to fish with
a line that has more than one hook at
tached, while capturing by any other
means, save taking shad in the Delaware
by net, Is tabooed. The only trouble Mr.
Corwin says, that is found in enforcing
the law Is in the case of Huns. Italians
and other foreign laborers who NAV he
employed in works along streams for
those people have practice of dynamltine
fish, that despoils the waters of ali tbas
contain. wy
During his stay in Florida Mr. Corvin
was greatly interested in studvine tha
fish he found. He is a keen snorfsnonn
and greatly enjoyed the fishing Most
OF the species he ran across are alec
indigenous to che waters of his own stato
but some, strangers were met. Wherever
he goes Mr.. Corwln takes ADVANTAGE ~
any opportunity that may be Offered for
the prosecution OF his studies of the AMY
tribes Having ample means for the IN |
dulEehce or the pastime, IL becomes one
Of the most pleasurabio he knows.
IL seems almost incredible to Mr. COR
win that Georgia is not better enuinned
IN this matter OF protection for its par,e
hsh. He believes every state should |
make some provision against the indis-
crlmlnhte killing or capture OF the crea-
lures, and that these provisions. II they
DC laws should be enforced.