The times., 1901-04-29
THE FISHERIES OF HAWAII.
An Exhaustive Investigation to BE
Made by Government Experts.

In compliance with a resolution of Con-
gress, George NJ Bowers, United States
Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries. is
arranging to send an expedition to the
Hawaiian Islands to make comprehen-
sive study of the fishes and other aquatic
resources OF those islands. The investi-
cation will be under the immediate di-
roction of Dr. David Starr Jordan, PresI-
dent of Stanford University, and Dr. Bar
ton W. Evermann, the ichthyologist of
the Commission. who will have the as
sistance Of Dr. c. p. Jenkins, of Stanford
University: f. /. GoldsboroLgh, and John
n Cobb, of the United States Fish Com
mission With these men viii be A. II.
Baldwin and c. 3. Hudson, who will paint
in life colors the more important food
fishes of the islands. These are the
artists who made the drawings repro
duced in Or. Evermann's recent book on
the fish and fisheries of Porto Rico and
which so pleased Congress that 1900 extra
copies were printed. 1t is expected that
the Hawaiian report viii be much more
beautiful. as there are greater wonders in
the Hawaiian waters than those of Porto
Rico.
The work of the party for the present
summer, as mapped out, Will be thor
ough study Of the quantity ana quality OF
the commercial and shore fishes, mollusks,
crustaceans and other aquatic animals
and plants Attention will be given to the
actual and relative food values ana com
merciai Importance of the different spe-
cieS their migratiOnS, spawning time ana
place food feeding habits. enemies. maxi
mum and average size. ana other facts.
The methods and extent and history OF
the fisheries the kind of apparatus used,
and the species taken VIII be given thOr-
ough study This part of the work is all
f1n.a INN IN
tion BY the Commission of the system OF
salmon fishing in Alaska has shown that
the methods in vogue there would soon
GepleIc the streams to an alarming extent
il ii did not altogether ruin the now Valu-
able revenue from that source. The man
ner OF caring for and disposing of the
catch viii also be made a study, along
with the statistics OF the fisheries; the
number "A nd nationality OF people engaged
iu fishing: the quantities and value OF
each species caught, and the prlceS pald
the fishermen by both wholesale and re-
tail purc chaSerS. and the methods OF the
fisheries since the coming of Americans
Europeans and Asiatics to the island VIII
all be matters OF investigation.
4 thorough investigation VIII be made
of the fishery laws, and theF history OF
fishery legislation, including the natlEe
system. and the present laws and methods
in reference TO each SDecles covered -by
law special and general, and the possl-
1 bilitv OF trade in these products with the
United States The method OF marketing
and handling fish viii receive special at
tention. as win the fish cultural opera
tions with reference to such species as
may De IN danger Of extinction or serious
diminutiOn.
Drs Jordan and Evermann viii sail for
Honolulu May ~ and remain until Sep
tenber when they will return TO America
and submit a preliminary report to Com
missioner Bowers Subsequently, they
Will return 10 Honolulu with the Alba
tross. which will have completed its trip
to Alaska. and will then make "A study of
The deep water fauna of the island