The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-11-15
FISH COMMISSION
GoSING NEXT MONTH
THE STEAMER ALBATROSS WILL
BRING THE PARTY
HERE.
DR.. Charles H. Gilbert of Stanford
Univers ty Will Have Charge of
the Work-commission Bowers
Great Work.
(From a staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Nov. LIN four
weeks from now, or about December
l, there will start from the Pacific
coast to Hawaii an expedition to find
out all about the fisheries of the Ha-
waiian Islands. The United States
Fish Commission is going to look into
this question in rsat shape. and to-
day Commissioner Bowers went up to
the White House to tell the President
what is going to be done.
The law establishing a government
for Hawaii provided that the commits
sioner of fisheries should examine in
to the entire subject of fisheries and
the laws relating to fishing in Hawaii
for report to the President. and that
recommendations should be made of
changes in the laws as were thought
necessary In complying with this
act Mr.. Bowers sent an expedition TO
the Hawaiian Islands last May. II was
under the immediate direction of DR..
David Starr Jordan. president of the
Leland Stanford University. and DR..
B. w. Evermann, ichthyologist of the
fish commission. They were accom-
panied by assistants, among whom
were two artists. Capt c. B. Hudson
and A. II. Baldwin, who painted in col
ors from life many of the important
and interesting species of fishes.
The party devoted the entire sum-
mer to a study of the commercial and
shore fishes of the islands and the
fishery methods and statistics. They
brought back large and valuable col
lections not only of fishes. but of other
aquatic animals A preliminary re-
port upon the work viii soon be ready
for submission TO the President.
To make the investigation Of the
aquatic resources of these islands as
comprehensive and thorough as pos
sible. Commissioner Bowers Is ar
ranging to send the fish commission
steamer Albatross to Honolulu ea-ly
in December This expedition viii
also be under the general direction OF
DR. Jordan and DR.. Evermann. who
not being able TO accompany the shin
in person. will be represented bv Or
Charles II. Gilbert. professor OF zoolo-
gy in Stanford University. as natural
ist in charge.
The Albatross viii devote several
months TO the work and will make a
banks and channels about the islands.
especially the supposed banks OF No
lokai. the long slope south OF Hawaii
where so many deep water fishes are
taken with hook and line. and the out
lying reefs about Laysan and other
small islands northwest Of Kauai.
As Kauai is the Oldest island Of the
group the lava about If is probably
broken up better than around the new
er Islands and dredging operations
can be more successfully carried on in
rs vicinity.
Il is believed that the results OF
these investigations viii not only give
an intelligent understanding OF the
fisheries Of the Hawaiian Islands. but
viii contribute greatly TO official
knowledge OF the geographic distrihu-
ton and HABITS Of the fishes Of the
Pacific In the waters Of the Hawaiian
Islands.
Commissioner Bowers viii So
make a report showing that he has
planted liz 100000 FISH in the four
wears Of his term. a greater number
than in twelve years before
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