Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-25

Boston, NOV. 24-The sessions of the
New England Governors Conference
which were begun in the fremont thea
ter yesterday. We're continued IN that
auditorium today. The discussions OF
the conference which were yesterday
devoted to the conservation of Ne"
England's forests, were given over our
ing the forenoon today to the conSid-
GRAFTON of ways and means of protect
ing and propagatinG the fisheries.
"Hirhways and Their Uses" had been
arranged as the topic to be considered
at the afternoon meeting.
Francis H. Herrick of Cleveland.
Ohio connected with the United States
bureau of fisheries and DR.. George
Wilton Field, attached to the United
states bureau and to the geological sta
tons at Naples, italy, We're the wv"
men who presented their views and OBJ
serva tons. together with suggestions
to the fisheries session.
The first session today opened at III
A. NJ, THE Protection and Promotion
of Suppiies of Sea Food" beng the
subject of the forenOon'S discussion.
MIST Rev. William II. OConnell. arch
bishop of Boston, offered prayer. alter
which Prof. Francis II. Herrick OF
Cleveland. Ohio, read a paper on 1.-THE
Preservation and Propagation OF the
Lobster" He said in part:
The lobster is easily the king of the
crustatean class. and though heither
fish. fowl nor good red herring, he Is
excellent eating. and that his tribe may
increase is wish generally 1elt ana
often expressed. Unfortunately foi
many wears past we have watched TINS
race decline. until the goal of CONNER
cial extinction, not far remote IN the
future seems to await the entire fish,
cry.
The lobster grounds of the Atlantic
coast were the finest the world ever
n,oduced a field. according to one estl-
mate. 1000 miles in length, when meas
nred along the curve of the shores and
extending in a straight line from Del
aware to Labrador, with Wldth
reaching out to 80 miles or more rom
the coast.
If nroperly dealt with it would seem
as if this vast natural preserve snouio
have Welded Holsters in abundance ano
in fair size. for generations and centu-
ries to come but instead, lean and stu
learer wears soon followed those OF
n,entv. first in the older and more ac'
| cessible regions of the fishery, until the
decline. which has been watched 1ol
| more than three decades. has EXTENDED
to practically very part of TINS Vas'
| area. | would make the following rec
| omr enGations:
0)-Adopt a double gauge or lengtr
Limit placing in a perpetual close sea
son nr protected class all below OF
above these limits. These limits shoule
be approximately nine inches TO l.
inches. In this way we protect the
Young as we'll as the larger adults, up
on which we depend for continuous
supply of eggs.
(2,.-Protact the berried Holsters or
principlc. as is now done, whether tn
law is evaded or not and use ITS eggs
for experimental purposes and for con
structive work.
(s)-Wherever possible adopt thu
vouno. to the bottom seeking stage De
fore liberation.
The address of Dr. George Wilson
Field, chairman of the Massachusett
Fish and Game Commission followed
and received careful attention, BEN!
particularly interesting to the dele
gates from Rhode Island and Connec