Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-24
FISHERMEN TALK
ABOUT REVISION OF
THE FISHERY LAWS
Hold Conference at Dover Wsfh
Commissioners Recently
Appointed.
WOULD ASK FEDERAL AlU


s,,c-riai corr.spondcnce OF Every Evening
povsr Feb 2a.-A public hearihB
took place at tho armory. yesterday,
bofore the commission recently appoint
"a ny Governor Denney. TO confer WIN
a like commission from .ew Jersey rh-
ativa To the drafting of uniform hsh-
ing laws relating TO the Delaware river
and hay FOR the two States. There were
.t,iapations from the various fishing
,,,ints in the State from Delaware City
~ Iawa. In addition tn representatives
~ the Anglers Association of Whining
ton.
Tr,,>da,-fck d. Rendler. chairman of
the commission, presided over the meet
,ug and explained its purpose. declaring
Il Nsa desired to secure the views of
IA, Delaware fishermen. relative 10 eN-
sting laws and proposed changes to
avs affecting the Delaware river and
lay The laws Of Dpaware and New
rs., were corhpareN. section by sec
t.n IN, Delaware fsherncn making
fh.ir objections as objectionable points
developed
Iishsf1lan from the vicinity of Mil
rord aud I.cwes asked that legislation
II. pnss.d to allow pound not fishing in
thn Delaware bay This fishing is not
allowed under the Delaware laws. al
though il is permitted hy New Jersey
tsr,slatinu The advocates Of the pound
t,t nshIng suggested that this fish
s. + b,, permitted under Federal reaula
ZION II vnS surgcstcd that e." also
D.. charged tho various pound fisher
ricu. depending upon the number and
+ h.t Ia =
#nr a possible objection that the other
fshcrmen might make the proponents
81 tho pound not fishing declaring that
thia fishing does not affect tho smaller
ssh. and that in all States whore it
Is in u.s.. the pound net fishing is ap-
proved rs IN fishermen
Would ,sk Federal Aid.
II was tn unanimous opinion of the
fishermen that something drastic will
haNs t. Il. done Ia relieve the pollution
I.rohlor1. II was suggested that Federal
assistance be secured IN order to break
up thIs nuisance. The fishermen at
tribut,j fh, rapid decline in the catch
~ shad and sturgeon 10 pollution. do
el3rirE nat this factor was more re-
s pousiblo than any either for the disap-
: earan,. az the hsh trDn tho Delaware
4tcr and hay Harry q. NicklC. Del
5 IS Ar. city fisherman said that con
.orNation " fisn could never be secured
+ IN" river and Lay unless pollution
rs broken M
Changes la Nets.
Fishermen from n, vicinity II Bow
trs B.a,h NJ to Delaware Citv. inter
-ted m trout ishins urged that the
.nRth II gill nets h. more than hfts
ithoms. as provided hV he Now Jersey
avs The Delaware fishermen .aid
hat n net Of This length could not be
handled or the river OWNS t. the
Strong currents which would NOT af-
oct a longer net These fshcrmen
rEed that the mosh ~ nets 10 in
rcased from to . y inches They
laimed that this would he one of the
heSt forward steps taken III years for
thc conservation of fish
Smaller ash would i, more protected
rs fhi> SUGGESTION ana would have a
bsttor chauoo ~ growing 90 = larger
10. instead ~ belug ..iIled in the
smaller net ard afterwards dying II
was suggested that thi> change hc
mad, cfcetiv in about TWO years. 50
that those fishermen now having nets
~ the smaller mesh WOULD be able TO
set their return on of ;heir ncts
Major John = l., Fevrc. chief game
warden advised IN. gathering that the
l.urcau Of Fisheries. Washington. u
- was much interested Ill plans for
Federal Migratory Fish law to operate
.imUsrly to the Federal Migratory BIRD
.aw This would apply - tho sturgeon
and shad fishing. nasmuch as these
lsh arr considered -niGratory fish The
sherrncn We're greatly interested in
this plan and indicated thar they
secure uniform fishing laws for the
river and bay
Would Eliminate Carp.
Carr fishing was discussed at length
Tho fishermen We're unanimous in their
Jews Of this class Of fishing, claiming
that the sooner these fish are gotten rid
Of the better of the other fsh will be
The fishermen said that the carp de-
strOv the spawn OF other fish as wei
as some Of the other smaller FISH For
I; hts reason. there appears TO be united
fort upon the part OF both fishermen
= nd conservation advocates that these
.ish be exterminated a peculiar feat
IRE Of this fish Is that for wears the
nshe rmen have been catching them IN
,erN large quantities and there does not
appear TO b. any decline III the catch.
some fish experts also declare that the
ish are more prolific than other fish.
Word has been received from New
Jersey that the Senate has passed the
resolution. authorizing the appointment
of a commission Of three members 70
onfer with the commission appointed
hy Governor Denney. The early pas
sage Of the resolution is expected In
he House. following which Governor
Edwards VIII name the members OF
the commission