The New York herald., 1921-10-23

lIsh Are Being destroyed ny "" ." w" -'''''
The destruction OF fish attributed to oil on
,be troubled waters has induced the United
states Bureau of Fisheries TO issue repor,
on the danger to fisheries from oil ana TAR
n is an extensive report covering the
sources of pollution, the effects OF oil poliu-
ton the direct toxic effects. the prevention
Of the aeraton of the water and the de-
struction OF fish food.
Local fishermen who FREQUENT yarnaisa ,sa
yay have seen the effects OF the oil on thk
ffshing there. As a rule this bay offers ex :
cellent weakfishing and the past season the
number or weakfish taken from the bay was
away under normal, while the weakfishing
IN the almost adjoining body OF wafer Great
South Bay, was away above nor1naI.
attributed 10 the oil In the bay and the bay
men said that this oil was spread upon
chored In the bay. One guide In particular,
who spends much OF his time In catching
rhrimp. said that the OIL vas so thick l on
n mass OF clusters like butter. Others told
stories of finding oil In all the channels ana
II would appear from the bureaus report
that II is quite reasonable 70 attribute the
scarcity Of fish 70 the oil pollution, ana 'ne
''Threo main sources of oil and tar pollu-
,ion have been found. Road washings. carry
houses and oil refineries: tankers. oil burners
and oil cnRined shipping. Tars. tar OILS amd
crude distiilery products are touna genarany g ay
great dllution. Some oils have been round
10 ernulsifv In n sufficient degree with con
tfnred agifatlon, 10 coat the fills OF fisn
end 81 produce death by suffocntlon. An OIL
fflnn through prevention or checking OF aera-
tion Is dangerous, particularly IN puTy i;ar-
bors The deleterious effect on snawning'
BY rendering spawning grounds unfit or IN
ncceesihie IL a grave danger arising from the
pollution OF harbors and streams. Another
serious danger IL found 10 lie in the nos,
sihle effects on the diminution OF the tood
supplv. Through whatever means. " ~ an
observed fact. according To WeiEelt thar ln
Germany fish have completely d,sappeared
from pools and ponds following the dia-
charge of mineral oil into the water IN tne
sea n great danger IL suggested by the fact
,hat the eggs Of fishes are typically
f,oatinr and that oil burning and oil en-
r,-ed eN,,olnr Is greatly increasing.
Remedial rieasures NAV fnow or IN tne
grture) no found: IN In the recovery OF
oils from drainage water, az already mas
been propOscd. C2) IN The prevention OF gas
house and refinery pollution. which preven-
ton should hn helped by the Increased use
of ''vvp stes' IN bv-products; and t3l IN pre-
vcrfio', by International arrangements OF tne
iurnpinr Of oil from ships In harbors or W
the region Of spawning grounds or special
feeding areas
n would surely he well for the Bureau
of FIsherie- 20 call the attention or IN"
Shipping pnard IN The fact that their ships
~ anchor IN Jamaica Bay are simply adding
20 the oil pollution ~ that bay. and try 20
have the dumpng ~ oil there discontinued.
The fishing viii then come back. for there
~ no hetier spawning Ground on the Atlantic
coast for salt water fish than Jamaica Bay
" " is not stopped this grand old hay VIII
pass out OF existence as fishing ground.