Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-10

ment has been found to prevent the
too rapid rotting of fish nets. A care
is had for the oyster beds of the Allan
tic coast and the sponges of Florida.
Provision has had to be made for the
fish shut out of their upstream breed
ing places by the construction of dams.
At one time 1900 bottles were set
adrift to study the effect of currents
ON fish ieggs and fish food. Four
thousand young salmon were tagged
with aluminium tags that their habits
and life history might be studied
Thousands of others were identified
by the clipping of their fins. Malaria
has been reduced by the control OF the
pearl button industry, which emsume
their larvae. The fouling Of vessel
bottoms by barnacles and hydrOids
he's been studied In short, a fund of
knowledge has been collected by the
Bureau of Fisheries which is valuable
to many phases of life in America
An important work of the Bureau of
Fisheries has come to be the actual
cultivation and distribution of fish,
replenishing the lakes and streams Of
the United States It is the feeling
among authorities that much of this
work should be taken over by the
states concerned, leaving to federal
government the duty of replenishing
the waters of national parks and for
est reservations, an enormous task
in itself.
The Bureau of Fisheries has 81
main stations for propagating fish and
80 auxiliaries, located in 80 states and
Alaska. Upon the application of in
dividuals or organizations or state
fishery authorities, the bureau distri-
butes young fish or eggs to various
lakes, ponds or riVers-but the de-
mand is greater than the supply. The
request is often refused because the
fish asked for would prey upon fish
already there, or because all that is
needed is that the restrictive laws
be enforced and the fish would propa-
gate themselves without artificial aid
Automobile parties and tourists
have greatly increased the demand
for fish in our lakes: This has led to
the development of fish hatcheries in
many states.
The government owns five especial
Iy built cars which distribute the fish
| from it's hatcheries to lakes and rivers
It gives it's first attention to fishes
| for food, rather than for sport. 1t is
| interesting to note that the eggs used
for propagation are salvaged from
| fish already caught and doomed tc
die. These eggs would be wasted I'm
less so used The bureau has beer
| able to supply to foreign governments
/ the eggs of certain species they desil
/ ed and to get in return varieties Of
/ fish which we did not have here
supplying us with "other fish to fry
There are 123 salmon canning
! plants in Alaska, and the herring anC
cod industries rate high. Not only
is fishing an important industry IL
/ Alaska, but it is an important source
of table supply for the housewives O
| the United States. We, who look upor
fish only as SO much food forget thai
it means a livelihood to many rugged
/ peopIe, as the old Scotch song re
minds us:
sWha'H buy my caller herrin'?
They're no brought here withou
brave DARN.
Buy my caller herrin', We little ke1
their worth.
| o you ma ca them vulgar farm,
Wives and mithers maist despairin'
/ Ca them lives omen"
| A fish reserve has been set aside
in Alaska and protective restriction,
are enforced to preserve the fish anC
the fishing industry there.