Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-16

virginia mas closed tine laSJ ave-
nue. for the sale Of bass in that
state. Virginia fresh water bass are
no longer sold on the open markets.
The General Assembly of Virginia some
wears ago passed law prohibiting the
sale of fresh water bass, but left the
BACK Bay region open. An arrange.
ment, between Back Bay fishermen ana
the state Commission Of Game ana IN
land Fisheries took from the markets
the last Virginia bass that were alloWe1
to be sold. Under the arrangement al
bass caught in the bay are TO De uSeo
In replenishing Virginia streams. Inc me
Commission has contracted to buy the
entire Back Bay catch formerly sold on
onen market. All that have been re-
ceiyed so far have been placed IN pubic
streams.
T7HE annual SEEMING of the holes IN
the Chesapeake 81 Ohio Canal,
from the District of Columbia line
20 the mouth of the Monocacy River,
distance of twenty-odd miles, VIII De
started this week, Carroll WateIs, cnlen
deputy game warden 1or Moil'sonieiS
County, announced.
plans for the work were discussed at
conference last week by officials OF the
United States Bureau OF Ftsherles,
waters and others. 1t was arranged ior
the work to be done under the direction
of a representative of the Bureau OF
Fisheries. It will take several weeks
to complete the work. it was stated.
Last Fall about 5000 black bass and
Graphic were rescued in this way ana
turned into the Potomac River, Wnlle
thousands Of catfish, cells ana otner nom
game fish we're distributed among the
people of Montgomery County and others
for eating purposes. 1t is believed that
fully as many of the bass family VIII be
rescued this year.
When the SEEMING of the canal took
place last year a number OF anglers
protested, saying that they had some OF
their best fishing in the canal. This
undoubtedly is true. but the water Is
being drained from the canal, and II the
fish are not rescued from the holes they
will perish. A great many local anglers
visit Tidewater, q well known place In
the canal this side of Great Falls, and
their protest last year was directed
principally to this place. Of1cials OF
the bureau inform us that 1t Is i'm
practicable to seine Tidewater; that the
water is too deep, and that, owing to its
depth, there Is no reason to seine 1t. AS
matter of fact, they are considering
planting some of the rescued bass and
crappie in this body of water. The final
decision rests with Warden Waters of
Montgomery County. Anyhow, the SEM
ing will be done only in holes In the
canal above and below Tidewater.
THE Seventeenth American Game
l. Conference will be held in New
York City at the Hotel Pennsyl-
vania December / and 2. Among the
topics and projects of wild-life con-
servation and management which will
be discussed at this conference are
the following:
A national policy for wild-life ad-
ministration and development.
American system CT shooting.
Progress of the Federal Governments
game development projects.
Forests and game.
Educational phases Of conservation,
Efforts 10 interest universities, col
leges and other educational institutions
in wild-life research.
Cooperation between State and Fed
eral governments In game matters.
Farmer sportsman relationships.
This conference was organized by the
American Game Protective Association,
and although held under It's auspices, 1t
Is open to every one.
The demand for hunting and fishing
is outstripping supply. If this recrea-
ton Is to continue, game and fish pro-
duction must be increased. Where?
How? BY whom? For whom? These
are the questions with which q game
policy must deal. The public, not the
sportsman, owns the game. The public
is, and the sportsman ought to be, just
as much interested in conserving nom
game species, forests, fish and other
wild life as in conserving game.
s.IITITH better equipment, wearing
w apparel, automobiles and boats,
the field sports of hunting and
fishing, boasting $4,000 900 devotees,
more than any other sports in the
world, have been making progress with
out failing to provide a thing-except
the fish to catch and the game to hunt"
Thus William c. Adams, director Of
the Massachusetts, Department of Con-
servation, sized up the seriously one
sided condition of field sports today.
He made the statement in stressing the
Importance of the establishment of a
national game conservation and restor-
alton policy, the object of the American
Game Conference in New York next
month.
"Only within the last few years."
Adams said, "have we realized that pro-
Viding an adequate supply of fish and
game is the most important part Of the
business administration of sports.
SportSmen, manufacturers, owners of