Proceedings and papers of the National fishery congress, held at Tampa, Florida, January 19-24, 1898 ...
Series: [U.S. Commission of fish and fisheries.  Doc. 363-396]
Publisher: Govt. print. off.
Published: 1898
Place of publication: Washington
Subjects: Biological laboratories; Fisheries
Table of contents: value: Proceedings of the congress.-  Methods of plankton investigation in their relation to practical problems, by J. Reighard.-  The importance of extended scientific investigation, by H.C. Bumpus.-  The utility of a biological station on the Florida coast in its relation to the commercial fisheries, by S.E. Meek.-  Establishment of a biological station on the gulf of Mexico, by W.E. Taylor.-  Some notes on American shipworms, by C.P. Sigerfoos.-  An economical consideration of fish parasites, by Edwin Linton.-  The fish fauna of Florida, by B.W. Evermann.-  The lampreys of central New York, by H.A. Surface.-  The protection of the lobster fishery, by F.H Herrick.-  The Florida commercial sponges, by H.M. Smith.- On the feasibility of raising sponges from the egg, by H.V. Wilson.-  The Hudson river as a salmon stream, by A.N. Cheney.-  A plea for the development and protection of Florida fish and fisheries, by J.A. Henshall.-  International protection for the denizens of the sea and waterways, by B.W. James.-  The restricted inland range of shad due to artificial obstructions and its effect on natural reproduction, by C.H. Stevenson.-  The green turtle, and the possibilities of its protection and consequent increase on the Florida coast, by R.M. Munroe.-  Some factors in the oyster problem, by H.F. Moore.-  The oyster grounds of the west Florida coast: their extent, condition and peculiarities, by F. Swift.- The oysters and oyster-beds of Florida, by J.G. Ruge.-  The Louisiana oyster industry, by F.C. Zacharie.-  The oyster-bars of the west coast of Florida: their depletion and restoration, by H.A. Smeltz.-  Notes on the fishing industry of eastern Florida, by J.Y. Detwiler.-  Oysters and oyster-culture in Texas, by I.P. Kibbe.-  The methods, limitations, and results of white-fish culture in lake Erie, by J.J. Stranahan.-  A brief history of the gathering of fresh-water pearls in the United States, by G.F. Kunz.-  The red snapper fisheries: their past, present, and future, by A.F. Warren.-  Some brief reminiscences of the early days of fish-culture in the United States, by L. Stone.-  The relations between state fish commissions and commercial fishermen, by W.E. Meehan.- Possibilities for an increased development of Florida's fishery resources, by J.N. Cobb.-  The utility and methods of mackerel propagation, by J.P. Moore.-  The large-mouthed black bass in Utah, by John Sharp.-  Florida fur-farming, by J.M. Willson, jr.-  Index.