Report To The Senate Concerning The Obstructions To The Passage Of Fish In The Connecticut And Merrimack Riversetc

Author : Connecticut State Fish Commissioners
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781390923193
Total Pages : 524 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (231 download)

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Download or read book Eighteenth Report of the Fish Commissioners of the State of Connecticut, to the General Assembly written by Connecticut State Fish Commissioners and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-08-15 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Eighteenth Report of the Fish Commissioners of the State of Connecticut, to the General Assembly: January Session, 1884 Two clippings from local papers, showing that the fishermen are becoming interested in this subject, are here inserted. The first one was from up the river early in June, and the second one appeared in one of the Hartford dailies: AS far as is known, the catch Of Shad among local fishermen on the river has thus far amounted to two, and this haul occurred some weeks ago. The fish are scarce and high everywhere on this river, and reports from the Hudson tell the same story. Last year the Hartford Shippers and packers paid about $22, taking them as they run. Now they bring $35, and our dealers claim that they have to add $3 for freight, etc. It is' asserted that the fish are growing scarcer each year. Of course the sales fell off very much in quantity, because of the enhanced price. One Hartford firm report that their Saybrook pounds have produced an average take Of about this year, or half the yield in 1882. The Shrinkage right through is estimated at fifty per cent., although, as the season lasts till the 2oth, a better showing may be made before its close. The reason for the falling off is laid to the failure to pass stringent laws to prevent the taking Of young Shad, and the unwillingness Of the fish to enter a stream so polluted by sewage and manufacturers' chemicals as the Connecticut is becoming. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.