STUDY OF HALIBUT
WILL BE CUED
IN MJtSKMI WlliS
INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COM
MISSION LAYS PLANS PRE
SERVE VALUABLE WORK
Plans to continue the scientific
study of the life history of the North
Pacific halibut, begun two years ago
to form the basis of permanent regula
tions for the preservation of an im
mensely valuable fishing, were laid
by the International Fisheries Com
mission, holding its quarterly meeting
in Seattle recently.
The commission was created under
the halibut treaty between the United
States and Canada, ratified about three
years ago, and is composed of two
representatives from each of the two
participating countries.
J. P. Babcock of Victoria, B. C.,
provincial commissioner of fisheries
for British Columbia, is chairman of
the commission. The other Canadian
member is W. A. Found of Ottawa,
Dominion commissioner of fisheries.
The American members are Henry
O’Malley of Washington, D. C., United
States commissioner of fisheries, and
Miller Freeman of Seattle, publisher
of The Pacific Fisherman.
Halibut Tagged
At the meeting of the commission
held in the Seattle offices of the
United States Fisheries Commission
in the L. C. Smith building, reports
were received on the past season's
work from Dr. W. F. Thompson, who
during the last two years has direct
ed the scientific branch of the study
of the halibut’s life history, and
from those who have worked in oth
er branches. Dr. Thompson has
made the College of Fisheries at the
University of Washington the head
quarters of his investigation.
An interesting feature of this work
has been the tagging of hundreds of
halibut caught and released on the
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various banks. Many oT these tag
ged fish have been recaptured and in
this manner the scientists have ob
tained valuable information regard
ing the migrations o-f the fish and
their rate of growth. Fishermen
have been encouraged to cooperate
in this work by the payment of $1
for every tagged fish recaptured and
delivered to the agents of the com
mission.
Investigation Continued
This investigation work will be
continued another year, when the
commission will be prepared to draft
permanent regulation for the pro
tection of the fish.
Immediately after the commission
came into being a closed season of
ninety days, from September 15 to j
February 15, was established and has ,
been strictly observed on both sides
of the line with the cooperation of
those engaged in the fishery. This
closed season covers the major part
of the spawning season of the hali- j
but.
1 On the results of the completed sci
jentific investigation will depend
whether this closed season will be
continued, or will be changed in re
spect to length or time, or will be
suppanted by a “closed areas” sys
l
tern.
May Build Up Fishery
When the halibut treaty was rati
fied the halibut fishery in the North
Pacific was showing signs of deple
■ tion. Members of the commission!
are confident that the treaty will
| operate to check this depletion and
build up the fishery, which is now
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