. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. DECLINE OF STURGEON INDUSTRY 299 1898. During that period, 17 states participated in a catch which amounted to 5,726,830 pounds, which sold for $321,036. The catch in Oregon was nearly two milhon pounds, that of New Jersey 868,326, and Virginia next. The Impending Extinction of the Sturgeon Industry. —When the first edition of this Natural History was pub-. LAKE STURGEON. lished, in 1904, the Sturgeon fishing industry of the United States was at the zenith of prosperity. Si
. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. DECLINE OF STURGEON INDUSTRY 299 1898. During that period, 17 states participated in a catch which amounted to 5,726,830 pounds, which sold for $321,036. The catch in Oregon was nearly two milhon pounds, that of New Jersey 868,326, and Virginia next. The Impending Extinction of the Sturgeon Industry. —When the first edition of this Natural History was pub-. LAKE STURGEON. lished, in 1904, the Sturgeon fishing industry of the United States was at the zenith of prosperity. Since that time a great change has taken place, and the Sturgeon is now well down the toboggan-slide to oblivion. For the sake of the lesson that the fate of this industry could teach to our commercial fishermen, if they would pause to consider it, I deem it well worth while to reproduce a page from the annual report of United States Fish Commissioner Hugh M. Smith, for the year ended June 30, 1913, page 66. It is entitled "The Passing of the ;. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hornaday, William Temple, 1854-1937. New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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