Excerpt from Practical Fishermen's Congress: Comprising the Following Subjects, Destruction of Immature Fish, Harbour Accommodation, Better Means for Prevention of Loss of Life at Sea, Railway Rates, Fishing Vessels' Lights The chairman said he had great pleasure in Opening the Practical Fishermen's Conferences, and on behalf Of the Executive Committee, Of himself, and the public, he thought he might say that no greater interest could possibly have arisen in connection with these conferences than the final ones, which were to be discussed, as he hoped, by practical fishermen themselves. The subjects placed on the agenda were all matters Of vital importance to the fishing interest, and to the public at large, and he proposed to take them. 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.