Poquoson High School - Islander / York Chronicle Yearbook (Poquoson, VA)

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SEAFOOD CONSERVATION By EDWARD G. COX Instr. Marine Biology P. H. S. The Chesapeake Bay amid its tributaries may be considered as one of the most fertile bodies of water in the world. During the early period of the development of America, writings picture the Chesapeake Bay as a great arm of the sea, teeming with fish, oysters, crabs and other sea foods. During the last century, the growth of the population of Tidewater Virginia was ac- companied by a peak in the utilization of the natural fishing products of the Bay. Too little thought was given to the production trends and to the effect of high catches of the sea foods on future yields. The result has been a serious depletion of the oyster and some of the other fisheries. Dr. Curtis L. Newcombe says, Industrial recovery must be based, in large measure, on the application of factual information to the State ' s fishery problems. To provide such data and to assist in the analysis of our practical fishery problems, the Virginia Fisheries Laboratory was established in 1940 and operates under the joint sponsorship of the College of William and Mary and the Commission of Fisheries of Virginia. Being an applied research institution, this laboratory seeks to find and to interpret the biological factors that may hold the secret to increasing the abundance of oyster, crabs, clams and fin-fish. A large percentage of the people in York County derive their earning from the sea food industry. It is the producer who shares most in the depletion or the improved utilization of a piece of oyster ground, a particular run of fish or local crab population. Better informed water- men, and a conservation-minded citizenry hold the key to the future of industrial expansion of sea food resources. To this end, the Poquoson High School in cooperation with the Col- lege of William and Mary and the Virginia Fisheries Laboratory at Yorktown offers a course in Marine Biology. The members of this class are privileged to study and experiment with the aid of the facilities of the Laboratory at Yorktown The course offers a detached study of the Life habits and conservation of the oyster, crab and fin-fish in addition to a study of the general marine life found in the neighboring waters. FOUR

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PRINCIPAL ' S MESSAGE As your principal, i ask that you develop those attributes that are applicable to good citizenship. Remember that hon- est, upright, and prosperous citizens are always in demand. Each of you should consider yourself a link in this vast chain of civilization, remembering that this chain is no stronger than the link that you represent. J loA Lid ' SIX