Overfishing

President Roosevelt would like golden trout to be propagated in hatcheries throughout the United States to prevent their extinction from overfishing in Volcano Creek near Mount Whitney, California. Commissioner Bowers should discuss the matter with Stewart Edward White and periodically send progress updates to Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-04-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Stanford University President David Starr Jordan writes to Secretary of Commerce and Labor Straus in support of the Fishermen’s Union call to close the Wood and Nushagak Rivers of Bristol Bay to fishing, nets, and traps. These rivers are the largest breeding grounds for Alaska red salmon, and the population has declined from overfishing. Jordan says preservation of the fisheries will necessitate intervention of the government.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-09

Creator(s)

Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931