Contents 



Foreword 

 Preface 



Chapter 1. History of Fish Management 



Earlv Pond-Fish Culture 



The Development of Hatcheries 



Early Attempts at Management 



The Importance of Studying Total Populations 



Pond Management 



Reservoir Management 

 Early Investigations 

 Fish Cycles in Reservoirs 

 Recent Advances in Management 

 Phases of Operation 

 Reducing Undesirable Populations 



What is in the Future? 



Literature 



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Chapter 2. Artificial Aquatic Habitats 



The Farm Pond 



Purposes of Farm Ponds 



Engineering Considerations for Farm Ponds 

 When is a Pond a Lake? 

 Artificial Lakes for Domestic Uses 



Water-Supply Reservoirs 

 Navigation Pools 

 Lateral Levee Reservoirs 

 Multi-Purpose Reservoirs 

 Ponds and Lakes with Excavated Basins 



Gravel-Pit Lakes 



Strip Mine Lakes 



Quarry Lakes 



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