Wyoming 1-4.8-R George T. Baxter $5/n639 



Commercial potential of non-game species in impijunded waters - University of Wyoming 

 is making population studies at Ocean Lake and Seminoe Reservoir to estimate the poten- 

 tial abundance of nongame fish species, primarily carp and white sucker. 



Finfish( marine) 



Eighty projects have been approved and funded for research on marine finfish. Of these, 



18 have been completed and 62 are continuing. Emphasis is on Pacific salmon, American shad, 



alewlfe, and striped bass. 



Alewife and blue back herring : 



Connecticut AFC-3 William Lund, Jr. $14., 500 



Investigation of the life histories and potential fishery of river herrings in Connecticut - 

 Alewife and blueback herring are captured by 500-foot seine in lower Connecticut River, 

 marked with polystyrene dye, and released to observe migratory behavior. Ovarian samples 

 are collected before and after spawning for fecundity studies. Observations are made also 

 on growth and distribution of the young fish in fresh water. 



Connecticut 3-4.5-R William Lund, Jr. Completed 1968 



Investigation of the life histories and potential fishery of river herrings - This project, 

 initially funded under P. L. 88-309, has been transferred for funding under P. L. 89-30^. 

 See Connecticut AFC-3. 



Mfline AFC-2 Frederick T. Baird, Jr. $24,000 



Increased development of the commercial anadromous fishery resources of Maine - Published 

 material on the condition and potential for improvement of the State's anadromous fishery 

 resources, especially alewife and blueback herring, is updated through physical reconnais- 

 sance and biological field survey on coastal streams. 



Virginia AFG-1 Jackson Davis $160,000 



Biology and utilization of anadromous alosids - Life history, biology, and utilization of 

 alewife and blueback herring are studied in the tidal rivers cf Virginia, including the James, 

 York, and Rappahannock, to determine the additional fishing pressure the stocks can with- 

 stand without endangering the resource. 



Wisconsin AFC-4 Marcia V. Boylea $8,000 



A comparative study of the thyrcidal, interrenal, and gonadal activity in alewife - Histo- 

 logical examination is made of thyroid tissue of fresh-water alewife ti. observe seasonal 

 change in activity in the gland. Seasonal variations in interrenal activLty and .blood serum 

 hormonal concentrations are investigated also. 



Wisconsin AFC-5 Carroll R. Norden $18,500 



An investigation of the reproductive cycle of the alewife in Lake Michigan - The growth and 

 maturation of the gonads of alewife collected from Lake Michigan are studied. Histological 

 preparations of the gonads are used to describe and compare developmental stages as they 

 -ccur in young-of-the-year, age group I, age group il, and older fish. 



Wisconsin AFC-6 A. M. Beeton $16,052 



Study of the population dynamics ^f juvenile and coregonids in Green Bay, Lake Michigan - 

 This project provides for construction and testing of experimental drop nets for determina- 

 tion of distribution and relative abundance of juvenile alewife and coregonids throughout 

 Green Bay cf Lake Michigan. 



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