Alabama 2-83-R Wayne E. Swingle $9,000 



Siirvey of the live bait -shrimp industry in Alabama - The licensed live bait-shrimp dealers are 

 being surveyed to determine the landings from Alabama waters and composition and distribution 

 of these ]jandings, amount of shrimp being sent to Alabama, capital investment of the dealers, 

 and economic value to State and Gulf Coast region. 



Alaska 5-3-D Barbara Hill $12,200 



Expansion of current and development of additional commercial fisheries catch, production and 

 gear statistics - This study is underway to increase the accuracy and reliability of current 

 statistics and to compile and publish fishery statistics on an area and individual fishery 

 basis, rather than on the regional or Statewide basis. 



Arkansas /t-12-D William P. Mathis $25,000 



Commercial fishery industry survey - The purpose of this study is to develop a statistical' 

 reporting system for all the commercial fisheries in the State of Arkansas. Pish farmers 

 and conmiercial fishermen are interviewed to establish the base for refined surveys. 



California 6-6-D H.G. Orcutt $11,200 



Port sampling - Crescent City. Brookings. Port Orford - This project is undertaken to sample 

 three distinct fisheries — crab, shrimp, and bottomfish — for landings and to collect and 

 analyze biological data. The observations and data are used to determine changes in abundance, 

 size, and age composition or stock status that are prerequisite to effective management of 

 these resources. Catches are sampled in Crescent City, and in the Brookings and Port Orford, 

 Oreg. , areas. 



Massachusetts 3-37-D Allen E. Peterson, Jr. $18,Li5 



Collection, compilation, evaluation, and dissemination of commercial fisheries statistics - 

 This project provides for new and improved statistics on lobster, alewife, and shellfish 

 fisheries. The landing statistics, including location, catch, effort, and gear for alewife 

 and shellfish, are collected from licensed Massachusetts fishermen and otter trawlers. 

 Statistics are compiled, evaluated, and disseminated in monthly bulletins in cooperation with 

 the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries. 



Missouri A-3-R John W. Robinson $25,000 



Research and management of commercial fisheries - This project is carried out on the 

 Mississippi and Missouri Rivers in Missouri to improve the accuracy of commercial fish land- 

 ings. In addition, the commercial catches are sampled throughout the season for species taken 

 and for size composition of the catch. 



Oklahoma 4.-25-D , Gary Mensinger $3,000 



Commercial fishery statistics - Under this project, landing statistics on all marketable and 

 nonmarketable fish taken by commercial gear are compiled. Some information is obtained on 

 the number of each species taken and the size composition of the catch. The Texoma, Eufaula, 

 Ft. Gibson, Grand, and Hiidson reservoirs are of prime interest. 



Puerto Rico 2-56-R Rolf Juhl $85,000 



Fisheries statistical program - This project is undertaken to design and establish a fisheries 

 statistics system that, in addition to assisting the local industry, will also provide the 

 statistical needs of the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries and other interested agencies. Sta- 

 tistical landings include number and types of fishing crafts and number of fishermen. 



South Dakota zi-18-D Donald Warnick $21,950 



Commercial fishery Industry survey - This project provides for the development of a contin- 

 uous system for the collection of statistics for all commercial fisheries and dealers of fish 

 products in the State. 



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