ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 



Acknowledgment is made of the enthusiastic response on the part of all con- 

 tributors. The Survey is a purely cooperative venture in -which the Fish and Wildlife 

 Service is serving only as the clearing house and means of publication. Without the 

 voluntary contributions of the agencies whose programs appear herein, a survey and 

 this publication would not have been possible. 



The need for bringing together information on current fishery programs has 

 been recognized by the American Fisheries Society for many years. In a resolution 

 passed by the Society at its September 1952 nneeting, the Fish and Wildlife Service, 

 through the Branch of Federal Aid, was requested to undertake the Survey. This has 

 now been accomplished with the publication of the first year's reports. 



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EXPLANATION OF PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS 



Material reported by the several game and fish departments, universities, 

 federal and private agencies, is arranged in the following order: 



(1) Title of project 



(2) Objectives and description 



(3) General explanatory information 



(a) Area covered and/or location of headquarters 



(b) Cooperating agencies 



(c) Date project began and expected life 



(d) Estimated cost of current segment 



(e) Name of the project leader 



(f) Availability of project reports 



(4) Person or office to receive communications 



If a project is being carried out under the Federal Aid in Fish Restoration 

 (Dingell- Johnson) program, it will carry the designation FA: and the project number 

 after the title. For projects which are given an identifying number or symbol by the 

 sponsoring agency, this will likewise be included in parentheses after the title. If the 

 sponsor stated that reports on the project are or will shortly be available, this is indi- 

 cated. For information on the availability of reports on F;sh and Wildlife Service 

 projects, write to the person indicated in that particular project. The cost figure 

 given is that reported for the current year or segment only and does not represent 

 the entire cost of projects with a life of more than one year. 



