MASSACHUSETTS (Cont. ) 

 U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Branch of Fisheries Biology 



1. Biology of Tuna (Project 59). 



To obtain infornnation on the life history of the bluefin and other species of tuna in 

 the western North Atlantic. 



Hdqtrs. : Woods Hole, Mass. ; the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution coopera- 

 ting; began 1951, continuing; $14,000; Howard A. Schuck and Frank J. Mather, 

 Project Leaders. 



Address correspondence to: Herbert W. Graham, Chief, North Atlantic Fishery 

 Investigations, Woods Hole, Mass. 



2. Biology of Ocean Perch (Sebastes marinus) (Proj. 61). 



The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of fishing pressure on the abun- 

 dance of redfish and to determine the factors that control the size of the popula- 

 tion as a means of predicting landings under varying conditions and management 

 practices. 



Hdqtrs.: Woods Hole, Mass.; began 1950, continuing; $22,000. 

 Address correspondence to: George F. Kelly, Project Leader, North Atlantic 

 Fishery Investigations, Woods Hole, Mass. 



3. Census of New England Fishing Banks (Proj. 62). 



The project is ainned at determining the distribution and abundance of the several 

 fish stocks on the banks, relating changes in distribution or abundance to environ- 

 mental factors, and assessing these factors so that changes in distribution or 

 abundance may be understood or predicted. 



Hdqtr.: Woods Hole, Mass. ; began 1948, completed in 1952. 



Address correspondence to: Clyde C. Taylor, Project Leader, North Atlantic 

 Fishery Investigations, Woods Hole, Mass. 



4. Changes in Climate and Abundance of Fish (Proj. 63). 



The objective of this study is to determine the relation between year -class fluctua- 

 tions of stocks of fish and meteorological and hydrographic conditions, as an aid 

 to the understanding and prediction of such fluctuations. 



Hdqtrs.: Woods Hole, Mass. ; began 1951, to be completed 1953; $5, 000. 

 Address correspondence to: John B. Colton, Jr., Project Leader , North Atlantic 

 Fishery Investigations, Woods Hole, Mass. 



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