MISSOURI (Cont. ) 



Mercer County; began 1945, continuing; $16,000; Eugene M. Holman, Project 

 Leader; reports available. 



Address correspondence to: G. B. Herndon, Chief, Fisheries Section, Conserva- 

 tion Conamission, Jefferson City, Mo. 



4. Trout Stream Management. 



Special trout fishing programs are maintained at Bennett Spring, Montauk, and 

 Roaring River State Parks. Ten-inch trout are stocked daily in an amount 

 governed by fishing pressure on the various streams. The trout fishermen 

 carry a material part of the cost through a special tag system which makes 

 trout fishing available for the fee of $1 per day. 



Statewide; began September 1938, continuing; $73, 000; A. G. Morris, Hatchery 



Supervisor; reports available. 

 Address correspondence to: G. B. Herndon, Chief, Fisheries Section, Missouri 



Conservation Commission, Jefferson City, Mo. 



5. Lake Management Service. 



The objective of this project is to assist the public in nnanaging and developing small 

 impounded waters. This service includes guidance in developing new lakes and in 

 restoring old ones to satisfactory fishing. The latter involves renovating the lakes 

 by poisoning and then restocking them with largennouth bass and bluegills. 



Statewide; began in 1950, continuing; $9,000; Gilbert Weiss, Project Leader. 

 Address correspondence to: G. B. Herndon, Chief, Fisheries Section, Con- 

 servation Commission, Jefferson City, Mo. 



6. Investigations of Stream Pollution. 



This is a project to investigate the effect of water pollution upon fish in Missouri 

 streanns and to provide information for law enforcennent and pollution abatement. 

 Analyses of contaminated waters are made, the source of contamination is traced, 

 and its effect upon the fish determined. 



Statewide; began 1941, continuing; $2,850. 



Address correspondence to: Herbert J. Fisher, Project Leader, 201 A South 8th St. , 

 Columbia, Mo. 



7. A Study of the Effect Upon F'sh of the Drawdown of Navigation Pools in the Missouri 

 Section of the Mississippi River (Project 10). 



Conservation agents and comnnercial fishermen assist on this project by making daily 

 observations of river conditions relating to the fishery during critical periods and 

 by reporting their findings to the project supervisor. Each report of fish mortality 

 is investigated and detailed study of the situation and an estimate of the extent of 

 the fish kill is made. The U. S. Corps of Engineers cooperate by making avail- 

 able daily records of temperature, ice condition, snow cover, and pool elevation 

 at each lock and dam in the study area. 



Mississippi River between Alton, 111. and Keokuk, Iowa; began December 1946, con- 

 tinuing; $805. 



Address correspondence to: Herbert J. Fisher, Project Leader, 201 A South 8th St. , 

 Columbia, Mo. 



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