OKLAHOMA (Cont. ) 



Information will be used to present in layman's language facts concerning minnow 

 culture which will include the following major topics: The needs of a water 

 supply, construction of usable ponds, needed facilities , stocking, fertilization, 

 feeding, disease control, harvesting, and transportation. 



Okla. A & M College, Stillwater; publication in 1954; $500; W . H. Irwin and Ralph 



W. Altman, Project Leaders . 

 Address correspondence to: Dr. W. H. Irwin, Dr. , Wildlife Conservation, Dept. 



of Zoology, Okla. A & M College, Stillwater, Okla. 



4. Fish Population Development in Heyburn Reservoir. 



The study is made to learn what fish population develops, how well the individual fish 

 grows, the harvest attained and the management practices that can be used to 

 facilitate better and continued use of the new flood control reservoir. 



Hdqtrs.: Stillwater; began August 1952 , to close June 1954; $3, 750; Orty Orr, Project 



Leader. 

 Address correspondence to: Dr. W. H. Irwin, Dir., Wildlife Conservation, Dept. 



of Zoology, Okla. A & M College, Stillwater, Okla. 



5. Population, Growth Rate and Harvest Studies of the Fishes of Canton Reservoir. 



The project is designed to study the population development, rate of growth, harvest 

 and harvest effects in a new impoundment that has a fluctuating water level. 

 Samples of all species were taken and studied for growth rates, longevity, and 

 numbers. The winter harvest from a concentration area was studied. Also, 

 the effects upon the growth rates following heavy harvest were examined to learn 

 the effects upon the population. 



Canton Reservoir; began August 1951, expected to close June 1953; $4,060; Hunter M. 



Hancock, Project Leader. 

 Address correspondence to: Dr. W. H. Irwin, Dir. , Wildlife Conservation, Dept. 



of Zoology, Okla. A & M College, Stillwater, Okla. 



State Department of Health 



1. Tolerance of Aquatic Life to Oil Field Wastes (Brines). 



The principal objectives of this study are to find th e tolerance level of several species 

 of aquatic life to brine wastes and to compare these values with those of sodium 

 chloride. Further laboratory experiments are being attempted to check the degree 

 of acclimation of certain fish to brine wastes. It is hoped that the information 

 gleaned will be valuable in pollution abatement in streams receiving brines since 

 there is no known way of removing brine from water. 



Univ. of Ark. cooperating; began July 1, 1952, planned for 1 year; $3, 000; reports 



submitted to the Oklahoma Public Health Dept. 

 Address correspondence to: Howard P. Clemens, Project Leader, Dept. of 



Zoology, Univ. of Okla. , Norman, Okla. 



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