OKLAHOMA (Cont. ) 



Fis?. and Wildlife Service, Branch of Ganne-fish and Hatcheries. 



1. Channel Catfish (Ictaiurus lacustris) Culture. 



Successful utilization of the channel catfish in the stocking program in the southwest 

 has prompted increased production of this species. Experiments are being con- 

 ducted to learn more about feeds and feeding, methods of rearing, and disease 

 and parasite prevention and control. 



U. S. Fish Culture Station, Tishamingo, and other stations in Oka. and Texas; began 

 in 1950, continuing; C. E. Cozart, Supt. ; progress reports available. 



Address correspondence to; Regional Director, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

 P. O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, N. M. 



OREGON 

 State Game Commission 



1. Resource Inventories, Summer Steelhead. 



Annual inventories are taken of the catch of summer steelhead on the Deschutes River 

 in order to have a record of the value of the fishery and its extent for management 

 purposes. 



The Deschutes River from the vicinity of Madras to the Columbia River; continuous. 

 Address correspondence to: Monty Montgomery, Fishery Biologist, 1340 Federal 

 St. , Bend, Ore. 



2. Resource Inventories, Winter Steelhead. 



Annual inventories of winter steelhead are taken on several Oregon coast streams for 

 purposes of management of the resources. 



Oregon coast streams from Astoria to Brookings; continuous; field agents of the 



State Game Commission in charge. 

 Address correspondence to: H. J. Rayner, Chief of Operations, Div. of Fisheries, 



Ore. State Game Commission, 1634 S. W. Alder St. , Portland 8, Ore. 



3. Population Studies, Trout. 



Periodic sannplings are taken of fish populations in lakes, reservoirs and streams by 

 means of gill nets, chemicals, examination of anglers' catches, and through 

 electrofishing for the purpose of determining the influence of stocking policies, 

 the environment upon the fish, and to obtain a nneasure of the status of the in- 

 dividual populations. 



Statewide; continuous; Field agents of the State Game Commission in charge. 

 Address correspondence to: H, J. Rayner, Chief of Operations , Div. of Fisheries, 

 Ore. State Game Commission, 1634 S. W. Alder St. , Portland 8, Ore. 



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