UTAH 

 Department of Fish and Game 



1. A Survey of the Econonnics of Utah's Fishery Resources (FA: F-l-R). 



The project proposes to determine fishing pressure, to obtain economic and bio- 

 logical data on Bear Lake, and to summarize and evaluate such information. It 

 also provides for a study of water temperatures, turbidities, chemicals, water 

 levels and fluctuations, bottom composition etc. , and their effects on fish pro- 

 ductivity. Further investigations include determination of species of fish present 

 in the lake and their relative abundance. 



Bear Lake, Rich County; began December 1, 1952, planned for 1 year; $12,000; 



William McConnell, Project Leader. 

 Address correspondence to: J. Perry Egan, Dir. , Fish and Game Dept. , 1596 W. 



North Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah. 



2. Bear Lake Fisheries. 



The project includes a life history study of the economically important species, creel 

 census to determine the catch per unit of effort, the effectiveness and cost of the 

 stocking program. The limnology and general ecology of the lake will be studied, 

 including the dynamics of the plankton-nekton populations. 



Bear Lake, Idaho and Utah; Utah State Agricultural College cooperating; began 



June 1, 1951, planned for 10 years ; $15, 000. 

 Address correspondence to: W. J. McConnell, Utah State Agricultural College, 



Logan, Utah. 



Utah State Agricultural College, Utah Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit 



1. The Life History and Population Dynamics of the Fish and Their Food in Logan River. 



Work under way includes: Life history studies of all species above the dam at the 

 mouth of Logan Canyon; determination of the creel composition, fishermen 

 success per unit of effort, and the success of the stocking program; study of 

 the population dynamics with the aid of experimental gill nets and electric shock- 

 ing machines; investigations dealing with the limnology and general ecology of 

 Logan River. 



Northern Utah and Southern Idaho; began September 1947, planned for 10 years; 



$1,500. 

 Address correspondence to: Dr. William F. Sigler, Cooperative Wildlife Res. Unit, 



State Agricultural College, Logan, Utah. 



2. The Life History and Econonnic Status of the Carp in Utah. 



The project undertakes to study intensively the age and rate of growth of the carp 

 in one locality in Utah, and support this study with other extensive data from 

 several areas; to determine the food and feeding habits of the carp in the same 

 locality; to make both intensive and extensive observations on general carp 

 ecology; to study carp reproduction; to continue to investigate annual and stand- 

 ing carp crop in small ponds or impoundments. 



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