ALABAMA (Cont. ) 



3. Minnow Production in Ponds. 



The project ainns to develop a commercial method of producing minnows for 

 bait; to control tadpoles in minnow ponds; to control parasites affecting minnows 

 in ponds; and to determine the food requirements of goldfish, golden shiners and 

 fathead minnows. 



Department of Conservation cooperating; hdqrs. Auburn; began 1936, indefi- 

 nite; $20,000; E. E. Prather, J. R. Sheridan, Leaders; reports available. 



Address inquiries to: E. E. Prather, Farm Ponds Laboratory, Alabama 

 Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Ala. 



4. Management of Game Fish Population in Ponds. 



Project objectives are to study the factors affecting the catch in game fish 

 population in ponds; the methods of population manipulation to increase and 

 maintain the catch; the effect of species and stocking methods on the catch; the 

 effect of fishing rates on the population; and the use of fertilization and supple- 

 mental feeding. 



Department of Conservation cooperating; hdqrs. Auburn; began 1934, indefi- 

 nite; $25,000; H. S. Swingle, Leader; reports available. 



Address inquiries to: Dr. H. S. Swingle, Fish Culturist, Farm Ponds 

 Laboratory, Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Ala. 



5. Commercial Fish Production. 



The objectives of the project are to test various species for commercial 

 production in ponds; to evaluate the use of fertilization and supplemental feed- 

 ing in commercial production; and to try methods of inducing spawning of various 

 species in ponds. 



Departnnent of Conservation cooperating; hdqrs. Auburn; began 1950, indefi- 

 nite; $5,000; H. S. Swingle, Leader. 



Address inquiries to: H. S. Swingle, as in No. 4 above. 



6. Stream and River Surveys. 



The project objective is the investigation of the composition and dynamics 

 of fish populations in streams and rivers. 



Department of Conservation cooperating; hdqrs. Auburn; began 1949, indefi- 

 nite; $5,000; H. S. Swingle, J. S. Dendy, Leaders. 



Address inquiries to: H. S. Swingle, as in No. 4 above. 



Tennessee Valley Authority 



1. Reservoir Studies. 



(See under Tennessee) 



Fish and Wildlife Service, Branch of Game-fish and Hatcheries 



1. Warm-water Pondfish Culture. 



Existing methods of producing warm-water species of pond fishes under 

 hatchery conditions are critically examined with the objective of improving 

 present procedures and techniques in hatchery management. Production methods 

 for warm-water species of fish which show promise of improving the quality and 

 quantity of the hatchery output are tested. Studies are being conducted on methods 

 of fertilization, vegetation control, and other pond management techniques under 

 hatchery conditions. 



U. S. Fish Cultural Station, Marion; began January 1950, continuing; $7,230; 

 Jack R. Snow, Leader. 



Address inquiries to: Jack R. Snow, Fishery Management Biologist, 

 U. S. Fish Cultural Station, Marion, Ala. 



