GEORGIA (Cont. ) 



2. Biological Inventory of the South Atlantic. 



The objective is to deternnine the presence, identity, distribution, and inter- 

 relationships of marine forms in the area as an aid in understanding the presence, 

 abundance, availability and fluctuations of the fishes. Special attention is directed 

 to the distribution and abundance of fish eggs, larvae and juveniles. 



Florida State Board of Conservation and Georgia Game and Fish Commission 

 cooperating; hdqrs. Brunswick, Ga. ; began February 1953, continuing; W. W. 

 Anderson, Leader. 



Address inquiries to: W. W. Anderson, as in No. 1 above. 



3. Shad Investigation of Ogeechee River, Georgia. 



The objective is to determine the present status of shad runs (by tagging 

 program and canvass of fishery for catch and effort records) and, provided ade- 

 quate catch and effort data are available, to evaluate past trends in abundance 

 and the effects of natural and man-made factors on the size of the runs. 



Hdqrs. Beaufort, N. C. ; began January 1954, to close 1955. 



Address inquiries to: G. B. Talbot, Chief, Middle Atlantic Fishery Investi- 

 gations, Beaufort, N. C. 



U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Branch of Game-fish and Hatcheries 



1. Fishery Management Surveys. 



The objective is to develop fish management plans, based on surveys, for 

 specific water areas. Priority is given to Federally controlled areas such as 

 Service refuges, National Forests, Veterans Administration facilities. Defense 

 installations, and Indian reservations. 



Hdqrs. Atlanta; field work in the several States comprising Fish and Wild- 

 life Service Region 4; continuing; Jack Snow, James R. Fielding, and Robert C. 

 Nord, Leaders. 



Address inquiries to: Regional Director, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

 Peachtree -Seventh Building, Atlanta 5, Ga. 



2. Technical Assistance in Fish Cultural Activities. 



Assistance is given to fish cultural personnel toward the solution of bio- 

 logical problems of hatchery management, such as weed control, fertilization, 

 disease, and water quality; and in initiating new or improved techniques. Fish 

 stocking activities are reviewed for correlation with State Conservation De- 

 partment practices and to direct the distribution of Federally produced fish in 

 accordance with Fish and Wildlife Service policy and known fishery management 

 needs. 



Hdqrs. Atlanta; field work in the several States comprising Fish and Wildlife 

 Service Region 4; continuing; Jack Snow, James R. Fielding and Robert C. Nord, 

 Leaders. 



Address inquiries to: Regional Director, as in No. 1 above. 



IDAHO 

 Department of Fish and Game 



1. Biological and Economic Survey of Fishery Resources in Lake Fend Oreille. 

 (FA: F-3-R) 



Biological surveys and creel census are being conducted on Lake Pend 

 Oreille to determine the status and value of the present fishery resource. The 

 study, now in its fourth year, is designed to measure the effects upon the fishery 

 of the construction of Albeni Falls dam on the outlet and Cabinet Gorge dam on 



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