INDIANA 

 Department of Conservation 



1. Lake Access Acquisition. (FA: F-l-L) 



The objective of the project is to acquire through purchase small tracts of 

 land to provide ingress and egress to the public fishing waters of the State. Many 

 of these lakes and streams, previous to the initiation of this project, have been 

 surrounded by private ownership making their usage by the public difficult. 



Statewide; began April 14, 1952, continuing; $14,576; Charles E. Scheffe, 

 Leader. 



Address inquiries to: Charles E. Scheffe, Indiana Department of Conser- 

 vation, Division of Fish and Game, 311 West Washington Street, Indianapolis 9, 

 Ind. 



2. Public Fishing Access Development. (FA: F-2-D) 



The project objective is to develop free public fishing access areas for use 

 of fishermen by providing access roads and parking space for automobiles, and 

 launching and mooring facilities for boats. 



Statewide; began September 3, 1952, continuing; $41,172; James Baker, 

 Leader. 



Address inquiries to: William B. Barnes, Federal Aid Coordinator, Indiana 

 Department of Conservation, Division of Fish and Game, 311 West Washington 

 Street, Indianapolis 9, Ind. 



3. Tri-County Game Preserve. (FA: FW-l-L) 



The objective of the project is to acquire a 7, 410-acre area including one 

 entire lake and shoreline on two other natural lakes for fish and wildlife purposes. 



Kosciusko, Noble, and Whitley Counties; began February 9, 1953, to close 

 January 1, 1956; $98, 950; C. E. Scheffe, Leader. 



Address inquiries to: William B. Barnes as in No. 2 above. 



Indiana University 



1. Efficiency of Food Utilization by a Fish Population. 



This is a continuing project involving laboratory experiments on the effi- 

 ciency of protein utilization and field experiments on the abundance, mortality, 

 and growth of fish populations. The objective is to describe the efficiency of 

 productivity at one of the highest trophic levels in the aquatic environment. 



Indiana University and lakes of northern Indiana; began 1950, continuing; 

 Shelby D. Gerking, Leader; reports available. 



Address inquiries to: Dr. Shelby D. Gerking, Zoology Department, Indiana 

 University, Bloomington, Ind. 



2. Bio-assay Procedure for Evaluating Fish Toxicants. 



The project is directed at evaluating the advantages and possible disadvan- 

 tages of toxicity index values as criteria for the comparison of materials which 

 produce acute toxicity to fish. The possibility of describing the physiological 

 response of taxonomic groups of fish by means of these criteria will be explored. 



Indiana University; began January 1953, to close December 1954; $1,000; 

 Saul B. Saila, Leader; reports available. 



Address inquiries to: Dr. SaulB. Saila, Zoology Department, Indiana 

 University, Bloomington, Ind. 



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