NEW MEXICO (Cont. ) 



3. Rio Chama Wildlife and Fishing Area. (FA: FW-2-L) 



The objective is to make accessible to the fishing public, for all time, the 

 Stream above and below El Vado Lake as well as the reservoir itself. The fish- 

 ing rights will be secured on 8 /j miles of river above reservoir, two miles 

 below the reservoir and 4V2 rniles of reservoir shoreline. 



Rio Arriba County; began April 22, 1953, indefinite; $1,021. 



Address inquiries to: Department of Game and Fish, as in No. 1 above. 



4. Rio Chama Wildlife and Fishing Area Development. (FA: FW-3-D) 



This is a fish and wildlife combination development project. The objective 

 is to build a bridge and road to provide an access to the Chama River for fisher- 

 men. 



Rio Arriba County; began June 2, 1953, to close June 2, 1956; $600. 



Address inquiries to: Departnient of Game and Fish, as in No. 1 above. 



5. Fisheries Survey of Lower Pecos Valley. (FA: F-5-R)* 



The project objective is to make a survey of the fishery resources of streams 

 asid lakes in Eddy County. A barrier is planned for construction on the Pecos 

 River below Lake McMillan to control migrating non-game fish in the area in 

 an effort to improve the ganne fish population. Evaluation of the effect of the 

 barrier will be done by creel census and trapping records. 



Eddy County; began February 1954, planned for 3 years; $11, 000; Donald 

 R. Miller, Leader. 



Address inquiries to: Department of Game and Fish, as in No. 1 above. 



6. Pecos River Fish Barrier and Trap No. 1. (FA: F-6-D)* 



The purpose of the trap is to provide a means of trapping upstream and down- 

 stream migrations of non-ganne species. The barrier is to be an 18-inch high con- 

 crete dam, 1V2 nniles below McMillan Lake. 



Eddy County; began December 1953, to close December 1954; $4, 536; 

 Richard Allgood, Leader. 



Address inquiries to: Department of Game and Fish, as in No. 1 above. 



7. Food Habits of Mergansers. (FA: FW-6-R) * 



Objectives of the project are to obtain information on the food habits of the 

 mergansers with particular reference to the ratio of game to non-game fish 

 entering the diet. Large nunnbers of the birds accumulate on certain New Mexico 

 reservoirs. 



Began February 1954, to close December 1954; $1, 700; Austin Roberts, 

 Leader. 



Address inquiries to: Department of Game and Fish, as in No. 1 above. 



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. Albuquerque; field work in the several States comprising Fish and 

 Wildlife Service Region 2; continuing; Lynn Hutchens, Leader. 



Address inquiries to: Regional Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, P. O. 

 Box 1306, Albuquerque, N. M. 



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