NEW MEXICO (Cont. ) 



Technical Assistance in Fish Cultural Activities. 



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

 gical problems of hatchery managennent, 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 Depart- 

 n^ent practices and to direct the distribution of Federally produced fish in 

 accordance with Fish and Wildlife Service policy and known fishery nrvanagement 

 needs. 



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

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



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



NEW YORK 

 Conservation Department 



1. Selective Breeding of Trout for Disease Resistance. (FA: F-2-R) 



This project aims to develop nnethods for decreasing loss in rearing trout 

 (especially through ulcer disease and furunculosis) by testing of partially disease- 

 resistant strains and selective breeding from the best of such strains. 



Rome Hatchery Laboratory; began April 1952, indefinite; $10,072; L. E. Wolf, 

 Leader. 



Address inquiries to: Dr. John R. Greeley, Chief Aquatic Biologist, 

 Conservation Department, Albany, N. Y. 



2. Landlocked Salmon Project. 



This is a combined research and management project, to determine practical 

 methods for increasing landlocked salmon and to manage the resource in waters 

 where salnnon fishing has been built up. Through marking experiments, Atlantic 

 salmon have been shown to be adaptable to lakes. Tests to determine the degree 

 of survival as compared to landlocked salmon are in progress. Experiments with 

 red salmon (sockeye) in lakes are included. 



Statewide; began 1944, indefinite; $7,000; John R. Greeley, Leader; reports 

 available. 



Address inquiries to: John R. Greeley, as in No. 1 above. 



3. Study of Weakfish, Long Island Waters. (FA: F-3-R) 



This is a study of the weakfish resource in Long Island waters to determine 

 factors affecting maintenance. The decline in this resource is not sufficiently 

 well understood to apply remedial action without such basic study. 



Long Island; began April 1952, indefinite; $22, 399; Alfred Perlmutter, Leader; 

 reports available. 



Address inquiries to: John R. Greeley, as in No. 1 above. 



4. Stocking Survivals and Population Studies in Trout. 



Included here are a number of investigations with brook, brown and rain- 

 bow trout, handled through five Fish Management Districts. These involve fin- 

 clipping or tagging and census with electric shocker or through creel census. 



Statewide; began 1940, indefinite; $2,000. 



Address inquiries to: John R. Greeley, as in No. 1 above. 



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