TEXAS (Cont. ) 



2. Biological Inventory of the Gulf of Mexico. 



The objective of this project is to define the identity, abundance, distribu- 

 tion, and interrelation, of the various plankton forms and the relation between 

 the variations within these to the distribution, availability and fluctuation of the 

 fishes. 



Hdqrs. Fort Crockett, Galveston; began 1950, continuing; Edgar L. Arnold, Jr. 

 Giles W. Mead, Jr. , and Isaac Ginsburg, Leaders. 



Address inquiries to: Albert W. Collier, Jr. , as in No. 1 above. 



3. Red Tide Investigation. 



This is a study to determine the cause or causes that bring about over -growths 

 of plankton in general, and of potential sources of Red Tide, especially of 

 Gymnodinium brevis, in particular. A field station is in operation at Fort Myers, 

 Florida. 



Hdqrs. Fort Crockett, Galveston; began 1948, continuing; William B. Wilson, 

 Joe O. Bell, Leaders. 



Address inquiries to: Albert W. Collier, Jr. , as in No. 1 above. 



UTAH 



Department of Fish and Ganne 



1. An Inventory Survey of Utah's Fishing Waters. (FA: F-2-R) 



Data concerning the following categories will be collected on the Price, 

 Sevier, and Bear River drainages: Hydrology and alternate water uses; fish popu- 

 lation present; growth information of dominant species present; brief chemical, 

 physical and morphometric information; brief quantitative records on plankton 

 and bottom fauna. From the data collected, all streams and lakes open to fish- 

 ing by the public will be evaluated and classified. Management recommendations 

 will be made when possible and problems for more intensive study will be out- 

 lined when they appear. 



Statewide; began March 1, 1953, to close March 1, 1956; $23, 600; William J. 

 McConnell, Leader; reports available. 



Address inquiries to: Williann J. McConnell, Utah State Department of Fish 

 and Game, Federal Aid Division, 1596 West North Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah. 



2. Investigations of Specific Problenns of the Bear Lake Fishery. (FA: F-4-R) 



The following are the categories under which data will be collected: Present 

 annual yield of game fish by species; creel composition and fisherman success; 

 return of marked fish to the creel; improvement of the yield of desirable species 

 by improvement of fishing methods; migration of planted fish fronri Bear Lake into 

 Bear River; vertical distribution of fish in relation to temperature. 



Bear Lake, Rich County; began December 1953, to close December 1955; 

 $10,000; William J. McConnell, Leader; reports available. 



Address inquiries to: William J. McConnell, as in No. 1 above. 



State Agricultural College 



1. The Life History and Population Dynamics of the Fish and Their Food in Logan 

 River . 



Work is under way on the life history studies of all species above the dam at 

 the mouth of Logan Canyon; on the determination of the creel composition; fisher- 

 nnan success per unit of effort and the success of the stocking program; on the 

 study of the population dynamics with the aid of experinnental gill nets and electric 



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