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Dome Lake, Sheridan County and State Fish Hatchery, Story; began October 

 1952, indefinite; Charles L. Sowards, Leader. 



Address inquiries to: A. F. C. Greene, as in No. 1 above. 



9. Experimental Hybridization of Brook and Brown Trout. 



Objectives of the project are to cross brook and brown trout so that survival 

 past the egg stage can be determined; to rear a small number for taxonomic study; 

 and to stock a suitable farm pond with hybrids; if possible to check their growth 

 rates, survival and temperature tolerance. 



State Fish Hatchery, Story; began November 1953, to close November 1955; 

 Charles L. Sowards, Leader. 



Address inquiries to: A. F. C. Greene, as in No. 1 above. 



10. Trout Fisheries Investigations. (FA: F-l-R) 



Objectives of the project are to determine the effectiveness and practicability 

 of stream improvement structures installed in two types of Wyoming streams; to 

 determine the approximate total catch and the catch per unit of effort, and to 

 establish the age .growth, and natural reproduction of the game fish in the experi- 

 mental section of Clear Creek; to determine the approxinaate percentage survival 

 to the fisherman's creel, of hatchery reared fish of various sizes; and to arrive 

 at an estimate of the mortality of these same fish during stipulated time periods. 



Johnson, Teton, Sweetwater and Albany Counties; began January 1952, to close 

 December 1954; $21,500; Fred M. Eiserman, Jack J. Kanaly, John MuellSr, 

 Leaders; reports available. 



Address inquiries to: Floyd M. Blunt, Coordinator, Wyoming Game and 

 Fish Commission, Box 378, Cheyenne, Wyo. 



11. Aerial Survey of Lakes and Ponds. (FA: F-2-R) 



Objectives of the project are to map, by means of aerial reconnaissance, 

 all ponds, lakes and reservoirs in areas of the State other than forests and 

 mountains; to indicate on such maps the most expeditious means of reaching 

 these impoundments on the ground from known roads or highways; to indicate 

 for each impoundment its apparent possibilities for sustaining aquatic life on 

 a continuous basis. This will include notes on comparative depth, aquatic 

 vegetation, comparative turbidity, presence of springs, etc. , and to list all 

 impoundments, in order of their apparent fisheries potentials, for investigation 

 on the ground and subsequent stocking with game fishes. 



Statewide; began July 1953, to close December 1953; $5,200; Jack J. Kanaly, 

 Fred M. Eiserman, Grant O. Hagen, Leaders; reports available. 



Address inquiries to: Floyd M. Blunt, as in No. 10 above. 



12. Game and Fish Laboratory Research. (FA: FW-3-R) 



The project objectives are the diagnosis of diseases in fish; and a compari- 

 son of several trout diets to determine which is most efficient and economical. 



Disease Research Laboratory, University of Wyoming, Laramie; began 

 July 1953, to close June 1956; $11,560; George Post, Leader; reports available. 



Address inquiries to: Floyd M. Blunt, as in No. 10 above. 



13. Ocean Lake Fish and Wildlife Management Unit Development. (FA: FW-2-D)* 



Objectives of the project are to construct a floating boat dock, a concrete 

 launching ramp, and to construct roads and fence on an important public fishing 

 area. 



Ocean Lake, Wind River Indian Reservation; began August 1953, to close 

 December 1953; $5,920; George Frome, Leader. 



Address inquiries to: Floyd M. Blunt, as in No. 10 above. 



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