Regarding the nijmbers of State and Federal fish-ciilturaJ. 

 units ^ it will be noted (table 9) that these totaled ^+71 (^6 

 States reporting) in 1936, 629 in 19^8 (^8 States), and 587 in 

 1958 (50 States). No attempt has been made to ascertain the sta- 

 tion closures and new stations entering into production. 



From data in table 5^ aJ^ indication of the current 

 value of all Federal and State fish-cultural facilities may be 

 determined. The 19^ survey (Tunison, 19^9) reports estimated 

 replacement value of facilities. The current request was for 

 capital investment since l^kd. Quite obviously, closed hatcheries, 

 increased replacement values because of greater construction costs, 

 and other factors must be considered. Therefore, we have not 

 attempted to calculate the current value of facilities. 



Again referring to table 5^ it is believed that the 

 annual cost of fish-c\iltural. operations is reasonably accurate, 

 amounting to 17-7 million, or I.7 million less than the 19^8 

 figure when several States did not provide data. Operations include 

 reported personnel (table 8), fish foods purchased (table 6), plus 

 reported miscellaneous costs for supplies, maintenance, and other 

 items. 



Particularly interesting is the information presented in 

 table 7, concerned with management and research personnel. Total 

 personnel engaged in these activities has increased almost three- 

 fold. In the field of research on hatchery problems a total of 

 only 150 individuals was employed, with a total payroll of $529,070. 

 Comparing this with a total fish-cultural operating expense of I7.7 

 million dollars, we arrive at 3^ for hatchery research. This is 

 much too low when we realize that a nationwide reduction of one- 

 tenth of a food conversion point can save hundreds of thousands of 

 dollars, as can better information on disease control and nutritional 

 deficiencies. 



In the field of fishery management and research, having 

 to do with the stocking of hatchery fish for the greatest return to 

 the creel, a reported 776 people and a payroll of 3.8 million 

 dollars are involved. Many of these individuals were engaged on 

 studies only remotely concern ed with the improvement of hatchery 

 stocking. Perhaps the next few years will reveal the results of 

 their studies. The services of management biologists are necessary 

 to successful utilization of the hatchery product. Incidentally, 

 the reported biologists total 926 compared with the 2,058 fish- 

 cultural personnel, both figures including administrators. 



