DELAWARE (Cont. ) 



Statewide; began July 1956, to close June 1957; $35, 000; Norman G. Wilder, 

 Leader. 



Address inquiries to: Jay L. Harmic, as in No. 1 above. 



3. Freshwater Developments and Maintenance 



The objectives are: (1) To increase the available fishing area on both 

 marine and freshwaters by the installation of parking areas, launching ramps, 

 and access roads, and (2) to insure continued public use of public fishing ponds 

 in Delaware by the installation of launching ramps and public access areas. 



Statewide; began July 1956, to close Jxine 1957; $35, 000; Henry P. Gofer, 

 Leader; reports available. 



Address inquiries to: Jay L. Harmic, as in No. 1 above. 



4. Marine and Freshwater Investigations 



This is an omnibus project which provides for the scientific study of 

 marine and freshwater fisheries problems and for the investigation of possi- 

 bilities for the development of the sport fisheries. 



Statewide; began July 1956, to close June 1957; $25, 000; Franklin Daiber 

 and Jay L. Harmic, Leaders; reports available. 



Address inquires to: For marine investigations - Franklin G. Daiber, 

 University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware. For freshwater investigations - 

 Jay L. Harnnic, as in No. 1 above. 



U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Branch of Fishery Biology 



1. Survey of the Ocean Fisheries off Delaware Bay 



A survey of the sport and commercial ocean fisheries in the coastal waters 

 of southern New Jersey, Delaware, and the eastern shore of Maryland. Results 

 include description of fishing grounds; methods of fishing; species composition 

 of catch; measurement of total catch, effort, and catch per unit effort; and 

 value of the fisheries in terms of investment and monetary return. 



Delaware Department of Fish and Game, Marine Laboratory, University 

 of Delaware and New Jersey Division of Fish and Game cooperating; Newark, 

 Delaware; began January 1952, to close October 1957; $7,000; F. G. June, 

 Leader; reports available. 



Address inquiries to: F. G. June, U. S. Fishery Laboratory, Beaufort, 

 North Carolina. 



FLORIDA 

 Game and Fresh Water Fish Gommission 



1. Lake and Stream Survey 



The objective of this project is to catalog the lakes over 150 acres in size 

 and the major streams of the State. This will be used to plan future fisheries 

 work and furnish a guide for the fishermen of the State. 



Statewide; began May 1954, to close June 1957; $23, 136; Edward Grittenden, 

 Leader; reports available. 



Address inquiries to: Edward Grittenden, Game and Fresh Water Fish 

 Gommission, Tallahassee, Florida. 



2. Fish Management Investigations 



The over -all objective of this program will be to test conventional and 

 experimental fishing gear to determine whether effective control of undesirable 



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