FLORIDA (Cont. ) 



concerned with southern innpoundments. The purpose of the report was to 

 acquaint these groups with (1) the possibilities, which have been successfully 

 demonstrated elsewhere, of increasing both the fisherman catch and the total 

 number of annual fishing days, and (2) the means of providing comfortable as 

 well as successful winter fishing. 



Hdqtrs. Jacksonville, Florida; began June 1956, closed September 1956; 

 $100; Division Engineer, Leader; reports available. 



Address inquiries to: Division Engineer, South Atlantic Division, Corps 

 of Engineers, Atlanta, Georgia. 



Study of the Spawning Migrations of Mullet Through St. Lucie Lock and Dam, 

 Florida 



This study will furnish supplementary data for a second year on the annual 

 spawning run of mullet from Lake Okeechobee through St. Lucie Canal to the 

 ocean. Following a fish kill during the peak of the 1955-56 run, emergency 

 24-hour operation of the lock as a fish ladder was necessary from December 13 

 to January 3 to assist spawners downstream. Certain precautionary measures 

 have been adopted to insure safe passage for this fish during future runs, but 

 more information is needed. Beginning November 1, 1956, daily observations 

 of fish movement, concentrations of fish, weather conditions, and the number 

 of lockages necessary for fish passage will be recorded throughout the down- 

 stream and return runs. 



St. Lucie Lock and Dam near Stuart, Florida; began December 1955, 

 continuing; $500; District Engineer, Leader; reports available. 



Address inquiries to: As in No. 1 above. 



GEORGIA 

 Game and Fish Commission 



Trout Stream Managennent Investigation 



General objectives of this project include: (1) to survey the streams of North 

 Georgia and determine which are suitable for trout, (2) to determine the utiliza- 

 tion of these streams by the anglers, and (3) to evaluate the data obtained and 

 prepare management recommendations for those streams that maintain trout 

 populations. 



In addition to general physical, chemical, and biological surveys, an in- 

 tensive creel census is conducted on the streams of the Wildlife Management 

 Areas. All trout placed in the streams are marked before being stocked to 

 facilitate identification by the creel census clerks. 



North Georgia; began March 1953, to close June 1959; $25,800; Terrence J. 

 Merkel, Leader; reports available. 



Address inquiries to: Charles E. Lane, Jr. , Federal Aid Coordinator, 

 State Game and Fish Commission, 412 State Capitol, Atlanta, Georgia. 



Reservoir Management Investigations 



The general objectives are: (1) to determine the composition of the fish 

 populations, (2) to determine the size and species of fish caught and angling 

 success, (3) to determine the portion of the fish population removed by fish- 

 ing and, (4) to evaluate the use of various types of commercial fishing gear 

 on game and rough fish. This work is being done on four large impoundments 

 in the northeastern part of the State. 



A creel census and tagging study is underway on each reservoir as well as 

 selected limnological studies. 



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