ILLINOIS 

 Department of Conservation 



1. Mississippi River Survey 



Fisheries biologists are collecting creel data and locating possible access 

 sites along the 573-mile stretch of the Mississippi River bordering Illinois 

 to determine its present use and further development of the sport fishery. 



Illinois Natural History Survey cooperating; Mississippi River and back- 

 waters bordering Illinois; began April 1956, to close March 1958; $28, 000; 

 Robert F. Klant, Leader. 



Address inquiries to: William C. Starrett, Illinois Natural History Sur- 

 vey Laboratory, Havana, Illinois. 



2. Collection of Commercial Fisheries Statistics 



Fisheries biologists are collecting data by personal contact with commercial 

 fishermen in order to obtain accurate commercial fisheries statistics which 

 have definite values for administration in development and management phases 

 of the over-all fisheries resources in the State. 



Illinois Natural History Survey cooperating; statewide; began January 1953, 

 continuing; $7, 000; Sam A. Parr, Leader; reports available. 



Address inquiries to: Sam A. Parr, Superintendent, Division of Fisheries, 

 102 State Office Building, Springfield, Illinois. 



3. Creation of New Fishing Waters 



Creation of artificial lakes with the primary usage designated as sport 

 fishing is continuing using state and Federal Aid funds. Several lakes have 

 been completed and more are planned. 



Statewide; began July 1946, continuing; $500, 000; Sam A. Parr, Leader. 



Address inquiries to: Sam A. Parr, as in No. 2 above. 



4. Fish Management on Illinois Waters 



Fisheries investigations, management services, and development proce- 

 dures are being performed on water areas throughout the State. 



Statewide; began July 1950, continuing; $125,000; Sam. A. Parr, Leader; 

 reports available. 



Address inquiries to; Sam A. Parr, as in No. 2 above. 



Illinois Natural History Survey 



1. Tests of Commercial Fertilizers for Improving Fish Ponds 



The improvement in pond fishing resulting from the addition of commercial 

 fertilizers is being studied. 



Southern lUinoisj began 1947, indefinite; Donald F. Plansen, Leader. 



Address inquiries to: Donald F. Hansen, 276 Natural Resources Building, 

 Urbana, Illinois. 



2. Responses of Several Common Fishes to an Annual Artificial Lake Level Man- 

 ipulation 



Several artificial lakes are subjected to annual drawdowns in order to 

 determine the effect of such drawdowns upon several common species of warm- 

 water fishes including largennouth bass , snnallmouth bass, bluegills, green 

 suniish, redear sunfish, warmouth bass , and black bullheads. 



Statewide; began 1950, indeifinite; George W. Bennett, Leader; reports 

 available. 



Address inquiries to: George W. Bennett, 271 Natural Resources Building, 

 Urbana, Illinois. 



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