MARYLAND (Cont. ) 



National Science Foundation cooperating; Chesapeake Biological Laboratory; 

 began Summer 1954, continuing; Romeo Mansueti, Leader. 



Address inquiries to: Romeo Mansueti, as in No. 5 above. 



7. A Study of the Distribution of Juvenile Yellow Perch in the Severn and Patxixent 

 Rivers 



The objectives are (1) to ascertain the distribution of juvenile yellow perch 

 in these rivers and to decide the conditions in which they are fo\ind; and (2) 

 to find a means of predicting where juvenile yellow perch can be found in Mary- 

 land tidewater rivers other than the test areas. 



Chesapeake Biological Laboratory; began 1954, continuing; Romeo Mansueti, 

 Leader. 



Address inquiries to: Romeo Mansueti, as in No. 5 above. 



8. A Survey of the Volumes of Yellow Perch Spawn in Various Tidewater Streams 



The objectives are: (1) To develop and evaluate methods of estimating 

 yellow perch spawn volunnes in streams; (2) to obtain some measure of the 

 amount of spawning occurring in tidewater streams; (3) to translate these 

 volumes into numbers of eggs; and (4) to compare these numbers with the 

 numbers customarily produced and planted from the Severn Run hatchery. 



Chesapeake Biological Laboratory; began Spring 1954, continuing; Romeo 

 Mansueti, Leader. 



Address inquiries to: Romeo Mansueti, as in No. 5 above. 



9. A Study of Maryland's Yellow Perch Hatchery Operation 



The objective is to evaluate the existing techniques used and the practica- 

 bility of hatching and planting yellow perch in Maryland. 



Chesapeake Biological Laboratory; began 1954, continuing; Romeo Man- 

 sueti, Leader. 



Address inquiries to: Romeo Mansueti, as in No. 5 above. 



10. Patiixent River Spawning Area Study 



The objectives are: (1) To estimate the total egg production by striped 

 bass during an entire spawning season in the Patuxent River; (2) to develop 

 means of evaluating other surveys of striped bass spawning areas; (3) to 

 provide bases for planning effective programs for future surveys of striped 

 bass spawning with minimum effort and good estimates of the errors involved; 

 and (4) to determine accurately the relationships between striped bass spawn- 

 ing, temperature, and salinity. 



Chesapeake Biological Laboratory; began spring 1953, continuing; Romeo 

 Mansueti, Leader. 



Address inquiries to: Romeo Mansueti, as in No. 5 above. 



11. An Annotated Account of the Fishes and Fish-Like Craniates of the Fresh 

 Waters of Maryland and the District of Columbia 



The objectives are: (1) To summarize the 1949, 1950, and 1951 statewide 

 ichthyological surveys made in inland waters; (2) to make a much needed 

 contribution to the analysis of the distribution of the present fresh water fish 

 faima; (3) to make available a diagnostic key and illustrations for the identifi- 

 cation of fresh water forms for the first time in a study of Maryland fishes, 

 thereby complementing Hildebrand and Schroeder (1928) which contains keys 

 to estuarine fishes in Chesapeake Bay; and (4) to review past records of fishes 

 and to trace generally the history of the growth of knowledge from the earliest 

 reference to the present. 



Maryland Game and Inland Fish Commission cooperating; Chesapeake 



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