MASSACHUSETTS (Cont. ) 



1948, continuing; $200; R. E. Trippensee, Leader, 



Address inquiries to: Forestry and Wildlife Management Department, 

 University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts. 



U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Branch of Ganne-fish and Hatcheries 



1. Fishery Management Surveys 



The objective is to develop fish management plans, based on surveys, for 

 specific water areas. Priority is given to Federally controlled areas such as 

 Service refuges, National Forests, Veterans Administration facilities , defense 

 installations, and Indian reservations. 



Headquarters - Boston, field work in the several states comprising Fish 

 and Wildlife Service Region 5; continuing; James C. Otis and Paul L. Hooper, 

 Leaders. Field Offices; Warren, Pennsylvania; Joseph A. Boccardy, Leader 

 and Elkins, West Virginia, Jack D. Larmoyeux, Leader. 



Address inquiries to: Regional Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, 

 1105 Blake Building, 59 Temple Place, Boston 11, Massachusetts. 



2. Technical Assistance in Fish Cultural Activities 



Assistance is given to fish cultural personnel toward the solution of bio- 

 logical problems of hatchery management, such as weed control, fertilization, 

 disease, and water quality; and in initiating new or improved techniques. Fish 

 stocking activities are reviewed for correlation with State Conservation Department 

 practices and to direct the distribution of Federally produced fish in accordance 

 with Fish and Wildlife Service policy and known fishery managennent needs. 



Headquarters - Boston; field work in the several states comprising Fish 

 and Wildlife Service Region 5; continuing; James C. Otis and Paul L. Hooper 

 Leaders. Field Offices: Warren, Pennsylvania; Joseph A. Boccardy, Leader, 

 and Elkins, West Virginia, Jack D. Larmoyeux, Leader. 



Address inquiries to: As in No. 1 above. 



U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of River Basin Studies 



1. Survey of Finfish and Shellfish Resources of Narragansett Bay in Relation 

 to Proposed Hurrican Damage Control Barriers 



The project involves an inventory of the marine life of Narragansett 

 Bay, its utilization, and the ecological relationships of the fauna of the area. 

 Research into the characteristics of the macroinvertebrate life of the Bay and 

 studies of the tolerances of the hard clam to various influences will be under- 

 taken. The ultimate objectives are to determine the probable impact of hurri- 

 cane control structures on the Bay's fauna, devise methods to mitigate any 

 undesirable impacts and enhance desirable ones, and develop a comprehensive 

 record of pre -development conditions in the Bay for post -development refer- 

 ence and comparison. 



Rhode Island Division of Fish and Game and the University of Rhode 

 Island cooperating; Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island and Massachusetts; 

 began April 1956, indefinite; $20,000; John E. Watson, Leader. 



Address inquiries to: Regional Director, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

 59 Temple Place, Boston, Massachusetts. 



2. Allegheny River Creel Census 



The objective of this project is to develop a pre-impoundnnent assessment 

 of the fishery resources which would be affected by the contemplated Allegheny 

 River Reservoir. A similar project will be undertaken several years after the 

 project is constructed, provided development of the site occurs. 



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