NEW YORK (Cont. ) 



5. Lake Erie and Lake Ontario Fisheries Investigations 



In order to provide a continuous record of catch and status of the fishing 

 in New York waters of the Great Lakes, a survey is in progress through the 

 commercial fishermen including studies bearing on angling resources. 



U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service cooperating; began 1950, indefinite; $3000; 

 W. G. Bentley, Leader; reports available. 



Address inquiries to: U. B. Stone, New^ York State Conservation Depart- 

 ment, 2130 Scottsviile Road, Scottsville, New York. 



6. Muskellunge Management Study 



This is a continuing study of the resource, involving checks during the 

 annual netting for spawn, tagging work, and inventory of angling catch for 

 management purposes. It also includes survival checks of muskellunge plant- 

 ing in several waters by the fin-clip method. 



Chautauqua Lake and several smaller lakes; began 1941, indefinite; $1500; 

 U. B. Stone, Leader. 



Address inquiries to: U. B. Stone, as in No. 5 above. 



7. Lake Champlain Ice Fishing Census 



The project involves creel census sannpling by game protectors, aeroplane 

 coxints of anglers, and analysis of catch data. 



Vermont Department of Conservation and Development, cooperating; 

 began 1950, to close 1958; $1,000; R. G. Zilliox, Leader; reports available. 



Address inquiries to: R. G. Zilliox, as in No. 3 above. 



8. Adirondack Trout Restoration Project 



This is a combination of management and research, whereby a large number 

 of lakes and ponds are reclaimed annually for trout production. Checks of re- 

 sults are made including efficiency of destruction of fish by rotenone treatment 

 and of trout stocking. Brook trout is the principal species with some experi- 

 ments being conducted with "splake" (hybrid brook x lake trout). 



Northern New York; began 1950, indefinite; $17,000; R. G. Zilliox, Leader; 

 reports available. 



Address inquiries to: R. G. Zilliox, as in No. 3 above. 



9. Control of Light Intensity to Induce Early Egg Production in Hatchery Trout 



Much earlier trout eggs are produced through control of light intensity 

 beginning in the spring. Although this is new a standard procedure further 

 work to improve the method is in progress. 



Randolph and DeBruce Hatcheries; began 1950, indefinite; $200; K. B. 

 Nichols, Leader. 



Address inquiries to: K. B. Nichols, New York Conservation Department, 

 Albany, New York. 



10. St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario Smallmouth Bass Investigation 



The purpose is to obtain facts basic to management, through tagging 

 and migration studies. A study of bass planting by use of fin-clipped fish is 

 also included. 



Began 1941, indefinite; $500; D. G. Pasko, Leader; reports available. 



Address inquiries to: D. G. Pasko, as in No. 1 above. 



11. Lake Ontario Lake Trout Investigation 



This is a joint project involving planting of nrmrked (fin-clipped) lake trout 

 supplied by New York and Ontario for the purpose of developing methods for 

 building up the lake trout resource in Lake Ontario and to make biological 



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