NORTH CAROLINA (Cont. ) 



Began July 1952, to close June 1960; $16, 000; William Kinsey, Leader. 

 Address inquiries to: Floyd Williamson, Box 2919, Raleigh, North 

 Carolina. 



3. Cold Water Fish Management Investigations 



This project is designed to obtain data on cold water streams, lakes, and 

 impoundments for use in planning a sound fish management program. Trout, 

 smallmouth bass, and walleyes will be studied particularly including their 

 relative abundance, habitat requirennents, and movements. On cold water 

 streams, trout population, catch, and survival will be studied. On controlled 

 Wildlife Management Areas, precise catch records can be kept by operating 

 creel census stations at the only points of access. Survival and catch of 

 stocked trout are measured. Sound trout and general cold-water management 

 practices result. 



WesternNorth Carolina; began July 1955, to close June 1962; $40,000; 

 L. B. Tebo, Jr. , Leader; reports available. 



Address inquiries to: L. B. Tebo, Jr. , Box 2919, Raleigh, North Carolina. 



4. Small Lake Management Investigations 



This project is designed to obtain fish management data on lakes from 10 

 to 30 acres in size containing primarily bass and bluegill combinations. Four 

 lakes have been selected in a Wildlife Management Area located within 15 miles 

 of each other and which can be controlled. Experimentation will include water 

 draw-downs, stocking ratio variations and vegetation study. Creel censuses 

 will be conducted to measure the effectiveness of the experimental practices 

 and complete population checks can be made using drain kettles and holding 

 troughs below each lake. 



Hoffman; began July 1954, to close June I960; $18,500; Robert Humphries, 

 Leader; reports available. 



Address inquiries to: Robert Humphries, Sandhills Wildlife Management Area, 

 Hoffman, North Carolina. 



5. Warm Water Fish Management Investigations 



This project is designed to obtain data on major warm water lakes and 

 reservoirs which will be helpful in devising fish management plans. It in- 

 cludes the selection of the most important pieces of water on a district basis, 

 determination of relative fish populations, species composition, water analysis, 

 vegetation observation and general survey of the water selected. Fish sampling 

 gear is standardized to experimental gill nets, nylon trammel nets, and rotenone 

 samples. Annual fish samples will be taken for comparative status of popula- 

 tions. 



Piedmont and eastern North Carolina; began July 1955, to close June 196*1; 

 $70,000; L. B. Tebo, Jr., Leader; reports available. 



Address inquiries to: D. F. Raver, Box 2919, Raleigh, North Carolina. 

 North Carolina State College 



1. Fish Culture in Farm Ponds 



The objectives are to develop a hybrid sunfish suitable for farm ponds, 

 to determine optimum stocking procedures using hybrid sunfish, and to study 

 the effect of fertilization on hybrid sunfish growth. Attempts will be made to 

 obtain offspring from crosses of different species of sxinfish in experimental 

 ponds. It is hoped that sufficient numbers will result to determine optimum 

 stocking ratios with largemouth bass in farm ponds either with Fj offspring or 

 with adults of the different species that will produce offspring in farm ponds. 



Raleigh and Fayetteville; began July 1956, to close July 1961; $10, 000; 

 Edward M. Lowry, Leader. 



Address inquiries to: Edward M. Lowry, Box 5215 - Zoology, State 

 College Station, Raleigh, North Carolina. 



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