WEST VIRGINIA (Cont. ) 



additional game fish for the angler's creel. The walleye, yellowbelly sunfish, 

 and white bass were experimentally stocked in other impoundments and stream 

 systems in which they were not present. 



Statewide; began March 1952, indefinite; $2,000; Harry Van Meter, Leader; 

 reports available. 



Address inquiries to: Harry Van Meter, as inNo. 2 above. 



9. Distribution of West Virginia Fishes 



Collections of fishes were continued on all major streams and tributaries 

 in order to acquire knowledge of the different species present, their range of 

 distribution and abundance. Formerly handled through Cornell University, the 

 identification and mapping is now being done through West Virginia University. 

 In conjunction with this work, scale samples and measurements of numerous 

 game fish species are being recorded for determining the general growth rate 

 patterns in various waters of the State. 



West Virginia University and Cornell University cooperating; statewide; 

 began Jan\aary 1951, indefinite; $1, 000; Harry Van Meter, Leader; reports avail- 

 able. 



Address inquiries to: Harry Van Meter, as in No. 2 above. 



10. Management of Public Fishing Areas 



Impoundments in state parks and forests and other state-owned areas vmder- 

 go a periodic check to determine if, and what, measures are needed to bring 

 about an improvement in fishing conditions. This includes both warm water 

 and trout lakes. 



Statewide; began June 1949, indefinite; $6, 000; Harry Van Meter, Leader; 

 reports available. 



Address inquiries to: Harry Van Meter, as in No. 2 above. 



West Virginia University 



1. Investigation of the Cheat River Watershed 



This project consists of a physical, chemical, and biological survey of 

 the Cheat River and tributaries. It was established in response to a decline 

 in the fish populations throughout the watershed. 



Monongahela, Preston, Tucker, Randolph, Pocahontas Counties; 

 September 1955, to close October 1956; $2,000; Frank J. Schwartz, Leader; 

 reports available. 



Address inquiries to: Frank J. Schwartz, Department of Biology, West 

 Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia. 



2. Studies on the Life Histories of Notropis cerasinus and Notropis ardens from 

 the Roanoke River 



This project concerns food studies on both species year round, growth 

 rates, sexual dimorphism, sex ratios, and population densities. 



Montgomery County; began April 1955, to close April 1957; Frank J. 

 Schwartz, Leader. 



Address inquiries to: Frank J. Schwartz, as in No. 1 above. 



U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Branch of Fishery Biology 



1. Kidney Disease 



Studies are in progress on the ways in which this disease spreads in 

 nature and on the selection of the most promising drugs for its cure. Treat- 

 ment with sulfonamides and antibiotics are being studied. 



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