turned away from the alternating-cur- 

 rent field and diverted into a trap. 

 Two devices tested over an entire 

 season gave excellent results. 



McLAIN, ALBERTON L., and WILLIS L. 

 NIELSEN. 

 1953. Directing the nnovement of fish with 

 electricity. Fish Wildl. Serv., Spec. 

 Sci. Rep. Fish. 93, ii + 24 p. 



Description of equipment, procedure, 

 and results in laboratory and field ex- 

 periments (nnostly with brook trout, 

 rainbow trout, and white suckers). Best 

 results were obtained with square wave 

 shape at a duty cycle of 0.66, frequency 

 of 3/sec. Variation of reaction accord- 

 ing to size of fish was a major difficulty. 

 Technical problems are reviewed, and 

 reconnmendations nnade for further re- 

 search. 



McLAIN, ALBERTON L., vide: VERNON C. 

 APPLEGATE; LEO F. ERKKILA; BERNARD 

 R. SMITH. 



MERNA, JAMES W. 



1962. Quantitative sampling with the 

 orange-peel dredge. Linnnol. Oceanogr. 

 7(3):432-433. 



Under laboratory conditions, the sur- 

 face area sampled increased with depth 

 of penetration of the dredge from about 

 65 square inches, at a depth of 1 inch 

 to about 138 square inches at 5 inches. 

 Further increase of penetration to 6 

 inches did not increase the area. The 

 relation between sampling area (A) and 

 volume of sample {V) was described 

 by the equation, A = 51.83 + 0.338V - 

 0. 000336 V'^. 



MOFFETT, JAMES W. 



1950a. Progress report on the sea lamprey 

 program. The Fisherman (Grand Haven, 

 Mich.) 18{7):5, 8. 



Outline of organization of the ex- 

 panded Great Lakes Fishery Investiga- 

 tions, account of works in progress, 

 and statement of proposed researches 

 on the developnnent of methods of con- 

 trolling the sea lamprey. 



MOFFETT, JAMES W. 



1950b. Sea lamprey control. Mich. Conserv. 

 19(4):18.20. 



Popular review of the subject em- 

 phasizing the use of known facts in the 

 life history of the sea lamprey in the 

 technical problenn of developing n-iethods 

 of control by nnechanical barriers, 

 electricity, poisons, and other means. 



MOFFETT, JAMES W. 



1952. The study and interpretation of fish 

 scales. Sci. Counselor 15(2):40-42. 



Popular account touching such points 

 as: structure of scales; developmentof 

 the use of scales and bones for growth 

 studies; preparation and microscopic 

 exannination of scales and scale impres- 

 sions; and practical applications of 

 growth data. 



MOFFETT, JAMES W. 



1953a. Lake fisheries need lannprey control 

 and research. The Fisherman (Grand 

 Haven, Mich.) 21(4):10-11, 14. 



The invasion of the sea lamprey, its 

 destruction of lake trout in Lakes Huron 

 and Michigan, and its threat to Lake 

 Superior are reviewed. Control of 

 lampreys is imperative if fisheries are 

 to be spared in Lake Superior and re- 

 stored in Lakes Huron and Michigan. 

 Yet, control is not enough. We nnust 

 have greatly expanded and continuing 

 research to learn the factors of abun- 

 dance of fish. Certain specific research 

 problems are listed. 



MOFFETT, JAMES W. 



1953b. Report of Connmittee on Hydrobiology 

 and Fish Culture. Trans. Amer. Fish. 

 Soc. 82:315-320. 



Major innpediments to effective re- 

 search include: a poor "research 

 climate," inherent in our very culture; 

 superficiality of training; a mania for 

 action programs which demand quick 

 results and give no opportunity for 

 mature consideration; and diversion of 

 best researchers into administration. 

 Suggestions are given for the correc- 

 tion of these evils. 



MOFFETT, JAMES W. 



1953c. War on lampreys. Philadelphia En- 

 quirer, Aug. 23, p. 16-17. 



Popvilar account of the invasion of the 

 sea lamprey, its threat to the fisheries, 

 and steps taken to meet that threat. 



MOFFETT, JAMES W. 



1954a. A research program for Lake Erie. 

 The Fisherman (Grand Haven, Mich.) 

 22(1):7, 11-12, 14. 



Detailed suggestions are offered for 

 research along four major lines: identi- 

 ties, distribution, and nnovements of 

 stocks; fluctuations of catch and avail- 

 ability in relation to year-class strength, 

 size at capture, and rate of exploitation; 

 factors of abundance; and experimental 

 managennent. 



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