to gain access to the river ahwve the dam dur- 

 ing low -water periods. Shad can swim over the 

 dam during periods of high water. It was 

 estimated that appro.ximately 440 shad used the 

 fishway during the period May 5 and June 26, 

 1953. 



Before the Neuse River shad fishery can 

 be scientifically managed, catch and effort data 

 must be gathered for a series of years. Studies 

 can then be undertaken to determine factors 

 limiting population abundance . If these factors 

 can be controlled, it may be possible to manage 

 the Neuse River shad population to obtain maxi- 

 mum yields. 



It is proposed that the Carolina Power 

 and Light Company open the sluice gates on the 

 Goldsboro dam during the periods March 15 to 

 July 15, so that shad and other fish may have 

 uninterrupted access to the spawning area above 

 the dam. 



LITERATURE CITED 



Cobb, John N . 



1906. Investigation relative to the 



shad fisheries of North Carolina. 

 North Carolina Geological Survey -- 

 Economic Paper No. 12, pp. 1-39. 



Stevenson, Charles H. 



1899. The shad fisheries of the 



Atlantic coast of the United States. 

 U.S. Fish Comm., Report for 1898, 

 vol. 24, pp. 163-168. 



U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 



1953-55. Fishery Statistics of the 



United States, 1950 to 1952, 

 Statistical Digests 27, 30, 34. 



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