CONTENTS 



Page 



Introduction 1 



The Great Lakes research program, 1927-1956 1 



Years of intensive field work, 1927-1932 3 



Period of reduced budgets, 1933-1947 4 



Sea lampreys and the expanded Great Lakes Fishery 



Investigations, 1948-1951 6 



The sea lamprey program 6 



Research on the sea lamprey 7 



Ecology of the sea lamprey 7 



Laboratory studies of development, growth 



and feeding 7 



Support of research in other institutions 8 



Development of control methods 8 



Mechanical barriers 8 



Electrical barriers 8 



Chemical control 9 



Growth of the control program 9 



Fishery research program 10 



Research vessel Cisco 10 



Lake Superior 11 



Lake Michigan 11 



Lake Huron 12 



Lake Erie 12 



Lakes Ontario and St. Clair; Red Lakes, Minnesota 12 



Fishery Statistics 12 



Publications by staff members 12 



Publications of scientists associated with Great Lakes Fishery 



Investigations 41 



Patents and patent applications 44 



Roster of biologists 45 



