Smith, Oliver H., and John Van Oosten 



1940. Tagging experiments with lake 



trout, whitefish, and other species 



of fish from Lake Michigan. 



Trans. Am. Fish. Soc, Vol. 69 



(1939), pp. 63-84. 

 Analysis of data on recoveries of 388 

 or 13.4 percent of 2,902 fish (nearly 

 half of them lake trout) tagged at Port 

 Washington, Wisconsin, to establish 

 patterns of movement of lake trout, 

 v;hitefish, lake herring, yellow perch, 

 rainbow trout, sturgeon, and other 

 species. Recaptures of lake trout 

 were at first local but within 3 years 

 were fairly well scattered throughout 

 the lake. Movements of other fishes 

 varied from species to species. Data 

 are included on the growth of tagged 

 lake trout, rainbow trout, whitefish, 

 and sturgeon. 



Smith, Stanford H. 



1954 . Method of producing plastic im - 

 pressions of fish scales without 

 using heat. Prog. Fish. -Cult., 

 Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 75-78. 

 Principal features of the roller-press 

 described are: large, 3 -inch rollers 

 that apply the pressure over a rela- 

 tively wide area; micrometer adjust- 

 ment for the control of the spacing 

 between rollers; reduction gear to 

 permit slow passage of the plastic 

 strip between the rollers. Detailed 

 instructions are given for the use of 

 the equipment. 



1956. Research vessel Cisco operations 

 in 1955. Comm . Fish. Rev. Vol. 

 18, No. 5, pp. 21-23. 

 Brief statement of the research pro- 

 gram in northern Lake Michigan on 

 the abundance, distribution, and 

 natural history of chubs, and on the 

 limnology (hydrography, plankton, 

 bottom organisms). 



1956. Life history of lake herring of 



Green Bay, Lake Michigan. Fish. 

 Bull., Fish and Wildlife Serv., 

 Vol. 57, pp. 87-138. 



A general inquiry including data on: 

 production and commercial importance; 

 size, age, and growth; year -class 

 strength; length-weight relation; dis- 

 tribution and movements; sex ratio, 

 maturity, fecundity, spawning season 

 and grounds. Discusses in detail the 

 problem of "growth compensation" and 

 the biasing effects of selective fishing 

 on samples of the stock. 



1957. Limnological surveys of the Great 

 Lakes --early and recent. Trans. 

 Am. Fish. Soc, Vol. 86(1956), 

 pp. 409-418. 

 Reviews first the =arly explorations 

 and casual observations and the initial 

 limnological studies --useful but scat- 

 tered and small-scale. The most 

 effective surveys have been possible 

 through inter -agency cooperation which 

 permits a pooling of facilities, staff, 

 and equipment. Expansion of limno- 

 logical research on the Great Lakes has 

 been rapid in late years, and the out- 

 look for the future is good. 



Van Oosten, John 



1923. A study of the scales of whitefishes 



of known ages. Zoologica, Vol. 2, 



No. 17, pp. 380-412. 

 Study of scale structure of whitefishes 

 reared artificially in the New York 

 Aquarium, demonstrating conclusively 

 the validity of the annulus as a year 

 mark. Includes data on body-scale 

 relationship and evidence that tempera- 

 ture is a primary factor in annulus 

 formation. 



1928. Fisheries of the Great Lakes. 



Life histories of the Coregoninae. 



In: Progress in biological inquiries, 



T926, by Elmer Higgins. Rep. U.S. 



Comm. Fish, for 1927, pp. 662-667. 

 Comments on validity of scale method 

 (with emphasis on the nature of Lee's 

 phenomenon) and progress repxjrt on 

 life-history study of lake herring of 

 Saginaw Bay. 



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