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preliminary observations. Dr. James S. Gutsell started studies on 

 the development and early life history of the shrimp at Beaufort, 

 N. C, and W. W. Anderson was stationed at Brunswick, Ga., to 

 observe the fishery. 



An important feature of the present plans is extensive State coop- 

 eration. The States to whom these resources belono;, even though 

 they may have no research division, often have valuable local facili- 

 ties which, coordinated and supplemented by bureau aid, can obtain 

 valuable results. A cordial spirit of cooperation has been shown 



FiGfRE .3. — Experimental fishing for shrimp in Georgia. 

 A sample of the shrimp catch is measured for records 

 of growth and flshes taken are sorted according to 

 species and recorded 



by the majority of the States; active participation in the pro<rram 

 has been undertaken by Georgia and Louisiana, and negotiations 

 looking toward a similar action are under way in Texas. 



Last September Commissioner Peter S.Twitty, of Georgia, took the 

 initiative in a biological investigation of Georgia's fisheries by hiring 

 an investigator and two boatmen. Since that time they have been 

 operating an experimental shrimp trawling vessel furnished by the 

 bureau along the entire coast of Georgia and the northern coast of 

 Florida, and valuable data on the effect of shrimp fishing upon other 

 economic species have been a>ccumulated. A survey is being made 

 of the shrimp fishery and detailed studies are being conducted on 



