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furnish <an abundant supply of these varieties. The Elephant Butte 

 irri_<2:ati()n project in New Mexico, and otlier developments on a sinaller 

 scale, have provided artificial lakes which will not support trout but 

 which afford the proper conditions for an abundance of the so-called 

 Warm-water or pond fishes. 



The stocking of lakes and streams by vState and Federal hatcheries 

 is being constantly augmented, and in spite of the somewhat reduced 

 mileage of streams in comparison with many other regions, sport 

 fishing is sufficiently attractive in the greater part of the area under 

 discussion to demand the attention of anglers. 



That sport fishing is of importance in the section is evidenced by 

 the fact that annually these States Hcense over 472,000 anglers and 

 sport fishermen, over one-half of whom are licensed in California. 



According to the latest report available 47 State fish hatcheries 

 (of which 26 are in California) are operated in the States coniprising 

 the Southwestern section. The annual output of these is about 

 47,000,000 eggs, iry, and fmgerlings, and consists mainly of various 

 species of trout, although there was a considerable production of 

 salmon in California. In addition, the United States Bureau of 

 Fisheries operates five fish hatcheries in the section. These have an 

 annual output of nearly 24,000,000 eggs, fry, and fmgerlings, w^hich 

 consist mainly of chinook salmon and various species of trout. 



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