466 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Such agencies as the Forest Service, National Park Service, Bureau 

 of Reclamation, Office of Indian Affairs, and various other land- 

 administering units, have encountered problems in fish management 

 and stocking in areas under their control. 



Whether or not fornial agreements of cooperation, such as have 

 been drawn up with the Forest Sei^vice and the Tennessee Valley 

 Authority, have been put into effect, the Bureau has contributed to 

 the solution of these problems. The Division of Fish Culture assisted 

 the T. V. A. in the preparation of plans for a large hatcheiy on the 

 Elk River in Alabama and at the close of the year construction oper- 

 tions were being started. Upon completion, this unit is to be operated 

 by this Bureau. 



In the Chattahoochee National Forest a very complete trout- 

 rearing imit was constructed by the Forest Service and turned over 

 to the Bureau of Fisheries for operation. Several similar estabUsh- 

 ments are operated in other national forests, generally on a seasonal 

 basis. In the general distribution from regular hatcheries special 

 attention has been given to the requirements of the Forest Service. 



Late in the fiscal year the Forest Park Hatchery, located in the 

 municipal park system of the city of St. Louis, was abandoned by 

 the State Conservation Department due to insufficient funds for its 

 operation. The Bureau was requested to take it over temporarily 

 under agreement with the city. An experienced fish culturist was 

 assigned to take charge and a successful hatching season resulted, 

 although the greater part of the fingerling bass, panfish, and other 

 species were retained for later distribution. The Bureau has also 

 maintained a man at a State hatchery located at Palestine, W. Va. 

 Lobster culture at the Bureau's Gloucester, Mass., station was con- 

 ducted in cooperation with the State Division of Marine Fisheries 

 and plans are being developed for a comparable effort in lobster cul- 

 ture jointly with the State of Maine. 



The Bureau prepared plans for the development of a bass hatchery 

 at Inks Dam, Tex., on the lower Colorado River. The site was made 

 available by the Lower Colorado River Authority, with the labor to 

 be furnished by the National Youth Administration. Active develop- 

 ment work was starting at the close of the year, with the intent that 

 the establishment would be operated by the Bureau upon completion. 



A similar establislmient was in process of construction at Elephant 

 Butte Dam, N. Mex., the sponsoring agency being the Bureau of 

 Reclamation, with labor furnished by the Civilian Conservation 

 Corps. 



As heretofore, the closest contact with the State fish and game de- 

 partments has been in the distribution of the hatchery output and in 

 the exchange of eggs. The fact that, as a general rule, the pubhc 

 recognizes no distinction between State and Federal hatcheries and 

 their activities, is indicative of the high degree of unity wliich has 

 been achieved. 



The Bureau's contacts with private and semipublic sportsmen's 

 and conservation organizations have been largely in the nature of 

 direct services. Such organizations have been recipients of large 

 numbers of fish for stocking and have been furnished with technical 

 advice when needed. As an example, there may be cited the hatchery 

 development at Carpenters Brook, Onondaga County, N. Y. Local 

 sportsmen enlisted the aid of the county authorities and county funds 



