in the Rossport-Pie Island areas of western Lake Superior and some 250,000 fish 

 were planted in the eastern portion of the lake. 



A large planting of 110,722 marked lake trout yearlings was also made in 

 Lake Ontario. This planting was the second and final planting of a two-year 

 program which was initiated jointly between Ontario and the New York Conser- 

 vation Department in 1963. The fish were provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

 Service from their national hatchery at Charlevoix, Michigan. A follow-up study 

 on the success of these plantings will be carried out by the Research Branch of 

 the department. 



Two special projects of interest were undertaken in the hatchery program 

 in 1964 and are as follows: 



(a) Pellet Feeding Experiments 



A new pellet food for trout, providing a more balanced diet, has been 

 developed by Glencoe Mills Inc., Glencoe, Minnesota. This pellet food was 

 used extensively in Ontario hatcheries in 1964 and several continuing experi- 

 ments to determine cost and advantages were set up to test the new product. 

 The results as yet are inconclusive, but it is readily apparent that the new 

 pellet does have superior qualities in the production of trout. 



(b) Kokanee Salmon 



Some three and a quarter million Kokanee eyed eggs were received at 

 Ontario hatcheries during the fall of 1964 as the first step in a serious attempt 

 to introduce this species to specific waters of the Great Lakes. The egg stocks 

 had their origin in British Columbia, Montana, Washington and Colorado. 

 They were transferred to Chatsworth, Sandfield and Wiarton hatcheries and 

 the Glenora Research Station for further incubation and culture before 

 planting in the eyed egg and fry stages. The plantings are scheduled for 

 suitable locations on Georgian Bay, Lake Huron, Lake Ontario and specific 

 tributary streams. A follow-up project will be initiated by the Research and 

 Fish and Wildlife Branch of the department to determine the success of 

 the introductions. 



Private Hatcheries 



Owners of private waters in Ontario must purchase the game fish required 

 for restocking purposes from licenced private hatcheries and authorization for 

 all plantings must be obtained from the department before the fish may be trans- 

 ported from the hatchery property. 



The number of private fish hatcheries is gradually increasing, and 29 licences 

 were issued in 1964 for the sale of fish for restocking purposes. This is an 

 increase of four over the number issued in 1963. A summary of the 1964 distri- 

 bution of fish for restocking from private hatcheries is outlined in Table IV. 



A new licence authorizing the sale of fish for human consumption was estab- 

 lished in 1963. Nineteen such licences were issued in 1963, and 20 in 1964. 

 This new licence is only available to those landowners with a water supply which 

 is wholly contained on their property and which is not located on a natural water- 

 course, except where such watercourse originates on the property. Furthermore, 

 all fish sold for human consumption must be tagged or packaged for identification 

 as a commercial product. 



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