FISHERIES RESEAKCH 



The fisheries research program has been developed to obtain new Infor- 

 mation and techniques necessary to surmount the obstacles which currently stand 

 In the way of sound fisheries management. Continued development of the program 

 along practical lines requires that the close working relationship between manage- 

 ment and research staffs be continued and constantly Improved. 



In March, 1961 the third annual meeting of Departmental research and 

 management biologists was held at the Forest Ranger School, Dorset. These meet- 

 ings serve several useful purposes. They provide a means of exchanging up-to- 

 date Information. They accomplish an understanding on the part of the research 

 staff of management problems encountered, which leads to a proper orientation of 

 research programs. They also serve to Improve the understanding of the management 

 staff of the problems encountered In research, with a resultant appreciation on 

 their part of the long term advantage of pursuing research projects to whatever 

 fundamental level Is necessary to achieve broad applicability of results to waters 

 all across the province. 



No major changes were made In the Research Branch program on the Great 

 Lakes during 1960, and there were no changes In the facilities or staff at the 

 several stations. The Important species under consideration were lake trout, 

 whltefish, perch, smelt and splake. 



In the increasingly Important sports fish field which was served by 

 one scientist only until recently, two new units were Initiated in 1960: speckled 

 trout and smallmouth bass. With the development of these units during the next 

 few years, and with the establishment of additional units for other Important 

 species such as yellow pickerel, our program will achieve a level of effort more 

 consistent with the value and needs of this resource. 



