Attention will also be given to improvements in techniques and instru- 

 mentation to increase the rate of present research and make possible 

 new undertakings which cannot be accomplished with existing methods,, 



Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife FY-62 $100,000 



PY-63 $lii7 s 000 

 Continuing studies will be undertaken of migratory marine fishes which 

 are of interest to recreational fishermen,, Through support received 

 in I960, a center of game fish research was established at Sandy Hook, 

 New Jersey „ Major activities in this center are: 



1) conducting a National Survey of catches 

 and an inventory of fishing facilities; 



2) establishing a compendium of all 

 available information on game fishes 

 and fishing and research in progress; 



3) developing facilities for basic re- 

 search in both experimental and 

 environmental fields; 



h) investigation into game fish problems 

 through contact with appropriate persons 

 and agencies around the country; 



S) drawing up a program for research and 

 services to be established during the 

 period 1961-1965. 



Research will be accomplished through fellowships, grants and contracts 

 to state conservation organizations and universities, in addition to 

 the Bureau's own. undertakings, 



A program of coastal environmental research is planned for the Pacific 

 Coast in the area between Cape Flattery and Point Conception and from 

 Long Island to Southern Florida in the Atlantic The role of estuaries 

 in the lives of game fishes is to be studied. Collections of larvae 

 and young fishes will be made in a number of estuaries, Basic life 

 history information for game fish species will be sought. 



Provision is being made for physiological studies and research on methods 



of rearing marine game fishes in order to learn their physical and 



biological requirements for early survival and growth. This research 



will commence in FY-62 and will continue in 1963, A deactivated 



Naval Base at Tiburon s California has been obtained for future West Coast 



operations. 



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