g. To carry out responsibilities established by treaties and other 

 commitments of the Federal Government to maintain or restore fishery 

 resources. 



It is the policy of the Fish and Wildlife Service to allocate or distribute 

 the output of its Fish Hatcheries in the following order of priority: 



(1) International waters, such as coastal and Great Lakes areas, and 

 waters on land owned, controlled and managed by Federal agencies or 

 recognized Indian tribes (international treaties or cooperative agree- 

 ments usually involved). 



(2) Waters on land owned by the Federal Government and managed by 

 State agencies (cooperative agreements usually involved). 



(3) Waters on State or privately owned land managed by a Federal 

 Agency (cooperative agreements usually involved). 



(4) Waters which border or cross State boundaries. 



(5) Waters owned and managed by State agencies (cooperative 

 agreements occasionally involved). 



(6) Privately owned waters. 



The present system for allocating fish to the several classes of water 

 has been used by the Federal Government since 1949. The records system 

 used to report stocking offish was completely revised as of January 1, 

 1966, to provide more current data and better identification of the various 

 program areas. As a result of the development of fishery management 

 programs, long-range stocking requirements have been determined in 

 many States and Federal areas. Fish stocking requests are now 

 provided by fishery program managers for the various management 

 programs, and it is no longer necessary or desirable to receive individual 

 stocking requests for public waters. Fish are allocated, however, on an 

 individual basis for newly created waters and special programs that meet 

 the present Fish and Wildlife Service criteria for stocking. 



