GLOSSARY 



All terms are defined as applied to use In the text of this digest. 



Adults: Fish that have attained sexual maturity. 



Air Force : Air Force Bases and ranges. 



Anadromous fish: A marine fish, such as the salmon, striped bass, and 

 shad that migrates upstream into freshwater to spawn. 



Aquarium: Aquaria, exlbitlon and museums. 



Army : Owned or controlled by the Army, excluding Corps of Engineers. 



Atlantic Anadromous Program : Enhancement and restoration of anadromous 

 fish species, such as the Atlantic salmon, striped bass, American shad, 

 and sturgeon. 



Bay : A body of water partly enclosed by land. 



Canal : A man-made waterway, ditch or channel. 



Corps of Engineers ; Corps of Engineers projects. 



Experimental and Research : Request from experimental stations and re- 

 search laboratories. 



Farm Pond Program: Includes all request for stocking ponds and other 

 still waters on private property under the farm pond program. 



Fingerlings : Young fish between one and five Inches in length. 



Fish and Wildlife : National fish hatcheries, national wildlife refuges, 

 fishery research. 



Forest Service : National forest areas. 



Fry : Recently hatched fish that have reached the free-swimming and 

 feeding stage. 



Great Lakes Program : Enhancement and reestoration of fish species, such 

 as the lake trout in the Great Lakes. 



Hatchery : 



Foreign : Distribution to a foreign country. 



Local Government : Town, City or County program. 



National Fish Hatchery : Transfers between Federal 



hatcheries. 



State: State Fish and Game agency. 



Indian Programs : Indian reservations and other areas mandated by 

 treaties or judicial directives. 



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