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CCMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 



Vol. 13, No. 4 



Comments on the demonstration programs fron those attending were very favor- 

 able. But the best indication of their value is shovm by the increase in the use 

 of fish in Massachusetts' schools following the demonstrations. Although Massachu- 

 setts has long been a large consumer of fishery products, the program proved that 

 even in this major fish-producing State there still exist untapped markets for fish- 

 ery products. 



Table 2 shows the results of these demonstrations. It is based on a follow-up 

 survey in 92 of the l/(.2 schools represented at these meetings. The data were taken 

 from actual records kept by the school-lunch managers and illustrate the amounts of 

 fish served during a four-week period before and after the demonstrations. 



An over-all increase in the use of ihe fish of 



many inland schools had used very little fish. 



7,2 percent in the 92 schools 

 checked was indicated by the fol- 

 low-up survey. It is interest- 

 ing to note that the inland schools 

 showed a much greater increase in 

 the utilization of fish in school 

 lunches , while many of the schools 

 located nearer the coast indicated 

 no change in their fish consump- 

 tion following the demonstrations. 

 The reason for this variance is 

 found, of course, in the fact that 

 previous to the demonstration 



Some of the problems which must be met before the full possibilities of this 

 market can be fully realized were brought out during these demDnstrations . Lunch- 

 room managers often indicated that they knew little about cooking fish, or that they 

 objected to its odor while cooking. Mary also felt their facilities were inadequate 

 for cooking fish. The demonstrations contributed much toward overcoming these ob- 

 jections for using fish. But their other problems, such as their inability to obtain 

 inexpensive fish, fish of uniform quality fron week to week, and delivery schedules 

 and difficulties, are a challenge to the fish dealers. These problems multiply as 

 the distance of the schools increases from the coast. The Massachusetts survey In- 

 dicates that the greatest potential market for fishery products lies in the inland 

 areas . 



Great Lakes Fishery Investigations 



SEA LAMPREYS FOUKD RESISTANT TO ELECTRICAL CURRENTS ; Results of field and lab- 

 oratory tests directed at developing a lethal electrical device for killing young 

 downstream migrating sea lampreys indicated they were extraordinarily resistant to 

 electrical currents, even at very high voltage. No economical method of electrocuting 

 these young migrants now appears possible, according to an announcement by the Ser- 

 vic's Great Lakes Fishery Investigations which is conducting the sea lamprey inves- 

 tigations. An electro-mechanical device for trapping spawning migrants will be in- 

 stalled and tested in the Ocqueoc River. 



PB0(51ESS REPORT ^ OTHER SEA LAMPREY INVESTIGATIOiS ACTIVITIES ; Fishing oper- 

 ations through ice in Lake Huron this winter yielded data on abundance and degree of 



