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COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 



Vol. 28, No. 7 



A view of the new Fisheries Research Laboratory buUding in AnnArbor, Michigan, to be operated by the Bureau of Commercial Fisher- 

 ies of the U. S. Department of the Interior. 



In his remarks, the Assistant Secretary 

 said he knew of no better location for a fish- 

 ery research stationthan Ann Arbor. He cited 

 it as the State of Michigan's fishery research 

 center and the headquarters of the Great 

 Lakes International Commission. He also 

 pointed out the aggregation of fishery scien- 

 tists working in Ann Arbor--technologists, 

 economists, marketing specialists, adminis- 

 trators, and others, and that real cooperation 

 existed among the persons of those various 

 disciplines. 



The Assistant Secretary concluded with, 

 "... .we wish a bright future to this labora- 

 tory that is being dedicated today. It joins a 

 group of distinguished laboratories on the 

 Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific coasts. But we 

 have more than a hopeful wish before us. In 

 my opinion, this laboratory will become dis- 

 tinguished for its fundamental researches, 

 for the cleverness of its technological appli- 

 cations to fish management and the industry, 

 for its good judgment and balance, and for 

 its vision." 



Concurrent with the dedication ceremonies 

 was acceptance of the John Van Oosten Great 

 Lakes Fishery Research Library, also lo- 

 cated in the new laboratory building. The 

 late Dr. Van Oosten participated in some of 

 the earliest continuing fishery research on 

 the Great Lakes and was Director of the Bu- 

 reau's first laboratory in the Great Lakes 

 area. 



Great Lakes 



MICHIGAN STREAMS STOCKED WITH 

 YOUNG SILVER (COHO) SALMON: 



Approximately 225,000 young silver (coho) 

 salmon were released in mid-May 1966 in the 

 Big Huron River, Baraga County, Mich., to 

 conclude the Michigan Conservation Depart- 

 ment's first -year plantings of the fish in 3 

 northern Michigan streams. 



The 5- to 6 -inch fish were planted above 

 Big Erick's Bridge east of Skanee. Earlier 

 inthe spring, some 600,000 other silver salm- 

 on were stocked inthe Platte River, Benzie 

 County, and Bear Creek, Manistee County. 

 Many of the fish planted in the latter 2 

 streams have made their way into the Great 

 Lakes. These silver salmon, along with those 

 now swimming down the Big Huron River, 

 carry the Michigan Conservation Department's 

 hopes for revitalizing fishing in the Great 

 Lakes and connecting streams. 



If the program progresses as planned, the 

 young salmon will grow for about two years 

 in the Great Lakes and then return to the riv- 

 ers for spawning in fall 1967. 



