
One or two men should be trained 
in this field. The method of train would 
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8 ural stations in the United States in the 
gation methods pertaining to the production of channel catfish, crappie, smallmouth and 
largemouth bass would be essential. ‘Trai 
and six to nine months the minisnus, aining for a period of one year would be advisable, 
2e Fish management, 
It is essential that at least one person be trained in this field 
should be a combination of on-the-job training and biological studies at a ma i 
which gives courses in identifying fishes, techniques of fishery surveys, recording and 
interpreting data, and formulating stocking plans, This technician will be the one to 
supervise the program and make recommendations for changes in plans and policies. One 
or two years would be essential, and four years would be desirable. 
3. Commercial fishing. 
Jobs are available for several men having a knowledge of commercial fisheries 
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gear, and boats, On-the-Job train for atudents, such as working on fishing boats off 
the California coast, the Gulf of Mexico, and Chesapeake Bay, and on fresh water areas 
such as lake George and the upper and lower Mississippi would be ideal. A knowledge of 
processing plants and marketing would be highly deeirable also. 

_. Restrictive regulations in addition to those noted below may be needed as the 
resource develops, 
1. Hook-and-line fishing. We can see no reason why any restrictions on the 
number of fish taken per day or on sige limits are needed at the present time. The native 
species and those suggested for introduction are prolific; consequently, intensive fishing 
is desirable if proper utilization is to be obtained. 
2 Closed seasons. If the fishery is to be utilized properly, there probably 
should not be any closed seasons. Fishing during the spawning season should not be 
discouraged, because this is a time when some of the mojarras can be taken by hook-and- 
line fishing to better advantage than at any other period. In fact, many of the mojarras 
are difficult to take by hook-and-line fishing during most of the year. 
3e Nets, traps, and other gear. Atarrayap are used throughout the Republic. 
It is believed that they should be permitted without restrictions in all waters except 
laguna Amatitidn and Lago Atitlga. In these two lakes it may be advisable to prohibit 
the uee df the atarrayas on Sundays and other holidays when large numbers of sport 
fishermen are using the waters. Otherwise, antagoniem may develop between the sportsmen 
and groups using the atarrayas. After bass fishing has been developed, it may be necessary 
to prohibit the use of the atarraya during the height of the bass spawning season in the 
highland lakes, but such prohibition would not be necessary in the coastal lagoons. 
Basket traps (Nasas) should be permitted in all streams and coastal lagoone.. 
It 18 believed that their use in the highland lakes of the interior should not be permitted, 
because of the conflict with the intensive sport fishing that is expected to develop if 
bases and crappie are introduced. 
Frais are used in some of the streams but are inefficient. There 
‘ia no reason why their use in coastal streams and lagoons should be restricted. 
Nets. No restrictions on the use of gill-nets, trammel nets, and haul 
seines should be made for fishing in the coastal lagoons. Their use in the highland 
lakes should not be permitted, as they would interfere with the intensive recreational 
use that is expected to develop after the introduction of bass and crappie. 
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