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Bathymetric distribution of fish in lakes of the northeastern highlands, Wisconsin Bathymetric distribution of fish in lakes of the northeastern highlands, Wisconsin
The present study of the bathymetric distribution of fish in the lakes of northeastern Wisconsin has been based on records of the catches of gill nets fished during the summers of 1930, 1931 and 1932. During the first of the three summers, soundings were made only of the general area in which each gang of nets was fished. In 1931 and 1932, however, individual records were made of the...
Authors
Ralph Hile, Chancey Juday
Age, growth, and production of the yellow perch, Perca flavescens (Mitchill), of Saginaw Bay Age, growth, and production of the yellow perch, Perca flavescens (Mitchill), of Saginaw Bay
Ages were determined and individual growth histories computed from the examination and measurement of scales from 820 yellow perch collected in 1929 and 1930. Calculated lengths greater than 101 millimeters were computed on the assumption (supported by empirical data) that the ratio of body length to scale length is constant. Lengths below 101 millimeters were determined with the aid of...
Authors
Ralph Hile, Frank W. Jobes
The age and growth of fresh-water fishes The age and growth of fresh-water fishes
No abstract available.
Authors
John Van Oosten
The smelt, Osmerus mordax (Mitchill) The smelt, Osmerus mordax (Mitchill)
No abstract available.
Authors
John Van Oosten
Tagging experiments with lake trout, whitefish, and other species of fish from Lake Michigan Tagging experiments with lake trout, whitefish, and other species of fish from Lake Michigan
A total of 2,902 Lake Michigan fish was tagged and released, 48.8 per cent of which were lake trout and 85 per cent lake trout, lake herring, and whitefish. A total of 388 fish or 13.4 per cent was recaptured. The percentages of returns indicated a tremendous fishing intensity for lake trout, whitefish, and sturgeon. About 81 per cent of the recaptured fish were retaken within a radius...
Authors
Oliver H. Smith, John Van Oosten
Report to the Michigan State Senate on the fisheries of Potagannissing Bay, Michigan Report to the Michigan State Senate on the fisheries of Potagannissing Bay, Michigan
No abstract available.
Authors
Fred A. Westerman, John Van Oosten
Can the Great Lakes fisheries be saved? Can the Great Lakes fisheries be saved?
Abstract has not been submitted
Authors
John Van Oosten
Battle rages over closing Potagannissing Bay to commercial fishermen Battle rages over closing Potagannissing Bay to commercial fishermen
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Authors
John Van Oosten
The distribution of cottid fishes in Lake Michigan The distribution of cottid fishes in Lake Michigan
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Authors
Hilary J. Deason
The age, growth, and feeding habits of the whitefish Coregonus clupeaformis (Mitchell), of Lake Champlain The age, growth, and feeding habits of the whitefish Coregonus clupeaformis (Mitchell), of Lake Champlain
This study is based on 120 whitefish collected in northern Lake Champlain (Missisquoi Bay) in 1930 and on 175 whitefish taken in southern Lake Champlain in 1931. Since the whitefish population had not been exploited commercially after 1912 in United States waters and after 1915 in Canadian waters, its study should be of interest in showing the characteristics of a population practically...
Authors
John Van Oosten, Hilary J. Deason
The age, growth, sexual maturity, and sex ratio of the common whitefish, Coregonus clupeaformis (Mitchill), of Lake Huron The age, growth, sexual maturity, and sex ratio of the common whitefish, Coregonus clupeaformis (Mitchill), of Lake Huron
During five years (1939-43) of nutritional research on pen-reared bobwhite quail at the Patuxent Research Refuge, Bowie, Maryland, observations on picking among birds of all ages showed the following results: 1. Picking occurred on all grains tested: corn, wheat, oats, oat groats, barley, millet, buckwheat, kaffir, and mixtures of cereals. The lowest incidence was with buckwheat as the...
Authors
John Van Oosten
Save the Great Lakes fisheries! Save the Great Lakes fisheries!
During the winters of 1939-40 and 1940-41, two experiments involving 456 bobwhite quail, were conducted at the Patuxent Research Refuge, Bowie, Maryland, to determine the palatability and comparative feeding value of 20 common wild quail-foods when offered as a part of a maintenance diet....2. Mortality was low on all diets, the highest occurring on that containing a mixture of bayberry...
Authors
John Van Oosten