Summary Of The National Survey Of Needs For Hatchery Fish
The National Survey of Needs for Hatchery Fish was a cooperative effort by the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife and the 50 States to obtain information for estimating future nationwide requirements for hatchery fish. During 1966, data were collected on present and future: (1) amount and types of sport fish habitat; (2) amount and types of habitat stocked; (3) numbers and types of fishermen; (4) stocking requirements; and (5) hatchery fish production capabilities. Inland fishing waters amounted to nearly 82 million acres in 1965 and will increase 10 million acres by 2000. Half of the...
