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Show 43 Kelker: Fish and Game urally, much more remains to be done. A summary of present and future projects as visualized by the writer are presented in the next few pages. Present Status of Major Wildlife Groups How well the fish and game species of Utah were con served, restored, and developed under this triple phase program the present status and may be better understood by an analysis of objectives of management relative to each major group. The indi type and quantity of work done in Utah for each group is cated by the amount of literature cited. All titles presented treat of some aspect of wildlife management in Utah. The list in each .. .. .. group probably is not complete. A general summary of fish and game conditions in Utah more than a decade ago is presented by 17 writers in the bulletin, Game Management Development and Needs, Miscellaneous Publication 10, Utah Agricultural Experiment Station and Extension Service, published in May, 1933. It is now out of print. A comparison of that bulletin with this report will indicate in a small way the progress of the last several years. FISHES Present Status: Poor to excellent fishing, depending on areas and species of fish. Objectives of Management: (1) To increase fishing success by improving poor areas, and an extension to new areas of some species now doing well in the state. (2) To further increase the efficiency of propagation by reducing some hazards incurred in hatching the eggs and growing the fry and fingerlings. (3) To improve fishery habitats in streams, lakes and reser .... .. voirs.: Comments: In the state a little work has been done on stream and lake surveys, and on natural history and ecology of a few species of fishes. Two very important fish studies are needed to determine future policy on expansion and development of the fish hatchery program, namely: ( 1) Can the productivity of reservoirs, lakes, and streams be increased sufficiently by environmental controls to reduce or supplant the regular stocking program? (2) To what extent in the present program of using rearing ponds can there be developed ponds in which the fish, instead of being hand fed, are totally sustained, and make satisfactory growth, by feeding entirely on native aquatic plant and animal life? A very satisfactory Fish Hatchery. start has been made at the Midway |
