English: Department disease laboratory men (Harold Wolf, left, and Bill Schafer) investigate a trout disease threat in a commercial hatchery that supplies fish to private waters connected with public fishing waters

Title: California fish and game
Identifier: californiafishgabien19541956cali (find matches)
Year: [1] (s)
Authors: California. Dept. of Fish and Game; California. Fish and Game Commission; California. Division of Fish and Game
Subjects: Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons
Publisher: (San Francisco, etc. ) State of California, Resources Agency, Dept. of Fish and Game
Contributing Library: California Department of Fish and Game
Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive

View Book Page: Book Viewer
About This Book: Catalog Entry
View All Images: All Images From Book
Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.

Text Appearing Before Image:
'
Text Appearing After Image:
Department disease laboratory men (Harold Wolf, left, and Bill Schafer) investigate a trout disease threat in a commercial hatcfiery tfiat supplies fish to private waters connected witf) public fishing wooers. (Fish and Game Photo) of the snails and the wild fish in the hatchery water supply. The second trout disease to receive special attention during the bienniuni was redmouth, a bacterial disease of the blood and various tissues of rainbow and eastern brook trout. It was found that some commercial trout hatcheries in other states were seriousl\' affected by this disease. It was shown in a survey that about 1,000,000 live trout a year were entering the State and that the num- ber would increase. Inspection of Shipments After this was established, an investigation showed that there was a danger of introducing diseased fish into state waters. It was then decided that each ship- ment of live trout would be inspected for redmouth as well as other diseases, and only if found to be free of disease could they be delivered into California. At the same time all the commercial trout hatcheries and all the state-owned hatcheries in California were in- spected for redmouth. The disease was found in seven commercial hatcheries and one state hatchery. Treatment of the infected fish with sulfa drugs was recommended and these lots of fish were quarantined until inspection showed that they were free of the disease. It is believed that redmouth will not cause the State serious trouble as long as infected trout are prevented from entering California, and as long as routine inspection of all trout hatcheries, both com- mercial and state-owned, is continued. WARMWATER FISH STUDIES The emphasis of the state-wide warmwater research program remained on the problem of providing forage for largemouth bass. Five species of small fish thought to have potential value as forage have been planted throughout the State. The fathead minnow and golden shiner have become established in several lakes and reservoirs but have not provided the forage expected of them. The plains red shiner has been extremely successful in the Colorado River area, but its value is not clear else- where. Although the native freshwater smelt found in the lower reaches of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers has been introduced into three colder foothill reservoirs, no evidence of reproduction has been found. THREADFIN SHAD The threadfin shad, imported from the Tennessee River in 1953, has been very successful and shows great promise as a forage species. It was introduced into San Vicente Reservoir, San Diego County, in June, 1954, and has successfully reproduced. It is now found throughout the reservoir and is being utilized by the sport fish. Its effect on the fishery' in terms of increased angling success has not had time to become apparent. The fluctuation of the

Note About Images

Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.