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:...:'..,!.'.....". A-. ~ ~ - , "t;, IS I' .~ ffi ll1 ~'t~! i:~ ,~ i~~ , "i .~~ ;~ Ii:; I" ,i .. ~ 't...'..~.'~ , l t I I f I ~ I ~ I ,) " h H ! - people are sincere and desire to make a constructive contribution, as we're inclined to believe, they will de- velop an Atlas of Unique and Rare Species of Fishes. .. Then, and only then, can proper and adequate con- sideration be given to their legitimate interests, where and when it counts most. This is in the decisions deter- mining where and whether reservoirs will be con- structed. This is the central problem-not whether fish toxi- cants will be used later to help develop new reservoir fisheries in the slack water pools that replace the flowing water environments. The fate of the Green River's rare fishes was determined when the Colorado River storage project was enacted by the Congress in 1956, not sev- eral years later when fish management plans were first formulated or executed. . . . 23 MILLION-PLUS LICENSES According to the U. S. Department of the Interior, a total of 23,084,614 fishing licenses, tags, permits and stamps were issued in 1962 to 19,403,465 anglers legally required to purchase them--compared to a total of some 47 million or more anglers 12 years or older estimated by the U. S. Bureau of the Census to have fished at least once in 1961. The cost of the licenses, etc., amounted to $54,163,163, up $1,311,939 or 2.4 per cent over 1961. - SALTWATER ANGLING LICENSE The question is often asked, how many states now re- quire saltwater sport fishing licenses and which ones are they? The answer, as we have gleaned it from a study of the state fishing laws and regulations, is that at least seven of the 23 coastal and oceanic states now require some kind of saltwater sport fishing license. These are Alabama, Alaska, California, Louisiana, Oregon, Texas, and Washington. Alabama requires a license of any of its residents who fish in salt water, equally as in fresh water (legislation to include non-residents has been drafted). However, users of rod and reel or artificial lures pay a higher fee than do users of less sophisticated gear, again as in fresh water. Alaska requires a license of sport fishermen utilizing any of her waters, salt or fresh. California licenses all marine anglers with the ex- ception of those fishing from public piers. In Louisiana, residents who fish for any fishes, wheth- er in fresh or salt water, must be licensed if they use reel or artificial lures (including spoon or spinner device). Non-resident anglers fishing for any species must be licensed whatever their fishing gear may be. All persons under 16 years of age, resident or non-resident, are exempt. Oregon requires a license of anyone who catches designated game fish (trout, salmon, shad, striped bass, sturgeon, catfish) in salt water of bays, tidewater of streams, and in the ocean within the three-mile limit. A fishing license is also required for anyone landing or importing game fish taken from waters beyond the state's boundaries including the Pacific Ocean. In addi- tion, to fish for salmon or steelhead in any state waters, > fresh or salt, a special Salmon Anglers License is a1sp., .'." required. Texas' license is similar to Alaska's in that it G required whether fishing in salt or fresh waters. The i.".. fee applies equally to residents and non-residents alike. . There is one slight exception or difference; residents. ~.'.' may fish without a license in their home county if they ~ do not use a rod and reel. J.. In Washington, a license is required to fish for game I fish anywhere in the state including Puget Sound and all other salt waters or fresh waters and that portiol of the Pacific Ocean which lies within that state. Sea run cutthroat, steelhead, and Dolly Varden trout are' the three species most likely to be caught in salt wafer.., A punch card is required for reporting any catches", steelheads but does not constitute a license itself. 1*" .. !.:~1::~, RHODE ISLAND ACCESS,! _'~4.:,;>-( A worthwhile Dingell-Johnson (federal aid in fiIlt'. restoration) project to determine shore developmeur,.. fi,h;ng p""u<c, and land valua';on 10' 60 ;na=ssmlo' . lakes and ponds larger than 15 acres in Rhode ISla1WJ.1 and poorly accessible marine waters as well, has ))10" vided a basis for future acquisition of fishing access _ ~.' boat launching sites. A priority list was developed far future land acquisition for access at 15 ponds and 6 ~". water areas. Negotiations for access launching sites hawI: been initiated on two lakes and one river. PreliminarJ. actions have also been undertaken looking to access ~ velopment to two marine areas.'ti Existing public access on marine waters were fO_i~ to include only 29 areas on 415 miles of shoreline. II. addition there are 17 private boat launching sites. Fc:a are charged on 13 of these sites. Facilities for boIl~ launching on the public areas vary from well-developali- to non-existent. It is estimated that there are at ~, 75,000 saltwater anglers in Rhode Island. , For practical reasons, investigations of land val_" were concentrated only on those sections of coastlile.;i: where fishing pressure was the greatest, and where faciio;1: ties for public access were lacking. Land values r3JlFl: from $30 to $100 per shore foot frontage, and ave $50 per shore foot on a 100-foot plot. BILLFISH ABUNDANT , , . A note from George Crowley, outdoor columnist the FORT LAUDERDALE NEWS AND SUN S TINEL, points up that Broward County, Florida, is " to be overlooked as a place to fish for billfish! En .., in the recent Fort Lauderdale winter tourney dir by Cliff Hardesty included 60 blue marlin wei . from 85 to 526 pounds. The total of 1,272 fish er for award certificates also included 15 white marlin numerous sailfish. Among the latter were 64 that c, ( , ;) [; , , l'..: ,,, II' l, l \l '.J. 2