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Show Scene 76 i CLASSIFIEDS FEATURES PAUL HARVEY WEEKS TV GUIDE -- -- -- -- THURSDAY. JUNE 10, 1976 RON CHECKS on Nelma Gates, a lab technician for eight yean. Mn. Gates has been the warm water at the Egan Hatchery. Babbles have working on a project that will s been killing the eggs there. de-ga- ONEL-ANGLE- is seen enjoying R . ome-peace--and- quiet with mother nature daring the season opener. '&' MS-- VI ' I The Behind Scenes Fishing Ah Spring! ! Ah mother naAh a return to the ture!! personal contact with the environment! What more of a natural experience could you ask for than to pack up the gear and go fishing. Over 300,000 anglers greeted opening day in Utah this year with hopes of recapturing mans hunting and gathering instincts for a delicious fish dinner reward. 1 BUY TROUT in the super market? Order it on a menu? Never! says the avid sportsman. Our fore fathers would turn over in their graves if the elusive Pescadores were taken any other way than by hook. , But how natural is the sport in todays modern world? What do we find behind the scenes of Utahs Fish Industry? Where did the current breeds of fish come from that the fishermen scramble for every year during the season? The curious can go no he added. farther behind the than Ron Goede, Fish Pathologist at the experimental fish station in Logan next to the Fish Hatchery. Since one states diseased fish could conceivably contaminate the other states fish through rivers and streams the association was necessary. The Experimental Fish Station belongs to the Divi- Using equipment that Dr. Frankenstein himself would envy, Goede and his team of biologists and lab technicians have single handedly developed entirely new strains of trout, eliminated epidemics among ' the fish sion of Wildlife Resources and is the only one in the state, and one of the few in file country. Our main job is to work with diseased fish and to research and diagnose hatchery problems, noted Goede. Goede also works closely with USU and is the main liason with the University. population, and standardized hatchery procedures not only in Utah but in 13 state areas known as the Western Div. of American Fisheries Assoc, in which Goede resides as president GOEDE AND his crew are currently inspecting all the hatcheries in the state. Constant monitoring is THEIR TERRITORY includes two Canadian Provinces and their annual meeting is in July. We will be conducting our international instream flow needs symposium this year, Goede revealed. Basically we will be discussing water needs and allocations for all the hatcheries involved in our area," constant monitering is necessary and for the last 9 years we have done this. They normally look for viral diseases, bacterial diseases, and parasitic diseases. None of which will effect humans if eaten still presents a problem cause most people will eat a sick fish so it might as well been grown caught. be- not not . or We also study behavioral reproductive patterns, modes, and fish habitats, Goede said. The station is starting to work with rare and endangered species and has been performing custom investigations for years. Goede personally participated in the 1970 Amchitka Nuclear Blast and brought back some salmon that was exposed to radiation. One of the most exciting new tools available to scientists such as Goede is the infra red pictures from the tists who bury themselves in test tubes and mathematics Goede has his favorite biological accomplishment; The albino trout. Hes more fond of this than Doc Frankenstein was of his personal creation. Actually it was developed just for laboratory study and they stocked them four years ago as Vm experiment. The job is a considerable challenge and an opportunity to do something for the resource Goede said thoughtfully. The fish will be pretty safe this season he added proudly. satalites that circle the globes. They can record the heat patterns of schools of fish in such bodies of water as Bear Lake. This leads to diet evaluation and behavioral analysis. LIKE MOST mad scien JOHN LEPPINK, a biologist at the station, directs one of the many visitors to a good in Box Elder County. ratfish spot i but' I aid from thr Mantua hatchery, assists Ron Koubidoux, the hatchery superintendent, with this years t'reol County at the lloney vllle pond. DON RONE, biology I I |