FISH FROM 'PLANES

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 139, 13 June 1936, Page 3 (Supplement)

FISH FROM 'PLANES

Reports to the Province of Quebec Pisciculture Service show that a method has been developed whereby fry are dropped from the air into lakes where hydroplanes are unable to land. Several experiments conducted under various conditions and at various altitudes have shown the process to be practical, and harmless to the tiny fish, it has been announced.

Recognising the importance of spot fishing in the attraction of tourists, the pisciculture service, working through nine stations, is systematically restocking Quebec lakes and rivers where fishing has been depleted. Hydroplanes are used commonly for the transport of fry, and it has been fs|,und that the use of oxygen makes it possible to reduce thd amount of water and carry in each trip six times as many fry as could be taken under ordinary circumstances.

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