FY98 Reports
Division of Aquatic & Wildlife Resources: Robert D. Anderson, Chief.
Guam Department of Agriculture: Michael W. Kuhlmann, Director.
Edited by Gerald W. Davis, Todd J. Pitlik, Gary J. Wiles.
Period covered: October 1, 1997 to September 30, 1998.
Section I Coordination and Administration Project FW-3C-6
(Federal Aid in Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration Acts)
- Job C-1-1 Coordination of Guam’s Fish and Wildlife Programs
- Job C-3-1 Public Information and Education of Guam’s Fish and Wildlife Restoration and Endangered Species Programs
Section II Guam Fisheries Investigations – Project F-1R-6
(Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act)
- Job F-1-1-1 Offshore Fisheries Survey
- Job F-1-1-2 Inshore Fisheries Survey
- Job F-2-1-1 Freshwater Monitoring
- Job F-3-1 Technical Guidance to Projects Affecting Guam’s Fish Resources
- Job F-4-1-1 Stock Assessment Surveys of Marine Preserves and Control Sites
Section III Guam Fisheries Development – Project F-2-D
(Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act)
- Job F-2-D-7 Merizo Pier and Boat Ramp Facility
- Job F-2-D-9 Development of Inshore Fishing Access Facilities
- Job F-2-D-10 Masso Reservoir Restoration
- Job F-2-D-11 Fabrication and Deployment of Shallow WaterMoorings
- Job F-3-D-2 Maintenance and Redeployment of FADs and SWMs
- Job F-4-D-1 Marine Fish Habitat Improvement and Aggregating Devices
Section IV Other Federally Funded Projects
Non-Federally Funded Projects
Section V Guam Wildlife Investigation Project W-1R-6
(Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act)
- Job W-1-1-1 Determination of Current Population Size and Distribution of Guam Deer
- Job W-1-2-1 Population Size and Distribution of Wild Pigs on Guam
- Job W-2-1-1 Population Numbers and Distribution of Philippine Turtle-Doves
- Job W-2-2-1 Population Size and Distribution of Black Francolin on Guam
- Job W-3-1-1 Population Size and Distribution of Wild Asiatic Water Buffalo on Guam
- Job W-4-1-1 Survey and Inventory of Non-Game Birds
- Job W-4-1-2 Survey for Mariana Crows and Their Nest Sites
- Job W-5-1-1 Current Status, Distribution, and Natural History of Mariana Fruit Bats
- Job W-5-1-4 Roost Site Characteristics of Mariana Fruit Bats
- Job W-6-1-1 Technical Guidance to Projects Affecting Guam’s Wildlife Resources
Section VI Guam Endangered Species Investigation Project E-2-1
(Section 6 – Endangered Species Act of 1973)
- Job A-1 Reproductive Biology of the Mariana Crow and Other Endangered Species
- Job A-2 Area-Wide Control of Brown Tree Snakes
- Job A-3 Translocation of Mariana Crows
- Job B-1 Captive Propagation of Guam Rails and Other Native Species
- Job B-2 Mariana Crow Avicultural Support
- Job B-3 Captive Propagation of Guam Micronesian Kingfishers
- Job C-1 Development of an Experimental Population of Guam Rails in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
- Job D-1 Establishment of Populations of Endangered Species in Snake-Free Areas on Guam
Acknowledgements
The Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources, Department of Agriculture, wishes to acknowledge the following persons and organizations for their assistance in our work:
Fishermen who cooperated with fishery data collection;
Individuals who reported poaching and illegal fishing activities, and wildlife sightings;
Public agencies and private citizens who helped in the marine preserve program;
Buyers who participated in the commercial fishing receipt book program;
Landowners who provided access to freshwater survey sites;
The Marine Lab, University of Guam;
Dr. Lynn Raulerson and Dr. Greg Witteman of the University of Guam;
Natural resources staff at Andersen Air Force Base and COMNAVMAR;
Biological staff from the Guam National Wildlife Refuge; the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services office in Honolulu; the U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division; the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Wildlife Services; and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers;
Biological staff from the Division of Fish and Wildlife, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands;
Dave Hamm and his staff at the National Marine Fisheries Service;
Personnel from the Division of Law Enforcement, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service;
Print and electronic media for coverage of Division programs and activities and for their support of conservation education programs.

