AbstractMore than 50 percent of a State's Dingell-Johnson apportionment is involved in broad areas of fishery research. During calendar year 1981, $20,170,000 has been obligated for research under the D-J grant program. Support for environmental studies and surveys has increased appreciably in importance since 1969. As a species group, salmonid research exceeded $5 million in Federal funds. Obligations for largemouth bass research were $850,000. Interest in species-specific research seems to be diminishing, while multiple species and systems research is increasing. There is some evidence that research will not attract similar percentages of new inputs to the D-J funding base should expansion legislation become law.