POWELL: OSCAR ELTON SETTE: FISHERY BIOLOGIST 



On paper, in compliance with government reg- 

 ulations, Dr. Oscar Elton Sette, Senior Scientist, 

 "retired" in March 1970. He was immediately 

 rehired as an "annuitant" which is permissible 

 in Federal service, to continue his research and 

 prepare for publication a backlog of data. The 

 Ocean Research program was concluded in June 

 1970, and the laboratory at Stanford was closed. 

 He is presently attached to the Tiburon Labora- 

 tory, National Marine Fisheries Service, in 

 charge of the Ocean Ecology unit, headquartered 

 in Menlo Park. With the assistance of a secre- 

 tary-librarian his keen mind is busily engaged 

 with many of the unsolved problems facing fish- 

 ery researchers. He is working on several pa- 

 pers, one of which is the analysis of the Alaska 

 herring fishery. His duty statement on his ap- 

 pointment papers fill two typed pages, single 



spaced. They end with "a high degree 



of confidence is placed on his productivity, com- 

 petence, and judgement. He is recognized as a 

 top authority and distinguished scientist in his 

 field." It is interesting to note that his present 

 title is: Fishery Biologist (Research). 



For more than half a century Dr. Oscar Elton 

 Sette, fishery biologist, leader of leaders, has 

 continued to pioneer the development and ad- 

 vancement of fishery research as an outstanding 

 scientist, a great humanitarian, and a warm and 

 sincere friend to all of his associates. 



PUBLICATIONS 



Sette, O. E. 



1920a. The sardine problem in the Monterey Bay 



district. Calif. Fish Game 6:181-182. 

 1920b. Large tuna. Calif. Fish Game 6:182. 

 HiGGiNS, E., AND O. E. Sette. 



1921. Rare fish taken at San Pedro. Calif. Fish 

 Game 7:270. 

 Sette, O. E. 



1923. The occurrence of Trachypterus rex-salmo- 

 norum at Monterey, and notes on the post-larval 

 growth. Copeia (122) : 93-96. 

 1925. Fishery industries of the United States, 1923. 

 In U.S. Comm. Fish., Rep. for 1924, p. 141-359. 

 (Append. 4, Doc. 976) 

 Sette, 0. E., and R. Fiedler. 



1925. A survey of the condition of the crab fish- 

 eries of Chesapeake Bay, 1925. U.S. Bur. Fish., 

 Misc. Rep. ; also, Fish and Oyster Reporter, 7(7) : 

 6-8, 12, 



Sette, O. E. 



1926a. Fishery industries of the United States, 



1924. In U.S. Comm. Fish., Rep. for 1925, p. 219- 

 408. (Append. 7, Doc. 997) 



1926b. Sampling the California sardine: a study 

 of the adequacy of various systems at Monterey. 

 Calif. Dep. Fish Game, Fish Bull. 11:67-123. 

 Sette, 0. E., and R. Fiedler. 



1926. Fishing harbors of the United States: their 

 general design and disposition. Perm. Inter. As- 

 soc, Navigat. Cong., 14th Inter. Cong. Navigat., 

 Cairo, 1926, Rep. of Proc.:253, 255-256. 



Sette, 0. E. 



1927. Fishery industries of the United States, 



1925. In U.S. Comm. Fish., Rep. for 1926. p. 201- 

 322. (Append. 5, Doc. 1010) 



1928a. Can the mackerel runs be predicted? Signs 

 point to a poorer run this year. Fish. Gaz. 45 (4) : 

 11, 55. 



1928b. Fishery industries of the United States, 



1926. In U.S. Comm. Fish., Rep. for 1927, p. 337- 

 483. (Append. 5, Doc. 1025) 



1928c. Statistics of the catch of cod off the east 

 coast of North America to 1926, In U.S. Comm. 

 Fish., Rep. for 1927, p. 737-748. (Append. 9, 

 Doc. 1034) (Also published by F. A. Acland, print- 

 er to the King's Most Excellent Majesty, Ottawa, 

 Canada, 14 p.) 



1929. Will 1929 be a good mackerel year? Fish. 

 Gaz. 46(4): 13-15. 

 Sette, O. E., and R. Fiedler. 



1929. Fishery industries of the United States, 1927. 

 In U.S. Comm. Fish., Rep. for 1928, Pt. 1., p. 401- 

 547. (Append. 9, Doc. 1050) 

 Sette, O. E. 



1930a. Mackerel will be plentiful during 1930. 

 Fish. Gaz. 47(4):13-16. 



1930b. Progress of the mackerel fishery. Fish. Gaz. 

 47(6) :27; (8) :29; (9):20; (10):15; (11) :24-25; 

 (12):29; (13) :18. 



1931a. Outlook for the mackerel fishery in 1931. 

 U.S. Dept. Comm., Bur. Fish., Fish. Circ. 4, 20 p. 



1931b. Research ship for the U.S. Bureau of Fish- 

 eries. Fishing. 11(10) :9-ll. 



1932. Outlook for the mackerel fishery in 1932. 

 U.S. Dept. Comm., Bur. Fish., Fish. Circ. 10, 25 p. 



1933a. Outlook for the mackerel fishery in 1933. 

 U.S. Dept. Comm., Bur. Fish., Fish. Circ. 14, 23 p. 



1933b. Prospects for the mackerel fishery. Fish. 

 Gaz. 50(5) :9, 21. 



1934. Outlook for the mackerel fishery in 1934. 

 U.S. Dept. Comm., Bur. Fish., Fish. Circ. 17, 6 p. 

 Sette, O. E., and A. W. Needler 



1934. Statistics of the mackerel fishery off the east 

 coast of North America, 1804-1930. U.S. Bur. 

 Fish., Invest. Rep., 19, 48 p. 

 Sette, O. E. 



1936. Outlook for the mackerel fishery in 1936. 

 U.S. Dept. Comm., Bur. Fish., Mimeo Rep. 



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