113 



1 JOHN GLUDE 



2 this cDoroing and who has a statement for us. 



3 STATEMENT OF JOHN GLUDE 



4 OF THE 



5 BUREAU OF COMMERCIAL FISHERIES 



6 MR. GLUDE: Mr. Chairman, Conferees, ladies 



7 and gentlemen. 



g I would like to noake this statement for the 



9 Pacific Northwest Region of the Bureau of Commercial 



10 Fisheries. My name is John Glude and I am a Deputy 



11 Regional Director. 



12 The fish and shellfish produced within the 



13 U. S. territorial and fisheries limits are of great ira- 



14 portance to the people of the United States. These 



15 products are used for human food, industrial products, 



16 and in the nutrition of animals which are subsequently 



17 used for human food, 



18 The per capita utilization of all fishery 



10 { products continues to rise, and during the period 1950 to 



20 ! 1964 increased 50 percent. 



21 The population trend in the United States 



22 continues upward and the demand for fishery products will 



23 I also rise. An estimate based on conservative projections 



24 I of population, income, and per capita consumption indicates 



25 that the total consumption of fish and fish products in 



