Created in 1829, the Department of the Interior — 

 a Department of Conservation — is concerned with the 

 management, conservation and development of the Nation's 

 water, fish, wildlife, mineral, forest, and park and recreational 

 resources. It also has major responsibilities for Indian 

 and Territorial affairs. 



As the Nation's principal conservation agency, the 

 Department works to assure that non-renewable resources are 

 developed and used wisely, that park and recreational resources 

 are conserved for the future, and that renewable resources 

 make their full contribution to the progress, prosperity, and 

 security of the United States . . . now and in the future. 



UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 



Stewart L. Udall, Secretary 



FISH AND WILDLIFE AND PARKS 



Stanley A. Cain,, Asst. Secretary 



FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 



Clarence F. Pautzke, Commissioner 



BUREAU OF COMMERCIAL FISHERIES 

 Donald L. McKernan, Director 



Circular 250 September 1966 



Published by the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries 



