(2) Protection of opportunity- -maintenance of an econonnic 

 atmosphere in which domestic production and processing can 

 prosper; protection from subsidized competing products; protection 

 of opportunity to fish on the high seas in accordance with inter- 

 national law; 



(3) Assistance- -assistance consistent with that provided by the 

 Government for industry generally, such as is involved in promoting 

 good industrial relations, fair trade standards, harmonious labor 

 relations, better health standards and sanitation; and including, 

 but not limited to-- 



(a) services to provide current information on production and 

 trade, market promotion and development, and an extension 

 service, 



(b) research services for economic and technologic develop- 

 ment and resource conservation, and 



(c) resource management to assure the maximum sustainable 

 production for the fisheries. 



The Congress further declares that the provisions of sections 

 742a-742d, and 742e-742j of this title are necessary in order to 

 accomplish the objective of proper resource development, and that 

 such sections shall be administered with due regard to the inherent 

 right of every citizen and resident of the United States to engage in 

 fishing for his own pleasure, enjoyment, and betterment, and with 

 the intent of maintaining and increasing the public opportunities for 

 recreational use of our fish and wildlife resources, and stimulating 

 the development of a strong, prosperous, and thriving fishery and 

 fish processing industry. (Aug. 8, 1956, ch. 1036, Sec. 2, 70 Stat. 

 1119.) 



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Section 1 of act Aug. 8, 1956, provided that such act, which enacted 

 sections 742a-742d, and 742e-742j of this title, and amended 

 section 713c-3(e) of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, shall be 

 popularly known as the "Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956". 



Sec. 742b, United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 



(a) Establishment; Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and 

 Commissioner of Fish and Wildlife; Bureau of Commercial 

 Fisheries and Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife. 



There is established within the Department of the Interior the 

 position of Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife, and the position 

 of Commissioner of Fish and Wildlife. Such Assistant Secretary shall 

 be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of 

 the Senate, and shall be compensated at the same rate as other 

 Assistant Secretaries. The Commissioner shall be appointed by the 

 President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. There is 

 also established a United States Fish and Wildlife Service within the 

 Department, consisting of two separate agencies, each of which shall 

 have the status of a Federal bureau. There shall be a Director of 

 each of said Bureaus appointed by the Secretary. One of the agencies 

 shall be known as the "Bureau of Commercial Fisheries" and the 

 other agency shall be known as the "Bureau of Sport Fisheries and 



