Commissioned at 

 Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 

 May 9, 1963, this new 187 foot 

 stern trawler is especially de- 

 signed and equipped to carry 

 out fishery oceanographic re- 

 search. 



BUREAU RESEARCH VESSEL, ALBATROSS IV 



Created in 1849, the Department of the Interior — Amer- 

 ica's Department of Natural Resources — 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 Depart- 

 ment works to assure that nonrenewable resources are devel- 

 oped 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. 



