ANNEX 4 



Address 



by 



Michio Takata 



Director, Division of Fish and Game 



Mr. Chairman, it is certainly a pleasure to see such an array of scientists 

 and sportsmen from all corners of the earth assembled here for this Sym- 

 posium. I would like to merely add our welcome to that extended by Tom 

 Stuart, on behalf of the Division of Fish and Game of the Department of 

 Natural Resources. I extend my warm welcome and aloha to you all and 

 although we are cosponsors of this Symposium, I must admit that the 

 National Marine Fisheries Service did most of the hard work that went into 

 organizing the Symposium. The National Marine Fisheries Service has put 

 together a fine looking program and I look forward with you to a very in- 

 teresting and productive 3 days of discussion and exchange of ideas and infor- 

 mation about the billfishes. I wish you all a very pleasant visit. Mahalo. 



ANNEX 5 



Address 



by 



J. Thomas Stuart HI 



Special Assistant to the Marine Affairs Coordinator 



State of Hawaii 



I am happy to be representing Dr. John Craven and the Office of the 

 Marine Affairs Coordinator here today. 



Increasingly we are aware of the importance of oceanic studies in the future 

 of all nations, but especially those that border the great oceans of our planet. 



This week's Symposium is a strong reflection of Hawaii's deepening in- 

 volvement in our total understanding of one of man's least understood fron- 

 tiers. 



Hopefully, the future will see many more such gatherings as today's. For no 

 matter how specific the subject area, all new findings will benefit more than a 

 few in our continuing quest to find the solutions to problems of pollution, new 

 food resources, better use of all marine resources — not least of all the more 

 effective and pleasurable use of our leisure time. 



Thank you. 



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