138 REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE 
October 5 for a discussion of fishery problems in the North Atlantic 
area. The general program of fishery investigations being conducted 
by Canada, Newfoundland, and the United States was presented. 
In the sectional committee meetings dealing with groundfish inves- 
tigations, shorefish studies, hydrographic research, and fishery sta- 
tistics, nearly a score of investigators presented reports on their 
work, affording members of the Council a summary review of 
progress during the year in these fields and permitting them to 
modify their official program accordingly. Important advances were 
reported in the study of the cod fishery being prosecuted by Canada, 
the lobster studies in Newfoundland, and the investigations in the 
United States leading to a proposal for effective management of the 
haddock fishery. 
INTERSTATE COOPERATION IN FISHERY MANAGEMENT 
As a result of efforts of the Council of State Governments in co- 
operation with the Bureau of Fisheries and with fishery administra- 
tors of the various States concerned, progress has been made toward 
the solution of fishery problems in the Great Lakes and on the 
Atlantic coast. 
The Interstate Committee on Great Lakes Fisheries, appointed at 
the conference held under the auspices of the Council of State Gov- 
ernments in February 1938, met in Chicago on December 5. An in- 
ternational treaty to bring about uniform regulation of Great Lakes 
fisheries was again endorsed. Pending the adoption of an interna- 
tional treaty, however, the Committee recommended the adoption of 
an interstate compact for the regulation of United States fisheries 
in the Great Lakes. The formation of such a compact has been 
authorized by the Congress of the United States. The Committee also 
urged that State fish and game commissioners be given discretionary 
power to regulate fisheries without legislative action. 
At the Eastern States Conservation Conference held in New York 
November 19, a resolution was unanimously adopted petitioning Con- 
gress to grant permission to States bordering on the Atlantic coast to 
enter into a compact for the protection of migratory fishes in terri- 
torial waters. A committee was appointed to prepare a draft of the 
compact for submission to the States. 
FISHERY ADVISORY COMMITTEE 
The Fishery Advisory Committee met in Boston, Mass., on October 
5, 1938, in conjunction with the National Fisheries Convention in 
session during the week. Discussion centered largely around prob- 
lems of production and merchandizing fishery products. On October 
5, members also attended a general session of the North American 
Council on Fishery Investigations for consideration of fishery prob- 
lems in the North Atlantic area. 
The Committee met in Washington, D. C., January 30-31, 1939. 
Special problems challenging the industry at this time, recommended 
by the Committee for further research, are improvements in methods 
of transporting iced and frozen fishes and more complete utilization 
of the waste products of the fisheries. Inasmuch as fishery products 
constitute a wholesome and nutritious food which contains mineral 
