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Pacific Coast States, and in Maiyland and Virginia, liave been greatly 

 facilitated by special cooperation obtained from the State fishery 

 agencies in these States. AVith this aid, it is now only necessary for 

 the Bureau to conduct partial surveys in these States to supplement 

 the data available from the fishery agencies. 



In addition, in nearly every other State where commercial fishing 

 is prosecuted, some type of cooperation on its statistical Vv^ork is 

 rendered the Bureau by the State fishery or other agencies. This 

 makes it possible for the Bureau to m.ake statistical survej^s of a 

 greater portion of our fishery industries than otherwise would be 

 possible. 



EXHIBIT AT SAN DIEGO 



A display depicting the activities of the Bureau was on exhibit 

 during the past year at the California Pacific International Exposi- 

 tion, San Diego, Calif. This was developed by the Division and was 

 part of the Department of Commerce display, housed in the Federal 

 Building. The principal feature was a large diorama, consisting of a 

 painted background of a mountain scene with a built-up foreground 

 of rocks, trees, and underbrush. A pool of water containing live bass 

 and other warm-w^ater fishes was incorporated in the foreground. 

 The fish were supplied by the Bureau and cared for by the California 

 Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Fish Culture. The 

 painting depicted the fish cultural activities of the Bureau in propa- 

 gating fish for angling and for capture in the commercial fisheries. 



A series of 48 colored transparencies framed in two cross-shaped 

 standards depicted some of the activities of the other Divisions. A 

 booklet giving a brief description of the Bureau's work was distributed 

 to interested persons. 



ECONOMIC AND MARKETING INVESTIGATIONS 



There is a recognized need of economic and marketing studies as 

 aids to the industry in merchandizing its commodity. Such studies 

 have been made by the Division in the past and are being continued 

 now as far as possible with the limited funds available; however, 

 they have not been on a scale commensurate with so important an 

 industry, and one which is in such obvious need of these services. 



In order to interest a wider group of fishery management officials 

 in tills type of work, the writer again urged the members of the 

 National Planning Council of Commercial and Game Fish Com- 

 missioners at their meeting in Chicago, 111., in April 1935, to enter 

 this field of endeavor to aid in bringing about more stable conditions 

 in the fishery industry. Also during the year the writer personally 

 visited the directors of many schools of economics or business admin- 

 istration in various colleges of the country in order to enhst their aid 

 in making economic fishery studies. Without an exception these 

 men were willing to oft'er any cooperation possible. Since then several 

 schools have begun student studies of locahzed fishery problems, all 

 of which wiU be of value to the industry. 



The industry in general has realized the need for economic informa- 

 tion and through the Fishery Advisory Committee of the Secretary 

 of Commerce, ft has endorsed H. R. 8055, now pending in Congress. 

 This bill, introduced by Congressman Bland, chairman of the Com- 



