Food from the Sea 



1967 included advice to local fishermen in planning and forming fishery 

 cooperatives and coordination of economic research programs at universities 

 on the East Coast. 



5. International activities: Major changes are taking place in long-estab- 

 lished patterns of world fishing. Also, there is a growing interest by the devel- 

 oping countries in expanding fishing capabilities. Details of some of the most 

 significant international fishing programs for which the Bureau has provided 

 the scientific data and technical personnel are described in Chapter II. This 

 type of activity accounts for about 3 percent of the Bureau's FY 1969 budget 

 request. 



In addition to these marine science and technology programs, the Bureau 

 of Commercial Fisheries is also responsible for the implementation of three 

 financial assistance programs which are intended to offset, in part, the high 

 costs of ship construction and operation to American fishermen compared 

 to the costs to some foreign competitors. These programs are: 

 — loans for fishing vessels and gear; 

 — fishing vessel mortgage and loan insurance ; 

 — fishing vessel construction differential subsidies. 



The Environmental Science Services Administration, Atomic Energy Com- 

 mission, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, National Science 

 Foundation, and Navy also contribute to better understanding of the poten- 

 tial of the living resources of the oceans. These programs and their FY 1969 

 budget implications are discussed in other chapters. Of particular interest 

 to the fishing industry are the successful eflForts of the Atomic Energy Com- 

 mission, in conjunction with the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, in the 

 development of irradiation techniques for fish preservation. 



Using Food from the Sea in the War on Hunger 



Marine resource development has long been a part of AID programs. 

 Technical assistance has been provided to Korea, for example, for surveys 

 on salmon, oysters, and trout production, and the FY 1968 program calls for 

 further market feasibility studies and technical assistance. The Korean Re- 

 construction Bank, with loan funds provided by AID, will lend $3 million 

 to Korean fishing cooperatives for the purchase of modern equipment in- 

 cluding refrigerator ships and deep sea trawlers. In South Vietnam, AID, 

 in cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization, is helping to 

 explore unused fish resources near the mouth of the Mekong River. The 

 program also includes training of Vietnamese in modern fishing technology, 

 production and distribution of fingerlings, construction of fish ponds, dis- 



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