Marine Science Affairs 



tically produced FPC to enrich wheat or a combination of grains provided by 

 the Commodity Credit Corporation for distribution as specially formulated 

 foods in aid's world-wide food programs, primarily for children, pregnant 

 women, and nursing mothers. 



AID will initiate a study of the training needs of marine science specialists 

 of the developing nations, including the desirability of establishing an inter- 

 national training center in the United States. 



The development of AID's Food-from-the-Sea program has elicited wide- 

 spread interest in cooperating countries. U.S. industry has shown a great deal 

 of interest in both the production and marketing of domestically produced 

 FPC and in the possibility of construction and operation of FPC plants 

 abroad if AID-sponsored feasibility studies indicate commercial viability. 



The Council's Committee on Food from the Sea is concerned with policy 

 guidance and general recommendations for the broad, long-range program 

 to harvest the oceans in every reasonable way as a source of food. 



Accelerated Development of Fish Protein Concentrate 



In view of the promise of fish protein concentrate as an inexpensive source 

 of protein, engineering development of FPC processing will be accelerated 

 during FY 1969. It is proposed to increase the Bureau of Commercial Fish- 

 eries' funds from $1.6 million in FY 1968 to $3.6 million in FY 1969. 



FY 1969 efforts will include further refinement of the process for ex- 

 tracting FPC from hake-like species — the process already approved by the 

 Food and Drug Administration. Work to develop processing methods and 

 techniques for extracting FPC from other fish species, particularly oily fish 

 species which are available near protein-deficient nations, will be started. 

 The FPC program in the United States will continue as oudined in Figure 

 III.3. 



Supporting Studies 



To assist in the development of Government policies to strengthen the 

 domestic fishing industries and the contributions of Food-from-the-Sea to the 

 War on Hunger, the Marine Sciences Council has supported two studies 

 under contract with non-Governmental specialists. 



The purpose of the first study was to ascertain whether a systems analysis 

 approach, which has proven valuable in many industries, would be useful 



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