creased knowledge about the nature of fish stocks. Also, aquaculture may 

 offer new keys to enhanced production in the United States. 



While FPC offers much promise in strengthening one link of the fish- 

 catching-to-consumption system in the United States and in the develop- 

 ing nations, attention must be devoted to all aspects of the system — partic- 

 ularly market development and harvesting and distribution methods. 



The initial goal of the FPC demonstration program is to provide adequate 

 quantities of this food additive by 1971 to meet the animal-protein needs — 

 ten grams per person per day — of at least one million people. Devel- 

 opment of the program will, of course, depend on a variety of factors in- 

 cluding the success of international marketing programs, industrial 

 contributions to the program, and the pace of technological developments. 

 It has been estimated that if the initial program is successful, a capability 

 could be established by 1975 to provide protein supplement from existing 

 fishing stocks to 7-10 million people. Then, with a self-sustaining industrial 

 base established by 1980, FPC could meet animal-protein needs of over 

 200 million — using only a small percentage of the projected world fish catch. 



The urgency of the problem is clear. The developing nations contain two- 

 thirds of the world's population, and population doubles in most of these 

 nations in from 18 to 27 years. The Food-from-the-Sea program can make 

 an important contribution to meeting their protein needs. 



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