Figure VI-3 — U.S. Supply of Fishery Products 



Billion Pounds 

 (Round VVeightl 

 18 — 



16 — 



14 



12 — 



10 — 



Year 



II ' SUPPLY AVAILABLE FOB DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION AND EXPORT 

 i2l ESTIMATED 



• DOES NOT INCLUDE SHELLS OF UNIVALVE AND BIVALVE MOLLUSKS 

 SOURCE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR 



promoting development of the domestic industry. Private industry was urged 

 to develop and expand the seafood market and to provide better education 

 and training in the industry. 



The Marine Sciences Council in 1968 considered an approach to the 

 problems of U.S. fishermen and of developing a healthy industry, including 

 such steps as providing uniform guidelines for fishery conservation and man- 

 agement, revising fishing vessel subsidy program, encouraging greater vertical 

 integration of the U.S. fishing industry, and increasing use of technology 

 and better fishery statistical information.*' 



In this context the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries (BCF) is considering 

 programs and policies which could — 



( 1 ) Reduce production costs by providing improved resource infor- 

 mation and reliable forecasts to cut search time for fish and improve 

 scheduling and equipment use; developing more efficient harvesting 

 technology; encouraging adoption of economic management systems 



^ This approach was outlined in more detail in the Council's third annual report, 

 "Marine Science Affairs — A Year of Broadened Participation," January, 1969. 



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