search on oyster culture techniques, selective breeding, nutrition and diseases ; 

 on shrimp pond raising and nutrition; and on hatchery raising of lobsters, 

 including their growth and its requirements. 



In addition to its marine science programs, the Bureau of Commercial 

 Fisheries administers three grant-in-aid programs to States. The State 

 grant-in-aid programs are intended for research and development which 

 will provide the basis for more effective management of fishery resources. 



The Bureau also provides data and technical support for significant inter- 

 national fisheries programs in which the United States participates. Details 

 of these programs are discussed in chapter XIII. 



The Bureau of Commercial Fisheries $46.8 million FY 1971 marine science 

 budget is allotted as follows — 



( 1 ) 55 percent for resource development and management programs; 



( 2 ) 8 percent for processing and marketing programs ; 



( 3 ) 11 percent for advanced technology programs ; 



(4) 2 percent for economic research programs ; 



(5) 23 percent for financial assistance and grant-in-aid programs; 

 and 



(6) 1 percent for data and technical support for international 

 fisheries programs. 



Collateral Support by Other Agencies 



The Atomic Energy Commission supports advanced investigations related 

 to the presence of radio nuclides from atmospheric fallout in the ocean, their 

 interactions with organisms, and the use of tracers in oceanic research. The 

 AEC also is supporting publication of a book on bioenvironmental studies 

 of the Columbia River Estuary and the adjacent ocean region. 



The Food and Drug Administration's responsibility has been broadened 

 under the shellfish sanitation program, a Federal-State-industry program 

 designed to insure safe consumption of shellfish such as clams, oysters and 

 mussels, shipped in interstate commerce. The program includes surveying 

 water quality, evaluating sanitation facilities of packers and shippers, and 

 reviewing State control programs. The FDA also is undertaking research on 

 botulism in fishery products, canned salmon standards of identity and quality, 

 nitrites in smoked fish, and toxins from fish. The Department of Health, 

 Education, and Welfare's Environmental Control Administration conducts 

 studies of the course of viral pollutants in estuaries, their accumulation by 

 shellfish, and purification process eflfectiveness in removing these viruses 

 from shellfish. 



During 1969, the administration proposed a bill to strengthen and im- 

 prove consumer protection under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 

 Act with respect to fish and fishery products through mandatory certifica- 

 tion coupled with continuous, effective surveillance and continuous 

 inspection. 



The Department of Agriculture's Soil Conservation Service provides tech- 

 nical assistance to farmers and ranchers in soil conservation districts to help 



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