Through the application of science and technology, fishing vessels are equipped with 

 the latest processing equipment. The 297-foot, 3,120-ton freezer stern trawler Sea- 

 freeze Atlantic, shown above, like its sister ship Seafreeze Pacific, was built with 

 U.S. Government assistance. They are among the largest fishing vessels constructed 

 for operation under the U.S. flag. 



(3) Submitted a petition to the Food and Drug Administration to 

 increase the variety of fish species which may be used for making FPC. 

 The petition covers most species off U.S. coasts which are suitable for 

 making FPC; 



(4) Completed governmental and nongovernmental studies which 

 provided the design basis for a distillation system for economical re- 

 covery of the solvent (isopropyl alcohol) used in the FPC extraction 

 process ; 



(5) Commenced study of systems for making FPC by different 

 processes such as through biological extraction which will lower 

 processing cost and provide valuable functional properties to increase 

 the product's range of application ; and 



(6) Initiated contract studies to estimate capital and operating costs 

 for various FPC processes and the potential markets in the United 

 States for different forms of FPC. 



To supply industry with information on practicable FPC manufacturing 

 methods which could use a large portion of our unused marine resources, 

 the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries will continue FPC research involving 

 approximately $2.2 million in fiscal year 1971. The program will continue to 

 seek to provide knowledge for a sound and systematic transition from 



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