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C . Department of Interior 



B ureau of Commercial Fisheries * 



Although FY 1962 shows a substantial total increase, most of 

 this is for facilities and replacement ships. The increase for research, 

 while encouraging, is relatively modest. 



Research — Although the more liberal Bureau policies regarding 

 research e.re encouraging, nevertheless, only a little more than $500,000 

 of the funds budgeted in FY lSo2 are for new programs in oceanography. 

 This is considerably less than the amount recommended by this Committee. 



We endorse steps being taken by the Bureau to develop a research 

 grant and fellowship program. 



/"Ithough some of the FY 1262 research budget is for basic marine 

 and estuariae studies, there is still overemphasis on short term studies 

 for immediate application. 



The Bureau is supporting some estuarine research but more needs 

 to be done. This work should be correlated v/ith other research and with 

 surveys of industrial poiution problems. \/Ve note with approval that at 

 least $200,000 of tlie BCF research budget is to be devoted to basic 

 estuarine research. 



The Stanford Laboratory is doing an excellent job of relating meteor- 

 ological events to oceanographic conditions. Here iundamental studies are 

 being undertaken which wili benefit both fisheries research and other fields. 



Surveys The item shov/n under "Surveys" of $1,250,000 is not 



for surveys, in the sense of our recommendations, but for an emergency 

 Alaska sa'mon program to provide specific information lequired for certain 

 internatiOiio.l salmon management problems. 



Facilities — We are encouraged to see significant funds budgeted 

 for new and improved shore facilities for Bureau activities. 



Ship Construction Funds for new fishery research ships are 



long overdue. While a start has been made in the FY lS6i and 1962 pro- 

 grams, the net gain in total fishery research ships v/ill be only one small 

 coastal vessel, since the other three new ships v/ill be replacements. 

 As noted in Section II-B, rate of funding for new construction is still 

 considerably less than the minimum recommended by this Committee. 



* See also Section II-G, Item 15. 



