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customed to working as a team. They can bring their talents to bear 

 on all phases of a problem and are anxious to see successful operations 

 develop rather than just make a study each in his own field. The 

 University of Rhode Island is already in a modest way fmictioning 

 as a sea grant college should. With proper fmiding and as a part 

 of a national program of similar activities we are sure that this be- 

 ginning will expand, and be expanded into an increasingly meaning- 

 ful and continuous relationship. Also, nearing in reality is .a 2-year 

 course at the University of Rhode Island for fishermen. This school, 

 I am sure, will provide not only fishing captains for Rhode Island 

 vessels, but also captains for many other fleets and future leaders and 

 technical experts in widely diverse marine activities. 



The provisions of this bill which should be retained and emphasized 

 are — 



1. Training of people who will be sea people and work on and 

 in the sea to put the tools and knowledge provided by research 

 and development to productive use. 



2. Training of people whose duty it shall be to transmit new 

 knowledge and techniques and demonstrate available equipment 

 to industry. 



3. Make available to individuals, corporations, and organiza- 

 tions grants and loans to effectively carry out special projects and 

 programs. 



It is my belief that sea grant colleges on a national scale will bring 

 to bear upon marine activities the broad range of knowledge ,and 

 talent at each college or university rather than attempt to duplicate 

 them in self-contained and relatively isolated miits. I strongly en- 

 dorse S. 2439 and desire its enactment into law without undue delay. 



Senator Pell. Mr. Dykstra, I think it would be interesting and help- 

 ful if you would put on the record your many years of experience 

 which you have spent in fishing and your occupation as of now. Are 

 you a captain of a fishing boat ? 



Mr. Dtkstra. I am a crewmember. The boat is out fishing today 

 and I coiddn't be here today if I had gone fishing. I go fishing with 

 my brother. I used to have a boat of my own but I gave it up to do 

 this kind of work. 



Senator Pell. How many years have you spent fishing? 



Mr. Dykstra. Well, I was at URI during the war and I went into 

 the Navy from URI and when I got out of the Navy I started fishing. 

 That was in 1946, and I have been fishing since. 



Senator Pell. In other words you have spent most of your working 

 life, well, all of your working life on the sea, is that right? 



Mr. Dykstra. Yes, my father was a fisherman before me and his 

 father before him. 



Senator Pell. Thank you, I just wanted to get that on the record 

 because there are very few men with as much practical experience as 

 that. We are lucky to have you here today. 



Now, I was struck by one point in your testimony and that is the 

 difficulty you have in getting young men who are willing to accept 

 the hardships of the sea and go to sea and learn the trade. I was 

 curious about that in connection with the fact that we have a room full 

 of young people from high school and the college here. I wonder if 

 any of you young people, boys I think they might be, who are inter- 



