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Dr. Fisu. That is correct. - 
Coastal university laboratories, if adequately equipped with per- 
manent research staffs and facilities could greatly augment Federal 
fishery efforts to increase the harvest from the sea. 
Except for a few species like the oyster, our control over the pro- 
ductivity of the sea is hardly greater than that of primitive man over 
the land. When he exhausted the game in any area he had to move 
elsewhere and today our fishermen must do the same or cease operations 
until the fishing grounds restore themselves. Even if we could con- 
serve the existing stocks of food species, the supply would become 
progressively inadequate with the increase in human population, 
particularly in such areas as Narragansett and Chesapeake Bays. The 
status of the fisherman will need to be changed from that of a hunter 
to that of a farmer participating in the production of the crops which 
he harvests. Each coastal area has its special environmental prob- 
lems which can best be handled by local marine laboratories. 
The Cuairman. That is a very fine statement, Dr. Fish. I appreci- 
ate your coming. 
Senator Scorr. May I ask this one question: Is your laboratory also 
interested in researching the diseases such as that with which the 
oysterbeds were afflicted so recently, and still may be, for all I know? 
Do you go into that? 
Dr. Fisu. We do not at this time have pathological studies. We 
have a bacteriological program which covers antibiotics on the role 
of marine bacteria in the sea on productivity. Dr. Seiburth’s work 
was mentioned. That is as far as we have gone. 
We have not been able to include the diseases or pollution aspects. 
We have a three-point program of basic research and a graduated 
curriculum which we are attempting to develop to meet the needs 
of oceanography. At the present time we have just approved the 
creation of the laboratory as a graduate school of oceanography. Our 
resource research is done at the State laboratory ? 
Sentor Scorr. Who is pursuing, if anyone, the disease and pollution 
aspect such as that which afflicted the oysterbeds? 
_ Dr. Fisu. I believe the Federal Fish and Wildlife Service has a 
section concerned with that. 
Senator Scorr. That disease cost tremendous financial loss, as well 
as increasing cost to the consumer. 
Dr. Fisu. That is very true. 
The Cuatrman. Thank you, Doctor. 
Dr. Fisu. Thank you, sir. 
(Biographical sketch follows.) 
CHARLES JOHN FISH 
Address: Narragansett Marine Laboratory, University of Rhode Island, 
Kingston, R.I. 
Born: Fall River, Mass., May 13, 1899, married, 1923; child, 1. 
Major field of interest : Biological oceanography. 
Degrees: Ph. B., Brown 1921; SC. M., 1922; Ph. D. 1923. 
Professional career: Aquatic biologist, U.S. Bureau of Fisheries, 1922-27; 
director, Buffalo Museum of Science, 1927-34 (on leave 1931-33) ; executive sec- 
retary and senior scientist, International Passamaquoddy Fisheries Commission, 
1931-33; assistant professor of zoology, Rhode Island State College, 1934-35; 
associate professor, in charge of department of zoology, 1935-36; professor, in 
charge of Department of Zoology and director, Narragansett Marine Laboratory, 
1936-46; in charge Pacific oceanic biology project, Woods Hole Oceanographic 
