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There is a tremendous marketing potential for fish protein concen- 

 trate. I think this should be investigated. This is not our responsibility 

 however. 



Mr. Pollock. You know, Mr. Chairman, every time I look at the 

 advertisements on television about morning cereals on the market to- 

 day, which are nothing but straw really, and all the energy derived 

 from them, most of us realize it is just propaganda. This would be an 

 area where fish protein concentrate could really be utilized and give 

 American people something which I think they are not getting now. 



Mr. Parman. Yes, sir. 



Mr. Pollock. You talked about two approved processes. Were you 

 talking about mechanical and chemical or something else ? 



Mr. Parman. No, sir. The Viobin Corp. has a process that involves 

 the solvent dichlorethylene. On the fish protein concentrate, the Bu- 

 reau of Commercial Fisheries process is a solvent extraction using 

 isopropyl alcohol. These are the two FDA-approved processes. 



Mr. Pollock. Although they are not fully developed, there are three 

 different basic processes by which this extraction can be made ? 



Mr. Parman. You can do it by quite a number of ways, but these 

 are the only two approved so far. The real point is that there are many 

 ways to achieve the same result. 



Mr. Pollock. On page 4 of your statement, Mr. Waters, you talk 

 about listing your additional efforts being focused on production of 

 fish protein concentrate in five principal areas. I am not sure that I 

 understand what you are saying. Is there any difference between (c), 

 (d) and (e) ? You are talking about the development of these markets 

 in one protein-deficient country and in the next breath about the es- 

 tablishment of a viable commercial fish protein concentrate system in 

 at least one of these protein-deficient countries. 



Are you not saying the same thing there? In the last part you say 

 encouragement of private interests to establish commercial fishing 

 industries wherever feasible. 



Mr. Waters. I think in (c) I am referring to studying out the mar- 

 ket, proving there is a market. We are starting off to make sure we have 

 the process. Then we want to improve the fish-catching abilities and 

 handling abilities to serve that process. 



We probably should have said studies of the market rather than de- 

 velopment of the market, proving the market is there, and then mov- 

 ing from there to actually establishing a commercial industry even 

 though it may require starting with some support from school feeding 

 activities, some governmental help. We want to try to establish a 

 viable industry. This we are doing on a demonstration basis to reach 

 the goal. 



The last point was to indicate we are not going to discourage other 

 efforts ; we are going to encourage efforts by others in any other coun- 

 try. We are not going to try to spread ourselves too thin by trying to do 

 it everywhere at once, but will try to encourage other governments and 

 private interests wherever they can to expand their own efforts to go 

 ahead with fish protein concentrate development. 



Mr. Pollock. Thank you. 



Is it possible today lor a small fish-processing plant anywhere in 

 the United States, not in this business to get a contract from AID to 

 sell the product on some limited basis, some limited quantity to a for- 



