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I am reminded of the fact that the discovery of phosphate magne- 

 sium, by some oceanographic vessels has resulted in leases which in 

 turn has brought a considerable amount of money into tlie Federal 

 Treasury through the Department of the Interior. 



I am reminded, too, of course, that we must increase our fishing ca- 

 pacity. I w^ould say 70 percent of the edible fish that are consumed in 

 this country come from other countries. We have that potential. 



We heard yesterday — of course, we knew it before — ^that last Febru- 

 ary or a year ago the Federal Food and Drug Administration finally 

 approved the so-called fish protein concentrate and the Alpine Co. has 

 a contract now with AID for 2 million pounds. They have already de- 

 livered several thousand pounds. We have asked them to furnish for 

 the record those companies overseas that have the contracts to purchase 

 that under AID. 



I am reminded of the fact that we are trying to get the Federal Food 

 and Drug Administration to authorize the sale of the fish protein 

 concentrate in quantities other than in one pound packages which can 

 be used by any number of our food manufacturers, Heinz, Campbell's, 

 General Foods, you name it, for use in various types of macaroni and 

 soups and cereals and other things. It is a concentrate which they say 

 to us quite excitedly will alleviate malnutrition. 



Now, coming back to your statement, sir, I commend you for it. I am 

 impressed by it because I do believe that you have read the Commis- 

 sion's report so I know that you know that this committee and the Con- 

 gress has extended the life of the National Council for another year. 

 I will get to that in a minute. 



But, on lines 2 and 3, you make this statement : 



A long period of drift and inaction in reviewing and studying the Commission's 

 report would be most discouraging to industry and the investment community. 



With that, I agree. Yet here on page 6, you suggest a possibility of 

 reforming the National Advisory Committee on Oceanography to work 

 with the council during its 1-year extension. You say that then we may 

 move to an oceanographic prograrn such as through the media of a 

 newly formed Department of Natural Resources or as an independent 

 agency. 



What is the objection, Mr. Clark, in your judgment, to moving ex- 

 plicitly and directly as the Commission has recommended in its report. 

 No. 1, establish NACO? 



Now, that leads me to raise this question that you raised in my mind 

 in which you suggest on page 2 of your statement, at about line 9, that 

 NACO should probably be established first, that would be the National 

 Advisory Committee on Oceans. Now, that suggestion has come from 

 a previous witness. 



Now you go on to say that it should be established on the same level 

 as an executive agency such as is proposed under NOAA. 



Now, a National Advisory Committee on Oceanography which w^ould 

 have in its membership representatives of the petroleum, fishery, recre- 

 ation, pollution, construction, and so forth, could not be an executive 

 agency. 



Now you may have that in the country of your birth under the par- 

 liamentary procedure where if you don't get a majority you get a new 



