BUREAU of COMMERCIAL FISHERIES 

 Major Facilities 



Boothbay Harbor 

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# BIOLOGICAL 

 LABORATORIES 



■ TECHNOLOGICAL 

 LABORATORIES 



:J< EXPLORATORY 

 FISHING BASES 



Figure 1. Major facilities of the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries. 



The following table lists current funding for 

 programs in the coastal zone: 



FY 68 FY 69 



, (thousands of dollars) 

 Research on estuaries and 



related problems 1,223 1,223 



Coordination 25 25 



Species research 1,202 1,216 



Construction 



Federal aid (P.L. 88-309) 686 686 



Propagation research 4,570 4,777 



Total 7,706 7,927 



Under the Commercial Fisheries Research and 

 Development Act (P.L. 88-309) the Secretary of 

 the Interior can cooperate with the States on a 

 cost-sharing basis to carry out estuarine research 

 projects. Seventeen projects have been approved 

 and funded in Florida, Louisiana, Maine, Mary- 

 land, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, 

 Alabama, and Texas. Total cost is $929,563, with 

 the Federal share 75 per cent. 



BCF proposes added emphasis in three areas: 



Mapping 

 Shelf 



Resources of the U.S. Continental 



This is envisioned as repetitive surveys to 

 determine the seasonal availability and distribution 

 of commercially important species. Though con- 

 siderable work has been carried out in the past on 

 resource mapping, it has been fragmentary and a 

 mere fraction of that needed for a properly 

 designed study of all Continental Shelves. The 

 proposed program is three to four items that now 

 being conducted and will be undertaken by Bureau 

 vessels using conventional sampling gear. 



The Bureau estimates the cost of this proposed 

 program at about $4.0 million. 



B. Aquaculture 



The Bureau proposes a $5.3 million annual 

 aquaculture program in the future. BCF claims 

 more rapid development of aquaculture is neces- 



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