Figure 11 
BUREAU OF COMMERCIAL FISHERIES, EXPLORATORY 
FISHING VESSELS AND MISSIONS, 1968 
Name of Vessel Home Port Length at Mission 
George M. Bowers Pascagoula, 73 1956 Inshore exploratory fishing 
Mississippi and gear research, 
Gulf of Mexico 
Oregon II Pascagoula, 170 1967 Exploratory fishing and 
Mississippi gear research, Gulf of 
Mexico and Caribbean 
Oregon St. Simons 100 1946 Exploratory fishing and 
Island, Georgia gear research, North Caro- 
lina to Florida and 
Caribbean 
Delaware Gloucester, 147 1937 Exploratory fishing and 
Massachusetts gear research, Western 
North Atlantic 
John N. Cobb Seattle, 93 1950 Exploratory fishing and 
Washington gear research, N. E. 
Pacific 
John R. Manning Juneau, Alaska 86 1950 Exploratory fishing and 
gear research, biological 
research, Alaskan waters 
Kaho Saugatuck, 65 1961 Exploratory fishing and 
Michigan gear research, Great 
Lakes 
Delaware |/' Gloucester, 156 1968 Exploratory fishing and 
Massachusetts gear research, Western 
1 Replaced Delaware in late 1968. 
productivity of the oceans, plans must be initiated 
for the orderly transition of fishing from basically 
a hunting process to one in which greater artificial 
control can be exerted. This transition should 
include: 
—Perfecting the hunting process by maximizing 
fish detection capabilities. 
—Minimizing escape of fish within the influence of 
fishing gear. 
—Leading, herding, or aggregating fish to increase 
availability to harvesting systems. 
333-091 O-69—14 
North Atlantic 
Figure 12. Exploratory fishing vessel Oregon HU, 
operated by Bureau of Commercial Fisheries. 
(Bureau of Commercial Fisheries photo) 
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