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Ms. Pryor. The structure of schooling fish is slightly different than 

 tlic behavior. This is going to be more like cattle — the behavior of 

 cattle; hut it is more of a unit than a leadership situation. They are 

 more like a school of fish than an Army sergeant with a platoon. 



Mr. Orerstar. Thank you very much for a very highly interest- 

 ing presentation. 



Mr. Leggett. Mr. Anderson? 



Mr. Andersox. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 



I have no questions, but Ms. Pryor I do want to thank you for 

 an excellent presentation. 



Mr. Leggett. Mr. Bonior. 



Mr. Bonior. I had some questions for Mr. Mulligan, just basically 

 informational questions on something about the foundation, and 

 maybe the two witnesses here could help me out, or you, perhaps. Let 

 me try some out here. 



OK, in Mr. Mulligan's statement, he said the policy is set by a 

 board of directors, which consists of nine members. 



Who is on this board of directors? 



Mr. Alverson\ There are three processors, three representatives of 

 vessel owners and three union officials, which represent the crew. 



Mr. Bonior. The statement also said that the Porpoise Rescue 

 Foundation was formed in conjunction with the cooperative agree- 

 ment of the National Marine Fishery Service and the Marine Mam- 

 mal Commission. 



What kind of agreement is the cooperative agreement? 



Mr. Alverson. There was a memorandum of agreement and per- 

 haps John Hodges could assist us on that. 



Mr. Hodges. Yes; thank you, Congressmen. 



I am, among other things, the general counsel to the Porpoise 

 Rescue Foundation, and also counsel to the Tuna Research Founda- 

 tion and also have been acting as counsel in certain matters for the 

 Tunaboat Association. 



The cooperative agreement was written up at a time when it ap- 

 peared that greater coordination was needed with respect to research. 

 The cooperative agreement was designed to bring about that coordi- 

 nation and avoidance of duplication for the research and the parties 

 agreed to do everything in their power. 



It was really a memorandum of understanding to really do every- 

 thing in their power to work together, to avoid duplication and to 

 make sure that the information was gathered for research, got out 

 to all interested parties. 



Following up on that agreement, then the Porpoise Rescue Foun- 

 dation was formulated. I will go back iust 1 second to the hearings 

 in 1975, before the National Marine Fishery Service. 



It was suggested at that time in San Diego, before the National 

 Marine Fishery hearings, the 1976 regulations, that the industry 

 came forward with a seven-point program which included, among 

 other things, a commitment of funds for accelerated research and an 

 agreement that would set forward the mechanism for the disburse- 

 ment of those funds. And then in the summer of 1975, after the co- 

 operative agreement was signed, the industry did set up the Porpoise 

 Rescue Foundation which was the vehicle for handling the research 



