April 1951 



CCHKESCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 



27 



TRENDS 



AND 



DEVELOPMENTS ffi 



Additions to the Fleet of U. S. Fishing Vessels 



First doctaaents as fishing craft were issued for 50 vessels of 5 net tons and 

 over during January 1951 — ^15 more than in January 1950. California led with 7 

 vessels, followed by Texas with 6, and Louisiana with 5, the Treasury Department's 

 Bureau of Customs reports. 



To provide a more detailed breakdown of the documentation of vessels in the 

 South Atlantic and Gulf States, the number of vessels documented in each of these 

 areas will be shown separately in the future. Of the 26 vessels documented in the 

 South Atlantic and Gulf States this January, 18 had their heme port in the Gulf 

 States and 8 in the South Atlantic States. 



Vessels Obtaining Their First Documents as Fishir 



Section 



January 



1951 



1950 



Total 

 1950 



Number 



Number 



Number 



New England . . . . 

 Middle Atlantic 

 Chesapeake Bay . 

 South Atlantic . 



Gulf 



Pacific Coast .. 

 Great Lakes . . . . 



Alaska 



Hawaii 



Total 



2 

 3 

 2 

 8 

 18 

 13 

 1 

 3 



4 

 2 

 2 

 11 

 5 

 9 



36 



45 



81 



153 



167 



231 



IE 



83 



4 



50 



35 



812 



Note: 



Vessels have been assigned to the various sections on the basis of their 

 home port. _^_^________ 



Alaska Fishing hegulations for 1951 Issued 



In announcing the 1951 regulations for the protection of the conmercial fish- 

 eries of Alaska, the Secretary of the Interior declared on March 6 that the new reg- 

 ulations contain several changes to meet shifting conditions in the fisheries. 



The principal change will occur in the Bristol Bay area with power boats per- 

 mitted for the first time this year. The Department has been aware of the fact that 

 the use of power boats in Bristol Bay will undoubtedly make seme changes in the 

 economic status of the area. As an aid to the local residents, the Department has 

 opened to set-net fishing all intertidal waters outside of the drift gill-net markers, 



