UNITED STATES 

 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 



OSCAR L. CHAPMAN, Secretary 



FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 

 ALBERT M. DAY, Director 



A REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENTS AND NEWS OF THE FISHERY INDUSTRIES 



PREPARED IN THE BRANCH OF COMMERCIAL FISHERIES 



A. W Anderson , Editor 



R.T Whiteleather, Associate Editor 



J. Pileggi and E.G. Gruis, Assistant Editors 



Applications for COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW, which is mailed tree to members ot the 



fishery industries and allied interests,should be addressed to the 



Director, Fish ond Wildlife Service, United Stotes Department of the Interior, Washington, 25, D.C. 



The contents of this publication hove not been copyrighted ond may be reprinted freely; however, reference to 



the source will be apprecioted. The Service assumes no responsibility for the occuracy of material from outside sources. 



The printing of this publication has been approved by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, December 15,19^ 



CONTENTS 



COVER: REPAIRING A TRAWL NET ABOARD THE OREG ON, A FISH 

 AND WILDLIFE SERVICE EXPLORATORY FISHING VESSEL OPER- 

 ATING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. THERE IS CONSIDERABLE 

 DAMAGE TO THE VESSEL'S GEAR BECAUSE IT OPERATES MOSTLY 

 ON UNEXPLORED FISHING GROUNDS. 



THE Oregon 's fishery explorations in the gulf of Mexico, 1950 (a preliminary report), by stewart springer 



THE JOHN N. COBb 'S SHELLFISH EXPLORATIONS IN CERTAIN SOUTHEASTERN ALASKAN WATERS, SPRING AND FALL OF 1950 (A PRELIMINARY 



REPORT ) 7 BY EDWARD A. 3CHAEFERS 



USE OF FROZEN SALMON FOR CANNING, BY M. E. STANSBY AND JOHN DASSOW 



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RESEARCH IN SERVICE LABORATORIES 26 



TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS: 27 



ADDITIONS TO THE FLEET OF U. S. FISHING VESSELS 27 



ALASKA FISHING REGULATIONS FOR 1951 ISSUED 27 



anglers' fishing LICENSE SALES DROP BUT REVENUE INCREASES. 30 



BRANCH OF COMMERCIAL FISHERIES PERSONNEL CHANGES 31 



GEORGIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL-LUNCH 



PROGRAMS USE MORE FISH 32 



GREAT LAKES FISHERY INVESTIGATIONS: 



SEA LAMPREYS FOUND RESISTANT TO ELECTRICAL CURRENTS 36 



PROGRESS REPORT ON OTHER SEA LAMPREY INVESTIGATIONS 



ACT IV 



riES 



36 



GULF EXPLORATORY FISHERY PROGRAM: 



OREGON TO CONTINUE GROOVED-SHRIMP EXPLORATIONS 37 



GULF STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION MEETS 37 



NORTH ATLANTIC FISHERY INVESTIGATIONS: 



ALBATROSS I I I MADE AVAILABLE TO THE OFFICE OF NAVAL RE- 

 SEARCH 38 



NORTH PACIFIC FISHERY INVESTIGATIONS: 



NEW FISHERIES RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR COLUMBIA RIVER 38 



PACIFIC OCEANIC FISHERY INVESTIGATIONS: 



HUGH M. SMITH COMPLETES HYDROGRAPHIC AND BIOLOGICAL STUDY 

 CRUISE (CRUISE NO. VI I l) 39 



JOHN R. MANNING INVESTIGATES TUNA SEINING IN PHOENIX-HNE 



NDS AREA (CRUISE NO. 

 JOHN R. MANNING TO CONTII 

 SEINING (CRUISE NO. V|) 



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NVESTIGATIONS ON TUNA PURSE 



39 



41 



OCEAN PERCH (rOSEFISh) DESIGNATED BY SERVICE AS NAME FOR 



ROSEFISH 41 



U. S. COMMISSIONERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION FOR 



THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES NAME ADVISORS 42 



WHOLESALE AND RETAIL PRICES: 



WHOLESALE PRICES, FEBRUARY 1951 43 



RETAIL PRICES, FEBRUARY 1951 , 44 



ECA PROCUREMENT AUTHORIZATIONS FOR FISHERY PRODUCTS 45 



CONTENTS CONTINUED ON PAGE 83 



FOREIGN • 46 



INTERNATIONAL: 

 ANTARCTIC WHALING SEASON ENDS MARCH 9 46 



BRITISH MALAYA: 

 CANNED SARDINES AND HERRING IMPORTS PERMITTED 46 



CANADA: 

 PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, 1949 ... 47 

 PROCEDURE FOR INSPECTION OF CANNED FISH EXPORTS .... 49 

 NEWFOUNDLAND FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ESTA6- 

 LISHEO 49 



chile: 



canned fish production, 1950 50 



belgium trawlers to operate in chilean waters 50 



CUBA: 



SPONGE INDUSTRY FACES DIFFICULTIES 50 



PURCHASES BOATS FOR SHRIMP FISHING 50 



FISH REFRIGERATION PLANTS TO BE CONSTRUCTED 50 



DENMARK: 



NEW GERMAN-DUTCH TYPE TRAWL TESTED 50 



ECUADOR: 



NEW FISHERIES LAW INCREASES FEES FOR AMERICAN 



VESSELS SI 



FRANCE: 



SALT-WATER FISH CATCH, 1949-50 51 



CANNED FISHERY PRODUCTS IMPORTS FROM U. S. SUSPENDED 51 

 FRErCH MOROCCO: 



FORB I OS DRAGG ER F I SH I NG 52 



GERMAN FEDERAL REPUBLIC: 



PILCHARDS CAUGHT BY GERMAN TRAWLERS 52 



ICELAND: 



FISH CATCH, UTILIZATION, AND EXPORTS, 1950 52 



GERMAN- I CEL 

 PRODUCTS 



LOANS FOR TRAWLERS 



ANDIC TRADE AGREEMENT INCLUDES FISHERY 



