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Vol. 28, No. 7 



and in the trade and public good will symbolized there- 

 by, regardless of any sale or transfer of the goods to 

 which such brand, name or trademark related. 



Senate June 9, 1966, passed with amendment S. 985 . 



ESTUARINE INVESTIGATIONS : Sen. Tydings in- 

 serted in Congressional Record, June 1, 1966 (pp. 11397- 

 11398), an article written by Eric Wentworth, which 

 appeared in the May 1, 1966, edition of the Washington 

 Post , stressing the danger of pollution in our Nation's 

 estuaries. The article stated that Sen. Tyding's bill, 

 S. 3240 , calling on the Interior Department to make a 

 T-year, $3 million comprehensive study of estuaries 

 and their problem, is a concrete step that would focus 

 attention on estuaries as a special problem. The arti- 

 cle stressed the importance of our Nation's estuaries 

 as areas for recreation as well as important sources 

 of food and a livelihood for many people, and urged that 

 ways be found of stopping the further pollution of these 

 areas. 



The Subcommittee on Fish and Wildlife Conservation 

 of the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fish- 

 eries will hold hearing June 16, 1966, on H. R. 13447, to 

 authorize the Secretary of the Interior in cooperation 

 with the States to preserve, protect, develop, restore, 

 and make accessible estuarine areas of the Nation 

 which are valuable for sport and commercial fishing, 

 wildlife conservation, recreation and scenic beauty. 



FISH AND WILDLIFE COORDINATION ACT AMEND - 

 MENTS : Subcommittee on Fish and Wildlife of House 

 Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries May 13, 

 1966, continued hearings on H.R. 9492 , to amend the Fish 

 and Wildlife Coordination Act to provide adequate notice 

 and opportunity for the Secretary of the Interior and State 

 fish and wildlife agencies to conduct studies on the ef- 

 fects of projects licensed by Federal agencies on fish 

 and wildlife resources; H.R . 14414. to amend the Fish 

 and Wildlife Coordination Act to make it applicable to 

 the Atomic Energy Commission, the Federal Power Com- 

 mission, and to permittees and licensees of such com- 

 missions; and HJR. 14455 , to repeal section 9 of the Fish 

 and Wildlife Coordination Act. Testimony was heard 

 from Dr. Stanley A. Cain, Assistant Secretary, Fish and 

 Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior. 



FISHERIES : Sen. Bartlett inserted in Congressio nal 

 Record , June 9, 1966 (pp. 12147-12148), an address giv- 

 en by DeWitt Gilbert, editor of Pacific Fisherman mag- 

 azine and a member of the International Pacific Salmon 

 Commission, before the Chamber of Commerce of Asto- 

 ria, Oreg. Mr. Gilbert spoke of the great number of na- 

 tions which have established 12 -mile territorial fishing 

 zones; of international agreements designed to protect 

 fish resources against shortsighted overexploitation; 

 and of the individual's resource responsibility. 



FISHERMEN'S PROTECTIVE ACT AMENDMENT : 

 H.R. 15362 (Van Deerlin) introduced in House May 31 , 

 1966, to amend the act of August 27, 1954, relating to the 

 seizure of vessels of the United States by foreign coun- 

 tries; to Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. 



FISHERY CONSERVATION : Sen. Magnuson inserted 

 in Congressional Record , June 1, 1966 (pp. 11451- 

 Il4i2), the text of an editorial which appeared in an 

 issue of the British fishery trade Journal, Fishing 

 News International titled "Peru, Fish Meal and the End 

 of An Era." 



FISHERY JURISDICTION : Sen. Magnuson spoke in 

 the Senate ( Congressional Record , May 19, 1966, pp. 

 10501-10506), of his overall concern for the conserva- 

 tion of world fishery resources. He inserted in the 

 Record an editorial from an issue of the British fishery 

 trade publication Fishing News International, titled 

 "Fishing Limits and the Roaming Fisherman." The ed- 

 torial compared some of the problems of the Pacific 

 Coast of the United States with those of South Africa. In 

 summation. Senator Magnuson stated that the United 

 States must take world leadership in assembling the 

 coastal and fishing nations to determine the proper con- 

 servation regime. 



FISHING LIMIT OF 12 MILES : Introduced in House 

 H.R . 15035~ (St. GermainTMay 12, and H.R . 15191 

 (Rogers) May 23, 1966, to establish a contiguous fisher- 

 ies zone beyond the territorial sea of the United States; 

 to Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Rep. 

 St. Germain in extension of his remarks ( Congressional 

 Record . May 12, 1966, p. 10016), stated this legislation 

 wiil serve to protect our fishermen from foreign fisher- 

 men operating in our coastal waters; enhance our fish- 

 ermen to extend their operations and further develop 

 the fishing industry as a whole; and, enable us to exer- 

 cise conservative measures in the highly productive 

 coastal waters. 



The Subcommittee on Merchant Marine and Fisher- 

 ies of Senate Committee on Commerce held hearings 

 May 18, 1966, on S. 2218 . Having as witnesses Clarence 

 Pautzke, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Interior for 

 Fish and Wildlife and Parks, and others. 



Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation 

 of House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries 

 held hearings May 24 and 25 on H.R . 9531 and H.R. 

 14961 . 



Subcommittee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of 

 Senate Committee on Commerce May 20, 1966, contin- 

 ued its hearings on S. 2218 . Testimony was heard from 

 public witnesses, anS the hearings were recessed sub- 

 ject to call. 



Rep. Rogers spoke in the House ( Congressional Rec - 

 ord , May 23, 1966, p. 10589) and stated that estimates 

 of the Department of the Interior show that with more 

 emphasis and incentives the American fishing industry 

 could take 5 to 6 times more fish than are presently be- 

 ing taken by U.S. fishermen, who have slipped to the 

 point of catching less than half of the U.S. catch of 20 

 years ago. He further stated that of this increase, 65 

 percent could come from fish taken 12 miles off the U.S. 

 shoreline and if American fishermen do not take them 

 foreign interests will. Stated our national interests de- 

 mand that legislation be enacted to extend the U.S. lim- 

 its to 12 miles. 



Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conserva- 

 tion of House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fish- 

 eries held a hearing on H.R . 9531 . and related bills, 

 H.R. 9530 , and H.R. 14961 . Among others testimony 

 was heard from Frank J. Barry, Solicitor, Department 

 of the Interior. Hearings were continued on June 1. 

 Testimony was heard from witnesses of the Department 

 of the Interior. 



Senate Committee on Commerce, June 7, 1966, in ex- 

 ecutive session, ordered favorably reported with amend- 

 ments S. 2218. 



