UNITED STATES 

 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 



STEWART L. UO*LL, SECRETARY 



FISH AND WILDLIFE AND PARKS 



STANLEY A. CAIN, ASST. SECRETARY 



FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 



CLARENCE F. PAUTZKE, COMMISSIONER 



miRF.AU OF COMMERCIAL FISHERIES 



DONALD L. MCKERNAN, DIRECTOR 



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A review of developments and news of the fishery industries 

 prepared in the BUREAU OF COMMERCLAL FISHERIES. 



Joseph Pileggi, Editor 

 G. A. Albano and H. Beasley, Assistant Editors 



Address correspondence and requests to the: Fishery Market News Service, U. S. Bureau of Com- 

 mercial Fisheries, 1815 North Fort Myer Drive, Room 510, Arlington, Va. 22209. 



Publication of material from sources outside the Bureau is not an endorsement. The Bureau is not 

 responsible for the accuracy of facts, views, or opinions contained in material from outside sources. 



Although the contents of the publication have not been copyrighted and may be reprinted freely, 

 reference to the source is appreciated. 



Use of funds for printing this publication has been approved by the Director of the Bureau of the 

 Budget, May 1, 1963. 



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COVER: Shows cod end of 52 -foot (headrope) trawl with alewlfe catch 

 of over 6,000 pounds. The catch was made in a 15-minute drag inside 

 Chicago Harbor by the U. S. Bureau of Commercial Fisheries explora- 

 tory fishing vessel Kaho . (See page 29, M/V Kaho Cruise 32.) 



.The Industrial Fisheries of Tomorrow- -Charting the Course, by Donald L. McKernan 

 .Third Technical Meeting on Fishing Boats, by Edward A. Schaefers and Thomas Pross 

 .Heat Inactivation of Thiaminase in Whole Fish, by R. H. Gnaedinger and R. A. Krzeczkowski 



TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS: 

 Alaska Fisheries Explorations and Gear De- 

 velopment; 



Shrimp Resources in Southeastern Waters 

 Surveyed 

 California: 

 Various Species of Fish Collected for Bio- 

 logical Studies 

 Survey of Shrimp Resources in Coastal Wa- 

 ters Continued 

 Oceanographic Studies in California Coastal 



Waters 

 Pelagic Fish Population Survey Continued 

 Abalone Observations and Growth Studies 



Continued 

 San Francisco Bay Investigations Con- 

 tinued 

 Sea Otter Population Determined by Census 

 Cans --Shipments for Fishery Products, Janu- 

 ary-April 1966 



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TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS (Contd.): 



Central Pacific Fisheries Investigations: 

 Tuna Behavior and Hearing Ability Studies 

 Oceanographic Research Project Conducted 

 South of the Hawaiian Islands 



Columbia River: 

 Shad Netting Activities during 1966 Season 

 Federal Grant to Aid Oyster Industry 



Federal Aid for Sport Fish and Wildlife Res- 

 toration: 



Interior Apportions Funds to States for 

 FY 1967 



Federal I^rchases of Fishery Products: 

 Department of Defense Purchases, May 1966 



Georgia: 

 Fishery Landings and Trends, 1965 



Great Lakes: 

 Michigan Outlines Fish Management Goals 

 Michigan Provided with Splake Brood Stock 

 for Lake Huron Plantings 



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