August 1966 



COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 



47 



California Area : Veryl W. Dawson, Aro- 

 mas, $4,973j Chester L. Russell, Napa, 

 $6,240; Charles W. Beyers, Santa Cruz, 

 $4,760; Frank Brenha, Jr., San Diego, 

 $140,000; Curtt M. Olsen, San Diego, $17,872. 



Pacific Northwest Area : Howard Vining, 

 Brookings, Greg., $21,000; and the following 

 from Washington State: James P. AUenbaugh, 

 Aberdeen, $22,000; George A. Bold, Aber- 

 deen, $71,250; Jack M. Torgerson, Aberdeen, 

 $60,000; John C. Edwards, Hoquiam, $30,000; 

 James D. Barclay, Marysville, $12,000; Ron- 

 ald D. Watson, Marysville, $9,380; Tage B. 

 Rasmussen, Tacoma, $3,276; Iceland Boat 

 Co., Seattle, $89,000; Parks CanningCo., Inc., 

 Seattle, $75,000. 



Alaska Area: Charles L. Johnson, Anchor 

 Point, $15,000; Truman C, Emberg, Dilling- 

 ham, $6,345; Glenn J. Couch, Homer. $6,662; 

 Richard T. Hinde and Ole G. Harder, Kodiak, 

 $109,000; Jake M. Hallingstad, Petersburg, 

 $9,500; Samuel Martin, Seldovia, $16,000; 

 LeRoy Hollman, Seward, $4,800. 



Under the Fishing Vessel Mortgage Insur- 

 ance Program (also administered by the Bu- 

 reau) during the second quarter of 1966. a 

 total of 13 applications for $656,000 was re- 

 ceived. Since the program began (July 5, 

 1960), 122 applications were received for 

 $10,378,245. Of the total, 93 applications 

 were approved for $6,721,656 and 16 applica- 

 tions for $1,785,600 were pending as of June 

 30, 1966. Since the mortgage insurance pro- 

 gram began, applications received and ap- 

 proved by area are: 



New England Area : Received 15 

 ($1.796,750)V approved 11 ($1,367,178). 



California Area : Received 2 ($1,262,000), 

 approved 2 ($1,262,000). 



South Atlantic and Gulf Area: Received 



85 ($4,816,524), approved 66 ($3,092,169). 



Pacific Northwest Area : Received 13 

 ($2,127,375), approved¥T$635,535). 



Alaska Area : Received 7 ($375,596), ap- 

 proved 6 (364,774). 



The first applications for a Fishing Ves- 

 sel Construction Differential Subsidy under 

 the Bureau's expanded program were re- 

 ceived in December 1964. Through June 30, 

 1966, a total of 69 applications for an esti- 



mated $16,867,000 in subsidies had been re- 

 ceived. Public hearings on 48 applications 

 were held --40 applications for estimated 

 subsidies totaling $8,278,500 were approved 

 and 8 subsidy contracts in the amount of 

 $1,214,558 were executed. 



Note: See Commercial Fisheries Review , June 1966 p. 36. 

 sj: :}; :^ 3[c sic 



DOCUMENTATIONS ISSUED 

 AND CANCELLED, APRIL 1966 : 



During April 1966, a total of 75 vessels of 

 5 net tons and over was issued first docu- 

 ments as fishing craft as compared with 63 

 in April 1965. The number of documents can- 

 celled for fishing vessels in April 1966 is not 

 available. 



Area 

 (Home Port) 



[ssued first documents 2 /; 



U. S. Fishing Vessels 1 /--Documentations Issued and 

 Cancelled, by Areas, "April 1966 with Comparisons 



New England 

 Middle Atlantic . 

 Chesapeake . . , 

 South Atlantic . . 



Gulf 



Pacific 



Great Lakes . , , 



Hawaii 



Puerto Rico . . . 



Total 



Removed from documentations/: 



New England . 

 Middle Atlantic 

 Chesapeake . . 

 South Atlantic 



Gulf 



Pacific 



Great Lakes 

 Hawaii 



Total 



April 



1966 1965 



Jan. -Apr. 



1966 1965 



(Number) 



6 

 2 

 5 

 8 

 19 

 33 

 2 



4/ 

 ?/ 

 5/ 

 ?/ 

 ?/ 

 ?/ 

 ?/ 

 ?/ 



4/ 



3 



7 



35 



13 



63 



2 



11 



36 



9 



3 



25 



19 



79 



68 



4 



1 



208 



4/ 

 ?/ 

 ?/ 

 ?/ 

 ?/ 

 ?/ 

 ?/ 

 ?/ 



4/ 



11 

 3 

 11 

 23 

 84 

 46 

 1 



180 



15 



10 



8 



32 



37 



29 



8 



1 



140 



lyincludes both commercial and sport fishing craft. A vessel is defined as a craft of 

 5 net tons and over. 



2/There were 2 redocmnented vessels in April 1966 previously removed from the rec- 

 ords. Vessels isnied diret documents as fishing craft were built: 51 in 1966; 4 in 

 1965. 1 in 1962; and 19 prior to 1957. 



3/Includes vessels reported lost, abandoned, forfeited, sold alien, etc. 



4/Not available. 



Source: Monthl-s- Supplem ent of Merchant Vessels of ^e United States. Bureau of 

 Customs. U.S. Treayury Department. 



Wholesale Prices 



EDIBLE FISH AND SHELLFISH, JUNE 1966: 



The June 1966 wholesale price index for 

 edible fishery products (fresh, frozen, and 

 canned) was up 0.2 percent from the previous 

 month. At 127.2 percent of the 1957-59 aver- 

 age, the overall index this June was 16.9 per- 



