August 1966 



COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 



87 



Rep. Pelly spoke in the House (Congressional Rec- 

 ord, July 14, 1966, p. 14991), concerning a call he re- 

 ceived from representatives of Pacific Northwest fish- 

 ermen regarding foreign fishing around the Columbia 

 River Lightship. 4\ miles off the mouth of the Columbia 

 River. He stated it is becoming more and more evi- 

 dent that a 12-mile fishing zone such as would be es- 

 tablished by legislation now before Congress is abso- 

 lutely essential. 



FISH PROTEIN CONCENTRA TE PILOT PLANTS: 

 The Committee on Commerce June 23, 1966, reported 

 ( S. Kept 1304 ), with amendments, S. 2720 , to author- 

 ize the Secretary of the Interior to develop, through 

 the use of experiment and demonstration plants, prac- 

 ticable and economic means for the production by the 

 commercial fishing industry of fish protein concentrate. 



S Rept . 1304 , Fish Protein Concentrate (June 23, 

 1966, report from the Committee on Commerce, U. S. 

 Senate, 89th Congress, 2nd session, to accompany S. 

 2720), 11 pp., printed. Comimittee reported bill favbr- 

 ably with amendments. Discusses purpose, summary, 

 background, need, cost, agency reports, and changes in 

 existing law. 



Senate June 27, 1966, passed with committee amend- 

 ments S. 2720 . The Senate rejected amendments sub- 

 mitted T5y~5err Williams which would limit the pilot 

 plants to 1 instead of 5 and would reduce authorized ap- 

 propriations from $5 million to $1 million. Sen. Doug- 

 las spoke in the Senate ( Congressional Record, June 27. 

 1966, pp. 13763-13767), in support of Sen. Williams' 

 amendments which would conform to the recommenda- 

 tions of the Department of the Interior, the Bureau of 

 the Budget, and the Comptroller General. Extract from 

 the report of the Committee on Commerce was inserted, 

 which included reports of the Department of the Interior 

 and the Bureau of the Budget. Senators Bartlett, Gruen- 

 ing, Magnuson, Saltonstall, and Pastore spoke from the 

 floor in support of the bill as reported by the Commit- 

 tee, which would authorize 5 pilot plants and would au- 

 thorize appropriations totaling $5 million. 



Senate-passed S. 2720 , June 28, 1966, was referred 

 to Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. 



Rep. Keith spoke in the House ( Congressional Rec - 

 ord , June 29, 1966, p. 13996) urging House action on the 

 Senate-passed S. 2720. At one point in his remarks, he 

 stated that he has received reports that FPC will short- 

 ly receive the official approval of the Food and Drug 

 Administration. 



- Sen. Pell spoke in the Senate (Congressional Record, 

 June 29, 1966, pp. 14082-14087) concerning fish protein 

 concentrate. He stated that a brief prospectus concern- 

 ing reasons why the fish protein concentrate plant 

 should be established at Point Judith. R. I., was an out- 

 growth of a meeting held in January 1966 with partici- 

 pants from the College of Agriculture of the University 

 of Rhode Island; the Point Judith Fishermen's Coopera- 

 tive; the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of 

 Oceanography; and the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, 

 He inserted this prospectus in the Record. 



Introduced in House H. R . 16095 (Pelly) June 30, 1966; 

 H. R. 16145 (Hanna) and H. R . 1617"3 (Tupper), July 12, 

 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to develop, 

 through the use of experiment and demonstration plants, 

 practicable and economic means for the production by 

 the commercial fishing industry of fish protein concen- 

 trate: to Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. 



Rep. Hanna stated that this bill is similar to legisla- 

 tion passed by the Senate (S. 2720 ). He stated that fish 

 protein concentrate experimentation has only begun; the 

 five plants proposed by this bill will greatly increase 

 our knowledge. He urged quick House passage of 

 this bill. 



Sen. Bartlett ( Congressional Record , July 13, 1966, 

 pp. 14843-14844) discussed S. 2720 , to authorize ex- 

 periment and demonstration plants for the production 

 of fish protein concentrate. He also discussed the val- 

 ue of fish protein concentrate as a food supplement, and 

 that the United States, as the world's richest nation, 

 bears a heavy responsibility in the war against world 

 hunger. 



FOOD FOR PEACE MESSAGE : Both Houses June 30, 

 1966, received the President's message ( H. Doc. 457) , 

 submitting the annual report on the 1965 activities car- 

 ried on under the Food for Peace program. Public Law 

 480 , 83rd Congress, as amended. Text of the report is 

 printed in Congressional Record, June 30, 1966 (pp. 

 14096- 1425"^! 



FOOD IRRADIATION PROGRAM: Sen. Price spoke 

 in the House ( Congressio nal Kecor"g, July 12, 1966, pp. 

 14668- 14670) concerning tEe national food irradiation 

 program. Rep. Bates joined in support of this program. 

 He stated that (1) the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries 

 is carrying out a program on the radiation preserva- 

 tion of marine products at the Marine Products Develop- 

 ment Irradiator in Gloucester, Mass.; (2) large quanti- 

 ties of fresh fish fillets and similar marine products 

 are packaged and irradiated in order that study can be 

 made at near commercial scale; (3) work is progres- 

 sing satisfactorily and there is every indication that 

 this new means of preservation will have widespread 

 application for fishery products. 



FOOD MARKETIN G NATIONAL COMMISSION: 

 House June 27, 1966, received a communication from 

 the Chairman, National Commission on Food Marketing, 

 transmitting a report on the structure and performance 

 of the Nation's food marketing system, pursuant to the 

 provisions of Public Law 88- 354 ; referred to Commit- 

 tee on Agriculture. 



FOREIGN FISHING OFF U. S. COASTS: Sen. Mag- 

 nuson inserted in Congressional Record, July 12, 1966 

 (pp. 14541-14542), a Resolution Proposing a U. S. Fish- 

 ery Policy for the Eastern North Pacific Ocean, adopt- 

 ed by four of the major fishery organi2ations--Associ- 

 ation of Pacific Fisheries, Deep Sea Fishermen's Un- 

 ion, Fishing Vessel Owners Association, Inc., and 

 Northwest Fisheries Association. 



FUR SEAL CONSERVATION AND PRIBILOF JS - 

 LANDS ADMINISTRATION : Fur Seals - Pribilof Is.- 

 lands : Hearings before the Committee on Commerce, 

 United States Senate, 89th Congress, 1st and 2nd ses- 

 sions on S_. 2 102 , a bill to protect and conserve the 

 North Pacific Fur Seals, and to administer the Pribilof 

 Islands for the conservation of fur seals and other wild- 

 life, and for other purposes, Sept. 9, 1965, St. Paul Is- 

 land. Alaska, Feb. 18, 1966, Washington, D. C, Serial 

 No. 89-57, 162 pp., printed. Contents include text of 

 bill, agency comments, statements and letters of various 

 Federal and State officials, and business representatives. 



S. Rept . 1235 , Fur Seal Act of 1966 (June 9, 1966, re- 

 port from the Committee on Commerce, U. S. Senate, 

 89th Congress, 2nd session, to accompany S. 2102), 38 

 pp., printed. Committee reported bill favorably with 



