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COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 



Vol. 28. No. 9 



industry of fish protein concentrate, Apr. 25, 1966, 

 Aberdeen, Washington, May 16 and 17, 1966, Washing- 

 ton, D. C. Serial No. 89-64, 245 pp., printed. Content? 

 include text, agency reports, statements, letters and 

 telegrams from various Federal officials, members of 

 Congress, and business representatives. 



Sen. Hart, on July 27, 1966, presented to the Senate, 

 among others, a resolution from the Great Lakes Com- 

 mission endorsing S. 2720. the fish protein concentrate 

 bill. The Congress was urged by the Commission to 

 establish one of the demonstration plants in the Great 

 Lakes area. 



Rep. Keith spoke in the House ( Congressional Re- 

 cord, July 27, 1966, pp. 16438-16439) concerning fish 

 protein concentrate. There was some question on the 

 part of FDA concerning flouride content. Keith stated 

 a number of eminent scientists considered FPC to be 

 perfectly safe. 



The Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Con- 

 servation of the House Committee on Merchant Marine 

 and Fisheries August 16 and 17, 1966, held hearings 

 on H. R. 12269, and related bills, to authorize the Sec- 

 retary of the Interior to develop, through the use of ex- 

 periment and demonstration plants, practicable and 

 economic means for the production by the commercial 

 fishing industry of fish protein concentrate. 



GREAT LAKES POLLUTION : Sen. Hart, on July 27, 

 1966, presented to the Senate a number of resolutions 

 from the Great Lakes Commission. Included among 

 them was "Resolution of the Pollution Control Com- 

 mittee: Resolution Regarding Alewife Control in the 

 Great Lakes." This requests the Department of the 

 Interior to conduct a survey development action pro- 

 gram for the effective control of alewife from the 

 Great Lakes. 



INTERIOR NOMINATION : Senate July 21, 1966, in 

 executive Session, confirmed the nomination of Frank 

 C. Di Luzio, of New Mexico, to be an Assistant Secre- 

 tary of the Interior. Among the duties of the new As- 

 sistant Secretary will be the administration of the 

 water pollution control program, which was transferred 

 from the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare 

 under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to the 

 Department of the Interior. 



INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE NORTH - 

 WEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES : The Committee on 

 Foreign Relations July 15, 1966, reported Ex. I (89th 

 Cong., 2nd Sess.), Protocol to the International Con- 

 vention for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries, relating 

 to measure of control, and the Protocol to the Inter- 

 national Convention for the Northwest Atlantic Fish- 

 eries, relating to the entry into force of proposals 

 adopted by the Commission. (Ex. Rept. No . 7.) 



Sen. Fulbright inserted in Congressional Record , 

 July 18, 1966, (pp. 15288-15308) excerpts from the 

 record of the Committee on Foreign Relations on the 

 Protocols to the North Atlantic Fisheries Convention 

 of 1949--Executive I (89th Cong., 2nd Session). He 

 stated that these Protocols will be voted upon on July 

 19. 



Senate, July 19, 1966, adopted the resolution of 

 ratification of Protocols Ex. I (89th Cong., 2nd Ses- 

 sion) to the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention 

 of 1949. The text of the Protocols and the resolution 

 of ratification are printed in the Record pp. 15376-15378. 



JELLYFISH - CONTROL ELIMINATION IN COASTAL 

 WATERS OF U. S.: H. R. 16634 (Downing) introduced 



in House July 28, 1966, to provide for the control or 

 elimination of jellyfish and other such pests in the 

 coastal waters of the United States; to Committee on 

 Merchant Marine and Fisheries. 



Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conserva- 

 tion of House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fish- 

 eries Aug. 9, 1966, held a hearing on H. R . 11475 , and 

 related bills. Among others, testimony was heard from 

 Donald L. McKernan, Director, Bureau of Commercial 

 Fisheries, Department of the Interior. 



Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conserva- 

 tion of House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fish- 

 eries, Aug. 11, 1966, concluded hearings on H. R . 11475, 

 and related bills, to provide for the control or elimina- 

 tion of jellyfish and other pests in the coastal waters of 

 the United States. Testimony was heard from Rep. 

 Sickles. 



MINIMUM WAGE: Senate Committee on Labor and 

 Public Welfare miet in executive session July 26-27, 

 1966, for further consideration of H. R . 13712 , to in- 

 crease minimum wages and to extend such coverage to 

 additional employees, but did not conclude action there- 



Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, 

 Aug. 10-11, 1966, continued its executive consideration 

 of H. R . 13712 , to increase minimum wages and extend 

 such coverage to additional employees, but did not con- 

 clude action thereon, and was to meet again on Aug. 16. 



MISCELLANEOUS FISHERIES LEGISLATION : Part 

 1, hearings before the Subcommittee on Fisheries and 

 Wildlife Conservation of the Committee on Merchant 

 Marine and Fisheries, House of Representatives, 89th 

 Congress, 2nd session on Fish and Wildlife Coordina- 

 tion Act H. R. 9492, H. R. 14414 , H. R. 14455. H. R. 

 14975, H. R. IggTTT , May 11, 13, 1966; Fishing Rights, 

 H. R. 9530 , H. R. 9531 , H. R. 9540 , H. R. 10177 , H. R. 



T5Tr9." T7rR. usef T iL R. i5on 7 H. r. 15030 , h. Rr ~" 



15191, H R. 15278 , May 24, 25; June 1, 1966, Serial No. 

 89-24. Contains text, statements, communications from 

 various Federal and state officials, members of Con- 

 gress, and business representatives. 



NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGES AND PROGRAM 

 ACT OF 1965T "gT Ttept . 1307, Sea Grant "CoITeges (June 

 24, 1966, report from the Committee on Labor and 

 Public Welfare, U. S. Senate, 89th Congress, 2nd ses- 

 sion, to accompany S, 2439 ). 19 pp., printed. Commit- 

 tee reported bill favorably with amendments. Discusses 



background and purpose, section-by-section analysis 

 and changes in existing law. 



Subcommittee on Oceanography of House Committee 

 on Merchant Marine and Fisheries July 15, 1966, met 

 in executive sesseion and discussed the pending Sea 

 Grant College legislation. 



Introduced in House H. R . 16344 Sickels July 19, 

 1966, H. R . 16559 (Rep.TTogers of Fla.) July 26 H. R . 

 16567 TCTevenger) and H. R . 16581 (Murphy of N7TT7 

 July 27, a bill to authorize a program of Federal assist- 

 ance to sea grant colleges in order to establish or expand 

 programs inmarine sciences, and for other purposes; to 

 the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. 



House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries 

 met in executive session July 27, 1966, and ordered re- 

 ported favorably to the House H. R . 16559 . 



