October 1966 



COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 



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square miles. A third c one e nt r at io n 

 was sounded out after commercial vessels 

 located it on La Perouse Bank off Barkely 

 Sound, B.C., near the 60 -fathom depth con- 

 tour. It covered about 8 square miles. 



During the survey, Soviet vessels including 

 BMRT's (stern trawlers), SRT's (side trawl- 

 ers), and freezerships were observed. The 

 larger freezerships were anchored between 

 the 40- and 50 -fathom contour between Point 

 Granville and Destruction Island during the 

 first part of the cruise; the SRT's worked 

 west of them. During the latter part of the 

 cruise, the Soviet fleet moved southward off 

 Grays Harbor. 



Note: See Commercial Fisheries Review . August 1966 p. 39. 



Salmon 



SALMON CAN PERPETUATE 

 THEMSELVES IN NEW ENVIRONMENT 



The results of a 12 -year BCF experiment 

 on the Wind River in southwest Washington 

 show that adult spring chinook salmon of un- 

 known origin can be captured on the Columbia 

 River while returning to their birthplaces to 

 spawn, be transferred to a tributary, and there 

 establish a new "run" of salmon that will per- 

 petuate themselves. 



The experiment involved trapping salmon 

 at Bonneville Dam on the Columbia each year 

 from 1955-1963 and trucking them 30 miles 

 to the Carson National Fish Hatchery on the 

 Wind River. The fish were spawned artifi- 

 cially at the hatchery and 2 years later re- 

 leased into the river to start the long migra- 

 tion to the ocean. From 1959-1966, increas- 

 ing numbers of salmon fought their way back 

 upstream to their hatchery birthplace. 



The information gained from the experi- 

 ment will help to preserve and enhance the 

 anadromous fish population in the Pacific 

 Northwest and other areas. 



U. S. Fishing Vessels 



APPROVE 63% OF REQUESTS 



FOR VESSEL CONSTRUCTION SUBSIDY 



Nearly 63 percent of the applications for 

 subsidies under the U. S. Fishing Fleet Im- 

 provement Act from August 30, 1964, to July 

 31, 1966, have been approved, reports BCF's 

 Branch of Loans and Grants. 



The Act provides for paying construction- 

 differential subsidies to help build fishing 

 vessels of advanced design. The vessels 

 must be capable of fishing in expanded areas 

 and using newly developed gear. They must 

 not be operated in a fishery if they will cause 

 economic hardship to vessel operators al- 

 ready there. 



The subsidy is equal to the difference in 

 cost of building vessel in U, S. shipyard and 

 estimated cost in foreign yard. The maxi- 

 mum subsidy is 50 percent of domestic cost. 



The Act provides for public hearings be- 

 fore approval of application. The Maritime 

 Administrator and Defense Secretary must 

 approve it. 



Applications Processed or Being Processed Between 

 August 30, 1964, and July 31, 1966 



Item 



No. 



Subsidy Amount!' 



Applications received . . . 

 Applications withdrawn 



before hearing 



Hearings held 



Applications approved 



after hearing 



Applications withdrawn or 



dismissed after hearing 

 Vessels under construction . 

 Vessels completed 



70 



11 



54 



44 



5 

 6 

 2 



16,987,000 

 2,382,500 



9,921,500 



697,500 

 941,529 

 273,029 



1/The amount of subsidy listed is an estimated amount in all 

 cases except for completed vessels. 



Study Fish Oil Quality for Paints 



The Seattle Technological Laboratory is 

 cooperating with the technical committee of 

 the Pacific Northwest Society for Paint Tech- 

 nology to expand the acceptability and use of 

 fish oils in protective coatings, the field of 



