October 1966 



COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 



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chant Marine and Fisheries met in executive 

 session Aug. 25, 1966, and approved for full 

 committee action H. R, 13447 (amended). 

 This would authorize Secretary of the Interi- 

 or, in cooperation with States, to preserve, 

 protect, develop, restore, and make accessi- 

 ble estuarine areas of the Nation which are 

 valuable for sport and commercial fishing, 

 wildlife conservation, recreation, and scenic 

 beauty. 



FISHERMEN'S COOPERATIVE 

 ASSOCIATION BANK 



S. 3743 (Magnuson) introduced in Senate 

 Aug. 18, 1966. It would, primarily, provide 

 credit facilities for fishermen's cooperative 

 associations by establishing a Bank for Fish- 

 ermen's Cooperative Association; to Com- 

 mittee on Commerce. Sen. Magnuson said that 

 present provisions of the fisheries loan fund 

 regulations are of only limited value in as- 

 sisting the financial operation of fishery co- 

 operatives. Similar to H. R. 8922. 



FISHERY PERMIT FEES 



S. 3793 (Kuchel) introduced in Senate Sept. 

 1, 1966. Purpose: to authorize Secretary 

 of the Interior to reimburse part of certain 

 fishery permit fees paid to foreign countries 

 by U.S. fishermen; to Committee on Com- 

 merce. 



Sen. Kuchel ( Congressional Record , Sept. 

 1, 1966, pp. 20642-20643) stated he proposed 

 this following consultation with representa- 

 tives of fishing industry. Would authorize 

 Interior Secretary to reimburse citizens of 

 United States for part of fishery permit fees 

 they paid any foreign country during employ- 

 ment of American vessels in a traditional 

 fishery of the United States. The cost of this 

 payment would be financed from gross re- 

 ceipts of custom duties collected on fish and 

 fisheries products entering the United States. 



FISHING LIMIT OF 12 MILES 



H. R. 17046 (Rep. Hansen of Wash.) intro- 

 duced it in House, Aug. 15, 1966, to establish 

 fishing zones of the United States beyond its 

 territorial seas, and for other purposes; to 

 Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisher- 

 ies. 



Sen Magnuson spoke in Senate (Congres- 

 sional Record, Aug. 29, 1966, pp. 20245- 

 20247), on need for 12 -mile fishery zone. He 

 has asked Departments of State and Interior 

 to reexamine their positions of last May in 

 light of new realities. He stated that the 12- 



mile fishery legislation is late --but it can 

 still be in time to save thousands of tons of 

 valuable marine resources and to reserve 

 12,000 square miles of potential fishery area 

 as part of our American heritage. 



Rep. Pelly spoke in House (Congressional 

 Record, Aug. 30, 1966, p. 20408), on Associ- 

 ated Press dispatch indicating Korean Gov- 

 ernment wanted to establish fishing rights 

 before entering into agreements with other 

 nations (including United States, Canada, Ja- 

 pan). He said 49 nations have established 

 12 -mile fishery jurisdictions. Only 15 na- 

 tions, including the U. S., still claim 3 miles. 

 Ten nations claim more than 3 but less than 

 12--and 17 nations, including Korea, claim 

 more than 12. Pelly said 12 -mile fishery 

 zone is needed to protect our coastal fisher- 

 ies and give American fishermen some pro- 

 tection against foreign fishing vessels. He 

 predicted a 12 -mile fishing zone bill will be 

 reported favorably by House Committee on 

 Merchant Marine and Fisheries. 



In Senate, Sept. 6, Sen. Magnuson spoke on 

 objections by segments of American fishing 

 industry that 12 -mile bill before Congress 

 will adversely affect present relations with 

 South American nations off whose shores 

 they presently fish. He said that taking a 

 strong position in behalf of Am.erica's fish- 

 ermen by reserving this additional 9 -mile 

 protective and conservation zone will assist 

 immeasurably in our international negotia- 

 tions on fisheries questions. 



FISH PROTEIN CONCENTRATE PLANTS 



H, R. 16619 (Downing) July 28, to author- 

 ize Secretary of the Interior to develop, 

 through experiment and demonstration plants, 

 practicable and economic means for produc- 

 tion by commercial fishing industry of fish 

 protein concentrate; to Committee on Mer- 

 chant Marine and Fisheries. 



The Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wild- 

 life Conservation of House Committee on 

 Merchant Marine and Fisheries held hearing 

 Aug. 16, 1966, on H. R. 12269, and related 

 bills, regarding fish protein concentrate 

 (FPC). D. L. McKernan, Director, BCF, 

 testified. Said FPC can prove to be a valu- 

 able and practicable means of supplementing 

 our foreign policy; of increasing protein in- 

 take of our citizens and improving the over- 

 all health of our Nation; and of fostering 

 growth of our fish industry. He stated this 

 bill is similar to Senate -passed S. 2720, 



