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COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 



Vol. 28, No. 10 



dered favorably reported, with amendment in 

 the nature of substitute bill, H. R. 14929. Bill 

 is designed to promote international trade in 

 agricultural commodities --to combat hunger 

 and further economic development. As ap- 

 proved by committee, bill would authorize 

 $1.9 billion for each of calendar years 1967 

 and 1968 for sales in foreign currency, and 

 $600 million for each year for donations. 



Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, 

 Aug. 25, 1966, reported (S. Kept. 1527, with 

 amendment, on H, R. 14929. 



Senate, Aug. 26, 1966, began consideration 

 of H, R. 14929. Text of bill reported by Com- 

 mittee on Agriculture and Forestry printed in 

 Congressional Record, Aug. 26, 1966 (pp. 

 19995-19999). As reported by Senate, bill 

 will be cited as Food for Peace Act rather 

 than Food for Freedom Act. It includes fish- 

 ery products under definition of agricultural 

 commodities. 



Senate, Aug. 29, 1966, continued consider- 

 ation of H. R, 14929, the proposed Food for 

 Peace Act of 1966. Sen. Bartlett spoke in 

 Senate^ Congressional Record. Aug. 29, 1966 



(pp. 20242-20244), expressing satisfaction 

 that fish is included. 



Senate, Aug. 31, 1966, passed after adop- 

 tion of comn^ittee amendment (in the nature 

 of a substitute as amended) H. R. 14929, pro- 

 posed Food for Peace Act of 1966. Senate in- 

 sisted on its amendments to the bill; asked 

 for conference with House and appointed con- 

 ferees. 



House, Sept. 8, 1966, disagreed with Sen- 

 ate amendments to H. R. 14929, agreed to a 

 conference, and appointed conferees. 



REPORT ON FISHERY ACTIONS 

 IN 89TH CONGRESS 



The U. S. Department of the Interior's Bu- 

 reau of Commercial Fisheries has prepared 

 a leaflet on status of most legislation of inter- 

 est to commercial fisheries at the end of 1st 

 session, 89th Congress. For copies of MNL- 

 3, "Legislative Actions Affecting Commercial 

 Fisheries, 89th Congress, 1st Session 1965," 

 write to Fishery Market News Service, Bu- 

 reau of Commercial Fisheries, 1815 N. Fort 

 Myer Drive, Rm. 510, Arlington, Va. 22209. 



MECHANICAL FISH TO AID OCEANOGRAPHERS 



A mechanical fish, designed for taking deep-water samples by oceangoing vessels while 

 underway, has been developed by the Instrumentation Center of the U. S. Naval Oceano- 

 graphic Office, Suitland, Md. The apparatus is devised especially for use by commercial 

 ships employed to collect oceanographic data without interference to their normal activities. 



In operation, the mechanical fish willbe dropped over the side of a moving ship in a man- 

 ner permitting it to attain great depth. As the vehicle falls, a temperature depth record will 

 automatically be plotted on the deck via a standard low-cost steel cable. On the way up, 

 the fish can be activated to gather a sample at any given point. 



The sampling device contains a plastic bottle, of about two-quart capacity, with spring- 

 loaded ball valves at each end. The valves are held in the open position against spring 

 pressure by a one-fourth watt resistor. Upon receiving an electric impulse along the tow 

 cable, an internal capacitor is discharged through this resistor, breaking it, and releasing 

 the valves. Electronic components consist of temperature and pressure probes, their 

 respective oscillators, and a mixer-line drive amplifier. A resonant-reed relay is used to 

 sense the command signal from the deck thereby activating the sampling device. 



