November 1966 



COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 



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Fig. 4 - Public views fresh fish booth, which received television coverage. 



BCF is fielding an active and resourceful 

 team of international trade experts. Their 

 efforts should increase exports of high- 



quality U, S. fishery products. They invite 

 industry to participate in their promotiona] 

 efforts. 



CLAMS CLEANED BY RADIATION 



Hard shell clams (quahogs) from polluted water can be cleaned in one day 

 with salt water purified by ultraviolet radiation, according to two University of 

 Rhode Island professors. In the proposed plant designed by the professors, salt 

 water radiated with ultraviolet light would pump across the clams continuously 

 for 24 hours. The clams would get rid of the polluted coastal waters in which 

 they grew by siphoning the sterilized water in and out of their bodies. 



,It is estimated that there would be quite a decrease in the cost of cleaning 

 a bushel of clams--25 cents instead of the present cost of $1.85. (Reprinted, 

 with permission from Science News , weekly summary of current science, copy- 

 right 1966, by Science Service, Inc.) 



