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UNITED STATES: 

 Events and Trends : 

 Value of 1966 Catch is Near 1965 Record 

 Situation and Outlook 



President Johnson Signs Fish Protein Con- 

 centrate Bill 

 October Wholesale Prices and Indexes for 



Edibles 

 Industrial Fishery Products: 



Fish Meal Supply is Up 7.6%. Solubles Down 

 13% 

 U.S. and World Fish Meal Situation and Outlook 

 Shrimp Imports Rise 5.2% 

 Can Shipments for Fishery Products Increase 

 Defense Department Changes Finfish Pur- 

 chases 

 Canned Salmon on USDA'S "Plentiful List" 

 Marketing: 



Survey Shows Fish Products More Popular 

 Bluefin Fishery Sets Record 

 Albacore Season Nears Record in Northwest 



But Poor in California 

 1965 Great Lakes Landings Same as 1964 

 Spacecraft May Help Increase Fish Catch 

 TV Camera Shows Tests at 45,000 Feet 

 "Aluminaut" Recovers Instruments From 



Ocean Bottom 

 1967 Small Boats Better Equipped, Says 



Coast Guard 

 States: 

 California: 



Anchovy Landings Total 2,500 Tons 

 Louisiana: 



1965 Landings Hit Record High 

 Maryland: 



Ancient Oyster Shells Found 

 Michigan: 



EDA Processing Plant Completed 



Meal Plant Planned 

 Federal Aid Project Productive in Missouri 

 North and South Dakota: 



Estimate Fish in Oahe Reservoir 

 Oregon: 



Willamette Chinook Set Record 



Coho Catch in Columbia is Best Since 1929 



Seeks to Establish Sockeye 

 Bureau of Commercial Fisheries Programs: 

 North Pacific Fishery Investigations: 



Results of Salmon Research Cruises, 

 Summer 1966 

 Alaska Fisheries Explorations and Gear 



Development: 



R/V "Sablefish" Continues Gear Studies on 

 Shrimp Trawls 

 Central Pacific Fisheries Investigations: 



"Cromwell" Studies Sonar Techniques to 

 Track Tuna 

 Great Lakes Fisheries Explorations: 



"Clifford" Aids Lake Superior Fisheries 

 Inland Fisheries Explorations and Gear De- 

 velopment: 



"Hiodon" Continues Oahe Reservoir Studies 

 Gulf Fisheries Explorations and Gear De- 

 velopment: 



"Bowers" Electric Shrimp Trawls Are 

 Successful 



Attraction of Anchovies to Light Studied 



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UNITED STATES(Contd.): 

 Bureau of Commercial Fisheries Program 



(Contd.): 



North Atlantic Fisheries Explorations and 

 Gear Development: 

 "Delaware" Seeks Industrial Fish on 

 Georges Bank 



South Atlantic Fisheries Investigations and 

 Gear Development: 



"Oregon" Studies Availability of Swordfish 

 and Bottomfish 



Tropical Atlantic Fisheries Investigations : 

 R/V "Undaunted" Visits Recife 



California's "Scofield" Samples Coastal Shrimp 



New BCF Film Honored 



Boston Trawlers Improve Fish Handling 

 Methods 



Auke Bay Biologists Successfully Transplant 

 Salmon 



Cooked Salmon, Stored Then Warmed, Be- 

 comes Rancid Quickly 



Identify Cause of "MSX" Disease 



Chinese A-Blasts Affect Oysters 



Analyze King Crab Data 



Combine Heat and Irradiation to Pasteurize 

 Dungeness Crab Meat 



Conduct Time-Temperature Studies of Salm- 

 onella in Fish Meal 



Irradiate Mackerel to Study Vietnamese Food 



Galveston Studies Distribution and Abundance 

 of Shrimp Larvae 



Shrimp Cultivated in Artificial Ponds 



Studies Life History of Pink Shrimp Off Florida 



Method Found to Peel Pink Shrimp 



Lake Trout Thrive on Alewives 



Tagged Seal Pups Weigh Less Than Untagged 



Sealskin Prices Are Down 



Workshop Discusses Swordfish and Tuna 

 Long lining 



Lends Gear for Winter Hake Fishery 



Keel Laid for BCF Exploratory Vessel 



Dr. J. L. McHugh Named BCF Acting Deputy 

 Director 

 Federal Actions: 



Department of the Interior: 

 Fisheries Loan Fund Has Provided Nearly 



$22 Million 

 Fishing Vessel Mortgage Insurance Program 

 Fishing Vessel Construction Differential 



Subsidy 

 Subsidies Help Build Stern Trawlers 

 First Anadromous Fish Funds Awarded 

 Sets New Permit Obligation for Seismic 

 Work 



Department of Commerce: 

 Loans $30.5 Million to Fisheries in 1965 

 Aids Construction of California Mooring 



Basin 

 Plans Expansion of Foreign Trade Reports 

 Its Survey of Canned Foods to Include Fish, 

 Vessel Owners to be Asked for More Infor- 

 mation 

 FEATURES: 

 Hard Clam Explorations Off Southeastern 



United States 

 Trends in Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Trawling Fleet 



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