culminated v;ith the. issuance, on July 21, of an executive order "by Presi- 

 dent Roosevelt ap-oointing the Secretary of the Interior as Fishery 

 Coordinator. Under the terns .of this executi^^e order, the Office of 

 the Coordinator of Fisheries is responsible for the development and 

 sustained production of aquatic food supplies essential to the conduct 

 of the wrr. 



VtV.r gave new tv/ists to technology in the fisheries. It crerted a 

 nr.iltitude of nev; problcns, and increasing dependence v;r.s placed l/y the 

 fishing industry upon technological data for their solution. Programs 

 were revised to include investigations of possible nev; sources or suit- 

 able substitutes for fishery itens lost to us by disru-otions in v/orld 

 trade. Thus, a partial substitute for imported o^z^r v/as develoToed: 

 discarded empty stubby beer bottles v^ere shoi-m to be a desirable substi- 

 tute for imported glp.ss floats formerly used on subsurface gill nets; 

 studies v/ere initiated which shov.^ed that a high quality "ooultry feed can 

 be prepared from dogfish r.nd shark carcasses nov/ discarded incident to 

 the shark liver fishery, sup-olementing the domestic supply of protein 

 concentro.tcs now necessary. 



In line with more efficient utilization of raw material used in 

 the manufacture of fish r.eal and fish oil, additional inf orm-ption was 

 cbtp.ined regarding the solubility of fish proteins during the reduction 

 process. Conversion of starfish ana other oyster pests into substitutes 

 for some of the m^aterials which mp;;/ not long be available is being studied. 



Abru.pt demands for vitamin A, both for domestic consumption ano. for 

 distribution under Lend-lease, directed greater attention to possible 

 nev/ sources of raw materials. Data were obtained regarding more efficient 

 vitamin-A recovery froPi existing supplies. 



Increased government buj^ing of canned fish, reducing the supply for 

 dor.estic needs, focused the need for development of new products from, 

 species not previously used in canning or otherwise considered of liriited 

 utility. 



Vital need for shipping space increased der^rjid for dehydrated foods 

 of all types for transport over-seas. Service technologists now are 

 vrorking out ways to dehydrp.tc fish by more efficient methods than those 

 in general use. . . . ••- 



Development of r.ore orderly riarketing procedures, and methods v/hereby 

 raw materials may be riore efficiently used promotes conservation of the 

 fishery resource; ir:proves this nation's nutritional level; and gives aid 

 to War agencies concerned with pl?.nned pu.rchase of protein seafoods. 



As v;ar activities intensified, the drrinage of r;anpowcr and vessels 

 from the industry became r.ore serious. In cor.bina,tion with rdlitary and 

 Lend-lease purchases, these factors reduced civilian supplies of certain 

 fishery com.i-'Odities. The market developr:ent work of the Service was 



