UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

BUR .. 1 OF' CO I

STEWART L. UDALL, SECRETARY DlVLlO. or R 0 RC Dr.\ LOP

FISH A 0 WILDLIFE SERVICE RALPH C.

CLARENCE F. PAUTZKE, COMMISSIONER

COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW A review of developments and news of the fishery industries

prepared in the BUREAU OF COMMERCIAL FISHERIES.

Joseph Pileggi, Editor G. A . Albano and H. Beasley, Assistant Editors

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COVER: The M/V Kaho, exploratory fishing and gear research vessel used in Great Lakes trawling studies by the U. S. Bureau of Commerclal Fisheries. Her home port is Saugatuck, Mich. Explorations in the Great Lakes have demonstrated that bottom trawling is an efficient method of harvesting unutilized species such as alewife and smelt which occur In great abundance in certain lakes. (See p. 1 this issue.)

Page I .Trawl Cod-End Mesh Size Selectivity Toward Yellow Perch in Lake Erie, by.L orman J. Relgle, Jr. 6 .. Skipjack Tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) Resources of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, by Bn n J.

Roths child

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Fishing Vessel and Gear Developments: 9 . Equipment Note No. 18--A Nekton Ring Net

Sampler for Use Aboard Oceanographic Research Vessels, by J. B. Rivers

Alaska: 12 Foreign Fishing Activity off Alaska ovem-

ber 1965 12 King Crab Fishery Trends November 1965 13 Trawl That Sorts Shrimp and Fish to be

Tested Alaska Fishery Investigations:

13 Salmon Research California:

13 Experimental Anchovy Fisher:- Approved 14 Abalone ObserYations and Growth Studies 15 Abundance of Dungeness Crab un'eyed

Prior to Open Season

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CaliforOla (Contd.): 15 Marine Sport Fish Survey off uth Califor-

nia Continued 16 Cans--Shipments for Flshery Product J nu-

ary-September 1965 Crab:

16 .. Pacific orthwest Coastal FlshlO S on Opened December I, 196;'

Federal Aid for Sport Fish and '1ldhf R o­ration:

16 .. Interior Depar men Apportions Add1t1ona Funds for Flscal Year I

Flsherles Laboratory: 17 .. • ·e .... Tropical A Ian IC Blo 0 cal Labora

a 11aml Great Lakes:

1 j •• hchlgan's P os for RebUild n Sport nd Commercial F sh r

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Page TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS (Contd.): TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS (Contd. ):

Salmon:

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Great Lakes (Contd . ): Michigan Receives Supply of Northwest Sil-

ver Salmon Eggs for Planting Program Great Lakes Fisheries Explorations and Gear

Development: Gear Research for Great Lakes and Inland

Fisheries, November 1965 Great Lakes Fishery Investigations:

Biological Research and Sea Lamprey Con-tro1, November 1965

Gulf Fishery Investigations: Shrimp Distribution Studies

Hawaii: Fishery Landings , 1964

Industrial Fishery Products: U. S. Fish Meal and Solubles:

Production and Imports , January-October 1965

U. S. Fish Meal, Oil , and Solubles: Production, October 1965 Production by Areas, November 1965

U. S. Marine Oil Supply Situation and For-eign Trade , October 1964 -September 1965 with Comparisons

Swine Grow Faster When Fish Meal is Add-ed to Diet

Inland Fisheries Explorations and Gear Development: Oahe Reservoir Trawling Studies

Maine Sardines: Canned Stocks, November 1, 1965

Menhaden: Review of U. S. Menhaden Industry 1965

Michigan: New Station for Warm-Water Fish Research

Planned Nautical Charts:

Lists for Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Waters New York:

New Site to be AcqUlred for New York City Wholesale Fish Market

North Atlantic: Soviet Fishing Activity off Coast, December

1965 North Pacific Fisheries Explorations and

Gear Development: Hake and Anchovy Population Survey Pelagic Fishing Gear Research

Oceanography: Marine Engineering Experiment Station

Proposed by Southern New England Group New Institute for Oceanography Set Up With-

in U. S. Department of Commerce Sea Spider Set in Atlantic to Serve as

Stable Oceanographic Buoy Boundary Between Arctic and North Atlantic

Oceans Surveyed by U. S. Coast Guard Cut-ter Evergreen

Oregon: Changes in Fishery Regulations Adopted by

Fish Commission New Salmon Fishway Completed for Colum-

bia River System Landings of Fish and Shellfish, 1963-1964

Oysters: Supplemental Feeding of Oysters Tested

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South Atlantic Fisheries Explorations and Gear Development: Royal-Red Shrimp Grounds off Florida Coast

Surveyed Texas:

Fishery Landings, 1964 Tuna:

U. S . Paclfic Coast Albacore Fisning Season for 1965 Ends

Record Slze Albacore Caught off Hawaii U. S. Fishing Vessels:

Fishenes Loan Fund and Other Financial Aid for Vessels October 1 - December 31, 1965

U. S. Foreign Trade: Imports of Canned Tuna in Brine Under Quota

Washington: Change Proposed ln Legal Definition of Com ­

mercial Salmon Trolling Gear Sport Salmon Fishermen Barred from Com ­

merclal Fishery Landings of Fish and Shellfish 1963 - 1964

Wholesale Prices: Edible Fish and Shellfish December 1965

FOREIGN: International:

Codex Allmentarius Commlssion: Third Session Meets in Rome. October 19 -

29, 1965 utntlOn: Seventh International Congress of Nutrition

to Meet in Hamburg Cod:

France Holds International Conference on Cod Industry

European Trade Fairs: American Fishery Products Promoted

European Free Trade Association: Industrial Tariffs Reduced Another 10 P er ­

cent Fish Meal:

Production and Exports for Selected Coun ­tries January-September 1965

World Production, September 1965 with Comparisons

Marine Oils: World Production and Export Forecas t fo r

1966 with Comparisons Food and Agriculture Organization:

Expansion in Fisheries Work Recommended at Conference

Cuban P roposal on Fishing R ejected a t Con­ference

Great Lakes: FiShery P roblems in the Great Lakes

Oceanography : Biological Oceanographic Section Se t Up

within the International Union of Biologl ­cal Sciences

Aden: New Steel Purse -Seiner L eads t he Way t o

Modernization

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FOREIGN (Contd.): Argentina:

Joint Japanese - Argentine Tuna Enterpris ~ Australia :

Fishery Export Trends , July -Septembe r 1965

Brazil: Changes in Fisheries Code Proposed National Commission for Oc eanography Es­

tablished Bulgaria:

Trawlers to be Built for Domestic and Soviet Fishe ries

Canada: Federal Gov ernment to Assist Fisher m e n

for Catch Failure Federal Department of Fisheries Se ts up

New Cons e rvation and Protec tion Servic e Government Sponsors Ne w Community F ish

Processing Centers in Newfoundla nd Atlantic Offshore Fishing Vess e l Co nference British Columb ia Canned Salm o n Pack, 1960 -

1965 Amendment of Lic ensing Syste m fo r Com ­

m e r c ial Fishe r ies in Bri tish Co lu m bia Planned

British Columbia Herring Fishe r y Labor Dispute Settled

Ontario's F ishery Res e arch Pro gram o n Lake Erie

Industrial Products Production, Us e , and Foreign Trade, August 1964-July 196 5 with Comparisons

Colombia: Japan-Colombia J o int Tuna Enterprise Pro ­

posed Denmark :

Exports o f F ishery Produc t s a nd Byproducts , Janua r y -Septembe r 1965

Ecuador: Japan- Ecuador Tuna Ente rprise Pla nned Fishing Fleet Status , 1964

France: Tuna Ex-Vessel Prices a nd Import Quotas

Set for West African 1965/1 96 6 Seas o n East Germany :

Atlantik -Class F r e e zer Trawlers B eing Built for U, S,S ,R.

Greenland: Salmon F iShery Tre nds , January -November

1965 Iceland:

Export Stocks o f Princ ipal Fishe r y Products , October 31 , 196,5

Herring Landi ngs and E x port Trends, La t e 1965

Japan: Frozen Tuna Exports to U. S. a nd P uerto

Rico , October 1965 Export Validations of Fresh and Frozen Tuna

and Tuna Lions , April -Oc tobe r 1965 Tuna Market Trends , Decem ber 1965 Frozen Tuna Export Price Tre nds , Novem ­

ber 1965 Government and Tuna Industry Ho ld Fifth

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Canne d Tuna P ack, 1964 Firm t o Ma r ke t Chu nk-Style Canned Tuna in

Oil in Japan Tuna Packe rs and Exporters Fail to Negoti­

ate New E xport Agreement for Canned Tuna in Brine

Tuna Fede r ation L aunches P romotion on Canne d Albacor e Tuna in Oil

Skip ja ck Tu na P ole - and - Line Fishing in E astern Atlant ic R e ported Excellent

Large Number of Atlantic Tuna Vessels Re­turn

Tuna B a it Production Trends Pu'rs e Se iner to Tes t Fis hfor Tuna in Caroline

Islands Wa t ers New Tuna Trolling Gear Developed Tuna Fishing Company Tries to Cut Labor

Costs Crab M eat E xports, October 1965 E xports of Ca nned King Crab t o U . S . Decline Canned Shrimp Exports , October 1965 F r ozen Swordfish Export Validations to the

U . S . and Canada, April-October 1965 Exports of F r ozen Rainbow Trout, October

1965 Export s of Marine Products , July 196 5 Firm to Import Shrimp from Thailand FiShery Landings in Selected Areas , June

1965 Landings and Utilization of Fishery and Other

Marine P roducts , April 1965 Japanese Views on Fisheries Agreement with

South Korea Proposed T echnical Cooperation Agreeme nt

with Soviets Major Firms Plan Expansion of Minced F ish

Operation Industrial Products Production, Use, and

Foreign Trade 1964-1965 and Forec ast 1966 Fisheries Agency to Ask Tighter R e gulatio n

of Cultured P earl Industry Composition of Distant Water Tuna Fleet Tuna Federation Charters Oil Tanker to R e ­

fuel Vessels at Sea Applications for Distant-Water Trawl Fisher y Firm Purchases Cargo Vessel for King C r ab

Factoryship Whaling Operations Affected by Labor Dis pu te

Republic of Korea: Five Tuna Vessels Ordered from Wes t Ger ­

many Mauritania:

Fish-Processing Complex to be Built by Spain

Morocco: Tuna Fishery Expansion Tried Tangier Cannery Short of Raw Tuna for Can ­

ning Lobster Fishery Investment Opportuni ty Export Markets Sought for Fish Prote in Con­

centrate Netherlands West Indies :

Fisheries Trends as of June 1965

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FOREIGN (Contd.): New Zealand:

Spiny Lobster Production, January - April 196 5 Nigeria:

Frozen Fish Landings by Foreign Trawlers Increase

Norway: Export Sales of Frozen Fish by Cooperative

Group at Record Level Canned Fis h Exports , January 1-Ju ly 24, 1965 Whale Oil Output During 1965/66 Antarctic

Season Sold in Advance Peru:

Fish Meal Industry Trends , November-De­cember 1965

Philippine Republic: Fish Farm Development Program to be Fi­

nanced by Australian Group Rumania:

Atlantic Trawling Operations Shifted to West African Coast

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FORE IGN (Contd. ): Japan (Contd. ):

Antarctic Whaling P lans for 196 5 /66 Season United Arab Republic:

Soviet-Egyptian Fishing Agreement Signed United Kingdom :

Shrimp Fishing Venture in P ersian Gulf Sup ­ported by Mot hership

Plaice Rearing Experiment Points Up P rob­lems of Marine Fish Farming

Freezer-Trawler Othello Launched for Hull Firm

FEDERAL ACTIONS: Department of Commerce:

Economic Development Administration : Federal Funds to Aid Lake Superior Com ­

mercial Fishing Industry Study Approved to Help Expand Louisiana

Crayfish Industry Department of the Interior:

Commercial Fisheries Research and Development Act:

Fisheries Trends , August-September 1965 Foreign Fishing Operations off West Coast,

November 1965

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Fish and Wildlife Service: Bureau of Commercial Fisheries: Spiny Lobster Transport Gillian Gaggins

Delivered for Fishery in Tristan da Cunha Islands

88 .. Revised U. S. Standards for Frozen Raw Breaded Shrimp--Requirements for Condition of Coating Still Being Evalu­ated

Fisheries Exhibition in October 1966 Plan­ned

Republic of Togo: Fisheries Trends , 1964 -6 5

Tunisia: Fisheries Development Aided by Swedish

Loans U.S.S.R.:

Soviets Plan 50 - Percent Increase in Fishery Landings by 1970

Freezer-Trawler Zapoljarnyj Delivered to Soviets by Danish Shipyard

Japan Launches Fifth in Series of Factory­ships for Soviets

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sel Construction Differential Subsidy U. S. Tariff Commission:

Comments Invited on Import Duties for Can­ned Clams

Eighty-Ninth Congress (Second Session) RECENT FISHERY PUBLICATIONS:

Fish and Wildlife Service Publications . Miscellaneous Publications

Editorial As sistants: Ruth V. Keefe a nd J ean Zalevs ky

Compositors: Alma Greene, Mary Andrews, a nd Mary Donaldson

* * * * * Photograph Credits: Page by page, the following list gives the source of photographer

for each photograph in this issue. Photographs on pages not m entioned were obtained from the Service's file and the photographers are unknown.

P. 25 (fig. 1)--Boston Globe; p. 31 (figs . 2 & 3)--R. F. Dill, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hol e , Mass.; p. 32 --U. S. Coast Guard; p. 50 (figs. 1 & 2)--Photo­graphic Section, Public Rel ations Dept. , Aden ; p . 68 (fig . 1)--Consulate Ge neral of Ja­pan, N.Y.; pp. 69 (fig. 3) and 72 --Arnie J. Suomela, American Emba ssy , T okyo, Japan.

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