UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

fRED A. SEATON, SECRETARY

B REA OF CO \\lERCIA.L FI II HI OONALO L. ~CKER .~, OIREtlOR

0IV1 ION OF RES RCE DEHLOP T

FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE RALPH C. BA~ER, CHIEf

ARNIE J. SUOMELA, COMMISSIONER

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

prepared in the BUREAU OF COMMERCIAL FISHERIES.

Joseph Pileggi, Editor H. M. Bearse, Assistant Editor

Maile~ free to members of the fishery and allied industries. Address correspondence and requests to the: ChIef, Branch of Market News, Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, U. S. Department of the Interior, Wa~hington 25, D. C.

Publication of material from sources outside the Bureau is not an enddrsement. The Bureau is not responsible for the accuracy of facts, views, or opinions con t a i ned in material from outside sources.

Although the contents of the pub 1 i cat ion have not bee n copyrighted and may be reprinted freely, reference to the source is appreciated.

Use of funds for printing this publication has been approved by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, May 10, 1960.

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CONTENTS COVER: The ISO-foot Soviet factoryship Beopnxe~apop No. 395 illustrates the rapid

advances the Soviets have made in modernizing t eir fiShing industry. This factory­ship , with a speed of 10-12 knots , was operating in the Bering Sea (south of NunivaA Island) in the fall of 1960 as part of a large fleet of catcher vessels, factoryships, and auxiliary vessels.

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1 .. Observations of Russia's Far Eastern Fisheries Activities, by Charles Butler 16 .. Down With Rejects--Up With Profits , by R, T. Whiteleather

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TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS : Fishing Vessel and Gear Developments :

Equipment Note No. 6--Chain Bridles and Accumulators Increase Effectiveness of "Fall River" Clam Dredges in Deep Water , by Francis J. Captiva

Equipment Note No. 7--Space-Saving Chart Table Installed on Seattle Trawler Sunbeam, by Richard L. McNeely

Alaska: New Film Illustrates King Crab Fishing Industry of

Kodiak Region Survey of Subsistence Fishing Made on Kuskokwim River

Antarctica: Worm Parasites of Polar Fishes to be Studied

California : Recoveries of King Salmon Marked in 1959 to Determine

Migration Hazards Trawling Gear Tested on Dungeness Crabs (M /V

Nautilus cruise 60N5) Investigation of Abalone Resources Contmued (M/V

Nautilus and Diving Boat Mollusk Cruises 60N7 , ~and M/v N . B . Scofield and Diving Boat Mol-lusk Cruise 60S4~60M~ -

AI6iCore Tuna off Southern California Studied (M /V Nautilus Cruise 60N8) :

PelagiC Fish Population Survey Continued (M /V Alaska Cruise 60A7)

Cans-.-Shipments for Fishery Products , January­August 1960

Central Pacific Fishery Investigations : Experimental Net Fishing fol' Skipjack Tuna

(M/V Charles H. Gilbert Cruise 49) Fishery Researcn Velille1 Charles !!. Gilbert on 50tl

Voyage Research on Hawaiian Tuna Fishery Bait Problems

Federal Purchases of Fishery Products : Department of Defense Purchases , January­

September 1960 Fish Meal:

Research on Nutritive Value Fisheries Loan Fund:

Fisheries Loans Approved July 1 to September 30, 1960 Fur Seals :

Alaska Fur-Seal Skin Harvest for 1960 Lower

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TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS (Contd.): Fur Seals (Contd.):

Economic Study of Seal Skin Prices Initlated Prices for Alaska Fur-Sea! Skins at Fall 1960 Auction

Higher Great Lakes Fisheries Exploration and Gear Re.earch

Seasonal Distribution Studies of Commercial FlSh Stocks in Lake Erie Continued (M/V Active Cruise 12)

Great Lakes Fishery Investigations: ---Lake Erie Population Survey (M/V Musky.!!.

September 1960) Lake Michigan Fish Population Survey Continued

(M/V Cisco Cruise 8) Western Lake Superior Fishery Survey Contlnu~d

(M/V Siscowet Cruises 6 and 7) Sea Lamprey COntrol for 1960 Season Ended

Gulf Exploratory Fishery Program Bottom Formations Surveyed and Var ab e Pitch

Propeller Tested (M/V George M. So era Cruises 29 and 30)

Mississippi DeJts Area Surveyed for Sardine - L1k~ Species (M/V Oregon Cruise 70)

Irradiation Preservation. Market Feasibility Study (or Irradiated F shery

Products Under Way Maine Herring investigations'

Recoveries from Tagging Aid Studies North Atlantic Fishenes Exploration and ~ar Research

Exploratory Fishing Vessel Delaware Back on hedule Nortb Atlantic F1shery Inveatlptiona.

Survey of Distrlbution and Abundance o( Ground! ah in Inshore Nursery Are ... Continued

Omaha. Nebraska: Consumption of Fro%en FlSh &nd Shdl! ab In Resta r a

and Institutions Oregon:

New Shrimp Tn lini Grounda Found of! Co .. Salmon Rearing Lake Conatruc on Be

Oysters: 1aryland Observations On Spawning and Settlni .. of October 1. 1960

Standards Research Program S ted from Vlr,ln1a Laboratory

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TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS ,Contd.): Scallops:

Calico Scallop Fishery in Florida Chemical Composition to be Studied Landings from George s Bank to be Lower in 1961

Shrimp: Louisiana Initiates Marking Program

Sport Fishing: Almost Twenty Million Fishermen in 50 States

Tuna: Progress Made in Studies on Composition

U. S . Fishery Landings , January-August 1960 United States Fishing Fleet Additions, July and

August 1960 U. S. Foreign Trade :

Edible Fishery Products , August 1960 Imports of Canned Tuna in Brine Under Quota

U. S . Production of Fish Sticks and Portions. July-September 1960

Wholesale Prices , October 1960 American Samoa:

Tuna Landings, September 1960 Whiting:

Fish Held in Refrigerated Sea Water Stays Fresh Longer FOREIGN:

International: Concurrent OAS and FAO Conferences on Agriculture:

Significant Factors in Fisheries Development European Common Market:

Effects of EEC and EFTA on Scandinavian Fisheries European Free Trade Association:

Import Tariffs Reduced Fishing Limits:

Iceland-United Kingdom Negotiate on Fishing Limits Britain Agrees to Recognize Norway's Fishing Limits

Food and Agriculture Organization: Meeting on Fisheries Credit Held in Paris Plan to Standardize Names of Mediterranean Fish

General Fisheries Council for the Mediterranean: Two New Fishery Projects Urged by Council Canning and Migration Studies of Mediterranean Tuna

Planned for 1961-62 Great Lakes Fisheries Commission:

56 Canada Appoints New Commissioner International Association of Fish Meal Manufacturers:

56 Industry Problems Outlined at Paris Conference International Conference on Fish in Nutrition:

57 United States Fishing Industry Pledges Support to Conference

International Cooperation Administration: . 58 . . Sponsors Study of Marine Resources off Coasts of

Vietnam and Thailand International Council for the Exploration of the Sea:

58 .. Cold-Water Flow from Arctic Ocean Into Northeast Atlantic Affects Area's Fisheries

International North Pacific Fisheries Commission: 59 Seventh Annual Meeting in British Columbia 60 Italy-Yugoslavia Renew Fishing Agreement

West European Fisheries Organization: 60 West European Fishery Community Proposed

Whaling: 61 Antarctic Whale Catch for 1959/60 Season Exceeds

Quota 61 Commission Meets in London

Angola: 63 Fisheries Production and Exports , 1958-59 64 Fish Meal Industry Trends , First Half 01 1960

Argentina: 64 Import Surcharges Removed on New Fishing Vessels 65 First Two Fishing Vessels Imported Under New

Decree Australia:

65 .. New Spiny Lobster Fishery Regulations for Western Australia

Bahama ISlands: 66 Fisheries of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Belgium: 66 Canned Fish and Shellfish Offering Prices to Antwerp

Importers British Guiana:

66 .. New Policy to Encourage Development of Fishing Industry

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FOREIGN (Contd.): Canada:

British Columbia Vessels Fish for Tuna off California Coast

Fish Meal and Oil Production, 1958-59 Labeling Requirements for Canned Sardines Announced Outlook for the Georges Bank Scallop Fishery, by

N. Bourne 12-Mile Fishing Limit Under Consideration

Cuba: Program to Build 570 New Fishing Vessels Announced

Denmark: Dispute Over Profit-Sharing Between Vessel Owners'

and Crews at Esbjerg Ends Foreign Trade in Fish Meal and Marine Oils, 1959

Ecuador : Fish Meal and Oil Industry

Egypt: Loan by United States to Aid Shrimp Freezing Firm Import Licenses for More Japanese Canned Fish Issued

German Federal Republic : Fish-Meal Production, Foreign Trade, anq Consumption Foreign Trade in Marine-Animal Oils , 1958-1959 Imports , Exports, and Production of Edible Fish Oils,

1957-59 Funds for the Support of the Fishing Industry New Type Canned Fish Container Developed

Hong Kong: Shrimp Exports and Re-Exports , 1952-1959 and January-J~ne 1960

Iceland: Ex-Vessel Price for South Coast Herring Higher Fisheries Trends, Second Quarter 1960

India: Japanese to Aid in Development of Fisheries Shrimp Production and Foreign Trade. 1959

Israel: Fishing Industry Suffers Reverses

Italy: Fish-Body Oil Prices as of September 1960 Tuna Imports and the Common Market

Japan: Exports of Canned Tuna (Excluding Tuna in Brine).

1956 -59 Exports of Canned Fishery Products , January-May

1959-60 Tuna Vessels Operating in the Atlantic Ocean Import Restrictions Re moved on Some Fishery and

Related Products Marine-Oil Exports and Consumption, 1958-59 Salmon Shark Exports to Italy Increase Sharply

Mexico: Foreign Trade in Marine Oils Shrimp Fisher y Trends, Mid-September 1960 West Coast Shrimp Fishery Trends

Netherlands : Bills Passed Approving Withdrawal from Whaling

Convention and Regulating Antarctic Whaling Norway:

Fish Meal Production, 1958-60 Foreign Trade and Production of Marine Oils ,

1956-1960 Conditional R eadherence to International Whaling

Convention Announced Whaling Crews Receive Wage Increase

P e ru : Exports of Marine Products , January-June 1959 and

1960 Fishing Vessel Fleet as of July 1960

Philippines : Canned Fish Retail and Wholesale Prices,

May 3 -July I, 1960 Portugal:

Canned Fish Exports, First Half 1960 Canned Fish Pack. First Half 1960 Fisheries Tre nds , Second Quarter 1960

Spain: Balearic Islands Shrimp Fishery

U. S. S. R. New Freezer-Factoryship Completed

United Kingdom: Fish Meal Production and Foreign Trade. 1955-59

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FOREIGN (Contd.): United Kingdom (Contd.):

Crude Whale and Herring Oil Utilization Increased Effect of Preservatives on Fish Meal and Oil Quality New Freeze-Drying Process Increases Shelf Life of

Foods 91 .. New Plant to Produce Frozen-Fish Dinners 91 Review of Research on Fishery Byproducts 93 . Ultraviolet Light Used for Purification of Oysters

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FEDERAL ACTIONS (Contd.): Supreme Court:

Gulf States Request Reconsideration of Decision on Offshore Boundaries

Eighty-Sixth Congress (Second Session) FISHERY INDICATORS:

Chart 1 - Fishery Landings for Selected States Chart 2 - Landings for Selected Fisheries Chart 3 - Cold-Storage Holdings and Freezings of

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Frozen Ocean Perch and Pacific Ocean Perch Fillets Voluntary Grade Standards Proposed

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Chart 5 - Fish Meal and Oil Production - U. S. and Alaska

Chart 6 - Canned Packs of Selected Fishery Products Chart 7 - U, S. Fishery Products Imports

RECENT FISHERY PUBLICATIONS: Fish and Wildlife Service Publications Miscellaneous Publications

SALMON CANNED FIRST IN SCOTLAND

"One of our most important fish-canning in­dustries, namely salmon, had its beginning dur­ing . the Civil War period. Salmon is said to have been canned firs t in Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1824 and it is claimed that the first salmon canned on the American continent was packed at St. Johns, N. B., in 1839 and in Maine shortly after this time. However, it was never packed on an extensive scale as were lobster and oysters ... The industry had its real beginning in California , first became im­portant on the Columbia River and reached full de­velopment when salmon canning spread to British Columbia, Alaska, northern Japan and Siberia in order named." (Principles and Methods in the Can­ning of Fishery Products, Research Report No.7, page 2, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service.)

Editorial Assistant--Ruth V. Keefe

Compositors- -Jean Zalevsky, Alma Greene, Janice Poehner, and Helen Joswick

* * * * * Photograph Credits: Page by page, the following list gives th~ source or pho~ographer

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

Pp. 20 and 42--J. B. Rivers (Brunswick); p. 21, and p. 22, fig. 3--Drawings by B. O. Knake (Pascagoula); pp. 36 and 37--Basil L. Smith System, Phila. , Pa.

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