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CONTENTS (CONTINUED)

TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS (Contd.) : Industrial Fishery Products :

U. S. Fish Meal and Solubles : Production and Imports, 1963-64

U. S. Fish Meal, Oil, and Solubles: Production, December 1964 Production by Areas, January 1965 Major Indicators for U. S. Supply, Decem­

ber 19 64 Inventions :

F isherman's Portable Light Patented Marine Propeller with Protective Casing

Patented Ma ine Sardines :

Canned St ocks , January 1, 1965 Marketing:

Edib le Fis hery Products, 1964 and Outlook for 1965

Maryland : Standards for Out-of-State Shellfish Arrivals Study Proposed on Boosting Fisheries Output New Research Vessel for UniverSity of Mary-

land North Atlantic:

Foreign Fishing Acnvities off Coast, Febru­ary 1965

North Atlantic Fisheries Explorations and Gear Development : Off-Bottom Trawling Experiments Continued

North Pacific Fisheries Explorations and Gear Development : Demersal Fish off Pacific Northwest Coast

Surveyed North Pac ific Fishery Investigations :

Winter Distribution of Salmon in Northwest­ern Pacific Studied

Oc eanography : Basic Link in Marine Food Chain Discovered Coast and Geodetic Survey Vessels Chart

and Survey the Ocean Miami Conference on Research Vessels New Stu dy on Surface Currents off Atlantic

C oast Oregon :

Large - Scale Salmon Planting in the Willa­mette River

Oysters: New Method of Prepari ng for Shucking

Rhode Island : One - Day F ishe rmen's Forum Held

Salmon: U. S. Pacific Coast Canned Stocks, Febru­

ary 1, 1965 Shark:

Tagging Project i n Eastern Pacific Related to Shar k Control Work

Shellfish: 7th Annual Shellfish Mortality Conference Held

South Atlantic Fisheries Explorations and Gea r Development : Calico Scallop Processing Equipment Test­

ed Aboard Vessel at Sea States Legislation:

Actions Affecting F i sheries United States Fisheries :

Value of Commercial Fishery Landings Higher i n 1964

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TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS (Contd.): U. S. Fishing Vessels:

Documentations Issued and Cancelled. Octo­ber 1964

U. S. Foreign Trade: Imports of Canned Tuna in Brine Under Quota Airborne Imports of Fishery Products, No­

vember 1964 Wholesale Prices:

Edible Fish and Shellfish. February 1965 FOREIGN:

International: Atlantic Fisheries Regulation:

Plans for Northeast Atlantic Fisheries (Policing) Conference

International Commission for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries : 15th Annual Meeting to be Held at Halifax

International Pacific Halibut Commission: North Pacific Halibut Regulations for 1965

International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Com­mission: Regulations for 1965 Sockeye and PinkSalm­

on Fishery in North Pacific King Crab:

U. S. -Soviet Agreement on King Crab Fish­ing on U. S. Continental Shelf of North Pa­cific

Fish Meal: World Production, November 1964

Marine Oil: World Production. 1960-1964 and Forecast

1965 European Economic Community:

Fish Landing Rights in Member Countries Latin American Free Trade Association:

Fourth Annual Conference Food and Agriculture Organization:

Symposium on Increasing Fish Consumption Held at 11th Session of Indo-Pacific Fish­eries Council

International Indian Ocean Expedition: Fishery Observations During Research Ves­

sel Anton Bruun Cruise off East Africa United Nations-:--

Special Fund Assists Fishery Research in Low -Income Countries

Australia: Tuna Survey off Tasmania Planned for 1965 Tuna Fishery Trends. 1936-64 Fisheries Trends, Fiscal Year 196 3/64 Development of Spiny Lobster lndustry

Spurred by Foreign Demand Shrimp Fishery Continues to Expand Scallop Exports Continue to Grow Abalone Fishery Promising Queensland Fishery Trends, 1963/1964 Sea-

son Fishery Trends in South Australia. 1953-64 Victoria Fishery Trends in 1963/64 Season Fishery Trends in Western Australia. 1963/

Season Brazil:

U. S. Aid for Development of Fresh-Water Fisheries

Burma: Bids Invited on Canned Mackerel and Saury

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FOREIGN (Contd.) : Canada :

Otter Trawling in Certain " Lobster " Wat e rs off New Brunswick Banned

British Columbia Fishery Landings , 1964 Fishing Vessel Subsidy E xtended Vessel Insurance Plan Exte nd e d October 1965 Proclaimed as "Na t ional Fish 'n

Seafood Month" Chile:

Fisheries Trends, Fourth Quarte r 1964 Three More Japanese Whalers Licens ed to

Fish off Chile Cuba:

Soviet Aid to Fisheries Oceanographic Study in Gulf of Mexico and

South Atlantic Conduct e d by C uban -Soviet Expedition

Denmark : Fisheries Trends, 1964 Agar-Agar Industry, 1963

German Democratic Republic: Review of Fishing Industry a nd Production

Targets Ghana :

Fishing Industry Favored b y Certain Tax Exemptions

Fishery Research Cente r e d on Biology of Sardine

Iceland : Ex-Vessel Fish Prices Set for 1965

Italy : Sicily Expands Atlantic F i s hing Fleet

Japan : Atlantic Tuna Fishing T rends and Export

Prices , February 1965 Export Va lidations of F r ozen Tuna and Tuna

Loins to U. S., January-December 1963-64 New Deve lopments on Suspension of Canned

Tuna Exports to Unite d States Japan to Ask Soviets for 120,000-Ton Salm­

on Catch Quota for 1965 Season in Western Pacific

Vessel Decrease Planne d in Bonito-Tuna Fishing Fleet

Canned Shrimp Exports, 1964 Trawling in Gulf of Alas ka Licensed in 1965 Japanese Views on Antarct ic Whaling Sea-

son Quota Joint Fishing Ente rprises with ;Foreign

Countries Fishing Vessel Lic e nses in Effect Decem­

ber 31, 1964 Malaysia :

Joint Fishing Venture with Japan Planned Mexico :

Shrimp Catch on We st Coa s t Poor During 1964/65 Season

Nigeria : U. S. Firms Plan African Fishing Ventures Extended Survey t o be Made of Shrimp Re­

sources Two Shrimp Traw le r s Ordered from Japan

North Korea : Dutch-Built Freezer Fish-Factory Vessel

Delive r ed to North Korea Norway:

Exports of Canned Fish, January I-Octo­ber 31, 1964

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FOREIG (Contd.): Norway (Contd.}

Fishery Trade with East Germany 1964 and 1965 •

General Agreement on Government Support to Fisheries Approved

Early Results of 1964/65 Antarctic Whahng Season

Pakistan' FAO Expert Finds Great Schools of Catfish

in Ganges Delta Area Peru:

Anchovy Population Presently Shows '0 ign of Depletion

Portugal: 1964 Sardine Fishing Season Reported One of

Best Rumania :

Two Large Stern Trawlers Fish off North, west Africa

Uganda : Commercial Fishery Being Developed

Uruguay: Fur Seal Industry

U.S.S.R. : Cod Blocks Go to West Germany and Other

Countries Fishing Goals Emphasize High-Seas Fleet

Expansion Deep-Water Trawling Tests in Bering Sea

Result in Good Catches Fishery Research in Pacific Ocean Japan Launches First of New Series of Fac­

toryships for Soviets Freezer-Trawler Skazochnif Andersen

Delivered to Soviets by Danish Shipyard Another Large Stern Factory Trawler

Launched Far Eastern Province of Sakhalin Expands

Fisheries United Kingdom.

Canadian Fisheries Firm Joins British Fro­zen Food Concern

Method of Preserving Fish in Antibiotic Ice Patented

Meeting tC' Be Held on Fishing Vessel Design in Relation to Fish Quality Improvement

Salmon and Trout - Fish - Farming Project Planned

Venezuela : Tuna Landings, 1963 Sardine Fishery Trends and E,xports, 1963 Shrimp Fishery Trends and Exports, 1963

Yugoslavia: Fishing Vessels Built for Tunisia

Zanzibar ' Sardine Vessels From East Germany

FEDERAL ACTIONS Department of the Intenor :

Extension of Fishery Loan Program Re­quested

Fish and Wildlife Service Hearings on Applications for Fishmg V s­

sel Construction Differential UbSldy Department of the Treasury

Bureau of Customs: Groundfish Fillet Import TanH-Rat

Quota for 1965

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CONTENTS (C NTINUED)

FEDERAL A TIO S ( ontd.): FEDERAL ACTIONS (Contd.) , White House'

New Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife

Advisory Committee on Expanded Trade with Soviet Bloc

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