. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. BCF HEAD REPORTS STRIKING TECHNOLOGIC GAINS IN 1966 Crowther Also Tells Canners Convention Interest in the Sea's Resources is Growing Rapidly For several segments of the fishing indus- try, "1966 was abanner year," but overall the industry set few records, reported Harold E. Crowther, Acting Director, Bureau of Com- mercial Fisheries (BCF) to the National Can- ners Convention in Chicago on January 23, But in two areas there were significant ad- vances that portend even greater progress for the years ahead: technologic achievements
. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. BCF HEAD REPORTS STRIKING TECHNOLOGIC GAINS IN 1966 Crowther Also Tells Canners Convention Interest in the Sea's Resources is Growing Rapidly For several segments of the fishing indus- try, "1966 was abanner year," but overall the industry set few records, reported Harold E. Crowther, Acting Director, Bureau of Com- mercial Fisheries (BCF) to the National Can- ners Convention in Chicago on January 23, But in two areas there were significant ad- vances that portend even greater progress for the years ahead: technologic achievements by BCF scientists toaidthe industry--and rapidly growing interest by Government and the public in the sea and its Harold E, Crowther. Director Crowther said: "There is no doubt in my mind that events of last year clearly in- dicate that we are entering a new era of ocean science and the use of the ocean's ; These were the 1966 highlights presented by Director Crowther (the quotes are his): Statistics on the Industry • Per-capita consumption of edible prod- ucts declined from 11 pounds in 1965 to However, per-capita supply of all products -- edible and industrial--on a. round-weight basis was 64 pounds, a recovery of the 9 pounds lost in 1965. The gain was attributed mainly to in- creased use offish meal for poultry and live- stock feed. • Imports were up 100 million pounds over 1965, primarily fish meal and frozen blocks. • Exports, only a small part of U. S, foreign trade, reached $100 million, up slightly from 1965 and nearly double the value of $48 mil- lion in 1960. Legislation • One of the most important developments was passage of the Marine Resources and De- velopment Act of 1966, which provided for 2 high-level groups to carry out its purposes. "This Act is a significant milestone in es- tablishing the importance of ocean resources and should help coordinate the efforts of 22 different agencies conducting oceanographic re
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