. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. UNITED STATES Ford Foundation Aids Science of Ecology The Ford Foundation has granted $3^64,550 to 7 universities to advance the science of ecology. Ecology deals with the interrela- tions of living things with each other and with their common environment. Today there is a shortage of ecologists and the foundation's action seeks to improve the situation. The 7 universities are Yale, Johns Hop- kins, the University of Washington, British Columbia, Missouri Botanical Gardens (affiliated with Washington University), University of California, D
. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. UNITED STATES Ford Foundation Aids Science of Ecology The Ford Foundation has granted $3^64,550 to 7 universities to advance the science of ecology. Ecology deals with the interrela- tions of living things with each other and with their common environment. Today there is a shortage of ecologists and the foundation's action seeks to improve the situation. The 7 universities are Yale, Johns Hop- kins, the University of Washington, British Columbia, Missouri Botanical Gardens (affiliated with Washington University), University of California, Davis Campus, and Colorado State University. In 1967, the foundation gave the University of Chicago $1,036,000 and Princeton $372,000. Vehicle to study ocean's upper layers. Biologist Reginald Gooding in observation chamber of raft "Nenue" of BCF's Biological Laboratory in Honolulu. Gooding designed and built it to study fishes that accumulate underfloating objects at sea. View chamber extends 7 ft. under water. In cramped quarters, biologists view and photograph many creatures. (Photo: J. J. Ivfagnuson) to expand programs in ecology. Five of the 7 new grants are for the same purpose. Avoid Unplanned Exploitation The chief of the foundation's natural re- sources and environment program, Gordon Harrison, made clear that the organization did not seek to stop or even slow mankind's exploitation of environments. It did want to help man exploit wisely--and so avoid the disastrous results of unplanned exploitation. Harrison said industry creates civiliza- tions, but industrial exploitation has polluted man's environment. He noted that inorganic fertilizers increase crop yields--but deplete the soil. And new fishing techniques greatly increase the catch--but encourage over- fishing. This, Harrison added, threatens the survival of food fishes on which people and large industries depend. Population Boom To these problems, Harrison emphasized, add the population explosion. "
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