MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

EIGHTY-NINTH CONGRESS

H.R. 12269, H.R. 13347, H.R. 13457, H.R. 13722, H.R. 14145, H.R. 14268,
H.R. 14699, H.R. 14842, H.R. 14905, H.R. 15099, H.R. 16095, H.R. 16145,
H.R. 16173, H.R 16619, HR. 17070, S. 2720

Printed for the use of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries

PART 2

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON
FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON
MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

EIGHTY-NINTH CONGRESS

FIRST AND SECOND SESSIONS

ON

Fishermen's Organization Rights Pacific Halibut Commission
H.R. 3955

H.R. 9734, H.R. 9801, H.R. 10174, S. 1975
JUNE 17, 18, 1965

AUGUST 19, 1965

Migratory Waterfowl Regulations

AUGUST 11, 1966

Fish Protein Concentrate
H.R. 12269, H.R. 13347, H.R. 13457, H.R. 13722, H.R. 14145, H.R. 14268,
H.R. 14699, H.R. 14842, H.R. 14905, H.R. 15099, H.R. 16095, H.R. 16145,

H.R. 16173, H.R. 16619, H.R. 17070, S. 2720

AUGUST 16, 17, 1966

Printed for the use of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries

COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES

HERBERT C. BONNER,1 North Carolina, Chairman

EDWARD A. GARMATZ, Maryland, Chairman
LEONOR K. (MRS. JOHN B.) SULLIVAN, WILLIAM S. MAILLIARD, California
Missouri

THOMAS M. PELLY, Washington
T. A. THOMPSON,2 Louisiana

STANLEY R. TUPPER, Maine TRANK M. CLARK, Pennsylvania

CHARLES A. MOSHER, Ohio THOMAS L. ASHLEY, Ohio

JAMES R. GROVER, Jr., New York JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan

ROGERS C. B. MORTON, Maryland ALTON LENNON, North Carolina

HASTINGS KEITH, Massachusetts THOMAS N. DOWNING, Virginia

JACK EDWARDS, Alabama BOB CASEY,Texas

G. ROBERT WATKINS, Pennsylvania
JAMES A. BYRNE, Pennsylvania

ED REINECKE, California
HARLAN HAGEN, California
EDITH GREEN, Oregon
PAUL G. ROGERS, Florida
FRANK A. STUBBLEFIELD, Kentucky
JOHN M. MURPHY, New York
JACOB H. GILBERT, New York
J. RUSSELL TUTEN, Georgia
WILLIAM L. ST. ONGE, Connecticut
JOHN G. DOW, New York
RAYMOND F. CLEVENGER, Michigan
JOSEPH E. KARTH,4 Minnesota
WILLIAM D. HATHAWAY,5 Maine
WALTER B. JONES,& North Carolina
LERA (MRS. ALBERT) THOMAS, Texas

JOHN M. DREWRY, Chief Counsel
BERNARD J. ZINCKE, Counsel

NED P. EVERETT, Counsel
ROBERT J. McELROY, Chief Clerk
ARTHUR PANKOPF, Jr., Minority Counsel

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SUBCOMMITTEE ON FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION

T. A. THOMPSON,Louisiana, Chairman

JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan, Chairman ALTON LENNON, North Carolina

THOMAS M. PELLY, Washington HARLAN HAGEN, California

ROGERS C. B. MORTON, Maryland THOMAS N. DOWNING, Virginia

HASTINGS KEITH, Massachusetts EDITH GREEN,8 Oregon

G. ROBERT WATKINS, Pennsylvania
J. RUSSELL TUTEN, Georgia

ED REINECKE, California
WILLIAM L. ST. ONGE, Connecticut
JOHN G. DOW, New York
RAYMOND F. CLEVENGER, Michigan
JOSEPH E. KARTH,4 Minnesota

CONTENTS

FISHERMEN'S ORGANIZATION RIGHTS

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Hearings held-

June 17, 1965.

June 18, 1965.

Text of H.R. 3955.

Reports from

Federal Trade Commission.

Interior Department.

Justice Department.

Statement of-

Ackert, James, president, Atlantic Fishermen's Union of New York,

Boston, and Gloucester.

Felando, August, on behalf of the American Tunaboat Association...

Finnegan, David B., attorney, Office of Legislative Counsel, Depart-

ment of the Interior..

Johansen, George, secretary-treasurer, Alaska Fisherman's Union -

McKernan, Donald L., Director, Bureau of Commercial Fisheries,

Interior Department.

Meyer, Thomas L., Washington representative, Seafarers Inter-

national Union, AFL-CIO.-

Pelly, Hon. Thomas M., a Representative in Congress from the State

of Washington,

Stolting, Walter II., staff economist, Bureau of Commercial Fisheries,

Interior Department.

Vance, J. Duane, attorney, on behalf of Seafarers International

Union..

Communications submitted by-

Balinger, Lester, secretary-treasurer, Cannery Workers & Fishermen's

Union, letter dated June 16, 1965...
Clark, Ramsey, Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice,

letter dated July 19, 1965.

Dingell, John D., letter to Hon. Nicholas deB. Katzenbach dated

August 3, 1965.

Harrington, Patrick H., letter dated June 10, 1965.
Issel, George, national director, United Industrial Workers of North

America, letter dated June 14, 1965....
Kibre, Jeff, Washington representative, International Longshoremen's

& Warehousemen's Union, letter dated June 16, 1965-
Klein, Alfred M., letter dated June 14, 1965.
Longeway, F. P., Jr., executive director, National Fisheries Institute,

Inc., letter dated July 2, 1965.
McKernan, Donald L., Director, Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, In-

terior Department, letter dated June 30, 1965.-
Neblett, William R., executive director, National Shrimp Congress,

Inc., letter dated June 23, 1965, enclosing a resolution-
Skinner, Austin T.

, secretary-treasurer, New Bedford Fishermen's
Union, telegram dated June 16, 1965.

Smith, Milan D., executive vice president, National Canners Associa-

tion, letter dated July 13, 1965.-

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