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d* Cornxnprogress
oUowirtg is
ieseniation
ieseniation of
of
tha
work
in
progress
at the
the Pish
Pish
Comts a Breseat*tl,oa
rorb in
sf,tha
the work
The feg,onlns
the
"n^{*
lc
l*latXra
the
clstt
of
tbs
mission
mission
Newport
Newport
laboratory
laboratory
as
as
siximnartzed
sixiartzed
thiring
thiring
the
the
visit
visit
of
of
the
Leg$1ative
Leg$1ative
nlr*lei* Eaq66 l*boratory es tras&arla*d,dnrtng
Interim 0o'aql?tca'se
Committee on$$et
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27,1948*
1948t
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tlbe erab flrbery ls the largnat shellflsb indaetry of tba stat€ prodacfi,sgstsr 6 s*}trlnlr Saexd,aof ora,bs $sg gesf slsco 19t?r aq$ far *ba F*rt atr
gs.*i.s pru*xetr€ e€ *ry{f,*&p of $S m*ltlen 1nr.rfi.s a }6dEr Sbtr g5;e* * raluat*
tcrs pf, npproxtstalg qTGv*iLltcs ilolta,rs a fa*r to tba f,Xehefaeaas * flnal m'*
t*ll. ralee sf, ss*,rtf * ntllton dollars nf, ms* pa.f pa*rr Oras sne-bcl'f, ef,
tb* tlse and wseg af *hs ahsl}ftrb irysxtxgnttEn h*e beas aralgp& te tbe $$.,-q*F
sf, ttole fl*herf.
S.a lasgpit qf$sl.c lthssa Ef, thtrs *te{g te d*ts har beeir t tasslEg FtEgs,B
ie t&a .&eto*la-€illaauoE *a:ea iF. pes,$sfigttea ritb tbe $*,sta sf FsiAllrfrtEn rfto
fur€ rumta,g a alrllsr S$oSsA eff lbs
agpinr &tst*& the rlnter qt 194?-1.94.8r
es&at lgartb af, tbE eahunbte Slrgrr Shq prfaetlr pnr"poiroef, th*F **g ?s Set€rwr
tr6 th* ts*'qgr*le.tloaebl.pa; if angr, gx,tctlltg: bstrasn t&o ers& rtoeks os eaeh
stdLeaf ths Sa.1**!*,Slrarr
f,hs f*se$nlng is saea to 3e a verg Es€€lEarf 1116*
proper
. roqutsite to ,ea€h esna€Effint of, a ftehary ln an crea fl*hed Jolntly ty tw aagd*G*
ee*te gtator
eith thgtF 6drnre6atr*tloaor FrsltEtss.ry aual;rrf*:af'*&t
pfbe*e* h*s ab$rn tbe stoq'bg tbere te bc elossl.y rel*ted tbsaasF qs*Sry.tios{
nm*,,*s?asnlagltssr *nd s*,f E.ralrha * slq$Ic boeo€nuooea**ogk *E**d{Sg'fm,$ st
1s***,:-*illssEol Eoad,nortb pnrt *ragc Sarborl q-athlsglt'sni
fha batk cf tb* ss*b* taggrtl sf,f, Sor*h $ea$r $nc* xcrth of th#r:&bnbta
S.llgp, mreri! aerth e3ons lollg S*aEh an& sf,f, Srag* $*rbor, qlth nou get$g s'a f,er
ngr*h Es FFr srssrflle*
*ns trEnaerab r*r rsserareitr sff -$s* 9{en R*etsst ?1,
Jster td th6
dles sorth ef, th* Ssgs$ of t*Cifiisg tswarda &;traatl"oe lrl*rdr
$ptrlng tt aF3wer64an if ths fitrestlon ef wrsrcnt fe"af,si4 lt*elf tp thE Wth
rt-th mre tr6e boi*lg rceovarsd, iie&*A of tha .€etrq.*bt*. Ono erab rele*e*i[,1n,
?S-gQ .f,atb*u Ef ra*er # sl.lse aff, ehetE {|gs cEe€TeS{t lrr g EsMtiry{.a.I 3et *a
tba be*6h' esd. exe t*66sd ln 15 fa&onn ;es ret*ksa i* itrs& Sse ln f,S f'*'tltossr
Obaiouely there te senrid,arpblc nsveffiat of, ecabu laotb tnehorelof,f,sbof€ aad.
aass*slse tn tblE &irr&r $bs rqs.llI-ts *att 6sfiW1€tqd.1111 !e Sa€.6fr1hr aaalyeed.
esd qoa.r.*teat*d slth t&e ftndtngs sf the %sbtnetsn lnte;tlga,'tl.saa tc p€ryft
fors*tlon sf Fc$rlat{.o:r that xrtlt te tE the boat luteref,.t* sf iba,casb ltoc&s
aa& af the .k*du$rlss
ef, beth bt**aa l,s t&f,c orcrleppls6 areo"
*nother lqpr**nt
lc tlatoro'ln&llon Ef tbs
abase cf tbe srs&tqrestlgBtloe
extent sf th* Ete$ka ad in*enalty ef tir* ft rherf+ fhla te elgs sbtalned. Ssln
the t*G$*,sg s,osk bg xeaaa af eanplrng tle aorerol.s1 &st*heg to fla$ the ms&ar
sf srabc s#R#rt aa *splnet aash la6g*d ersb recor6ra&.
?s qbtaln lafsfs*.tt$n
ss. tbe fleharg ltcoLf botb aorr and i,s the$agtr regorda. ara beiag eanrytl,ed sa tbq bonts and ge*r telry fiEbed. ln aaeb *rEBr Lag
la sbteh thstr t€sol6
bssks hare been acrd sre bei"sg dllstrtblrtsil
to n*Atr f.ishsrsa
tbelr c*tchacs nrn&ar ef grort* $*Xled.r qt.ndathEr pertieent d.atft fsr e*ub d,ayNr
fls&l,agr
Sbs *swqrelal
*atEh€e la eaah rurea aF€ earyr}*d, perl*i$sgltrtr to fr.eteft
plss tbe eoqro*itlen
tbe
**tahes F$d ta fernlt {etectlsn ef, aryr sher$e* ths-E
of
q&t6b
tn the
l"aa*lnga*
oc6u"r in
may
stocks
which wou.ld.
wonid.
affect aM
aM be
be
reflected.
in
the
land.ings
la the
bereflected.
tbp land.ings
eslr occnr
*f,faet
etegks which
rsflseted. in
tbs stocks
worl'ld affect
sr&
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''Fbs d'eterlalr}etloa ef usft*s}}ell E6e$osr
s* tlw cf, ghe&{Lia4r of *b6 sgs&r
b*t b**n xet as oss $f the f,Lret Froble*g ts be eettle&.
It har beca fsa*A t-het
f,tgbtag &rrr,n€ tbls tims r*ealt* ia lancuplate u*tllaEt*en of tbe Fs6esrs6 throE&
r*rtaga of, potentlsl a*rket*ble srsls and, w*t s€ 6!Es€A sq**as &urfng. *k**. tld
*re 'Iesdsdr s**tr?*Llgr'. befege tbgss wy Ee sst lt is necesaaf.Jr ta ttet*sslse thE
prop€r ti
fer each str€E of the saes* s.4 tbe B.ea',t of y*l'r ia g**r ftuehst.trEn
tbsi rs&,yo.6:E1r!,r
*tluansb iar tae FFeEaet the bnlk sf tha effort l* b*ixg gire€tea torari!.r
l*q$ sgs?*?tc prob],aur sf tmcF{tste *cncera te tke xs*u*try barlc reE*or*b la aSeo
beie*i egffied out la th* ,sgvjrort l*besa.ts"y *d *iac xlareli* en tls lif,e s*dt beb*
itc of the crabc. flhld i.s ln acoortenee rtth the generel pollcy of tbe Cowlrrs'E$ rhleh aselts th*,t rybile baelc aaf, tb€s?ctxc*l rcssar.sh fs Lfgbry Gb*lrable
saeh ;srst !rc* bo paraoft?oi! to *trbja.$-ste the geueral grrob}aw to a poirttex ef
w*1tfng ea practlcar
solu*lea sntlL fraquentiy lrrelirv*at
d.rt*,llr ise wlr*rl.
&rttberuore the enryh**lt f,s ea prs*f€ss sxeorurtersd ln tle cormrsl*}.
flsh*
ef,yr & aa*'ss3fuilregttAatlon i* aaoo betng w&e cf tbs spqrts fttbgfy rht6b ln rey*
eral areas ls far froa *Lnor in proSnstlens, tbta ts being fbna bg fotrlowtng
asrch the sew line* as theee *ryleEn* trn the essffifsie!, f,l*hsry*
*Ats p*gt $+ar
a f,alrly d'etatledl rtefu hcE bes;l *i*a* l" rei"rta 3Ey ; e mr6 sr logs iest lssc.
of-s,aqEfi$ 81Gb tbat tt fopnd. for elther tbe sporto or ecme*et*l
f,i.ah*rg l* lm,,
lrettletely alryLfe*ble to th* ctbstl,
She elam stocks of tha Stete *ra enotbor rsry r*lu*ble r€s-qne6f *bleh nat
o*1# yield' E coaslilerabl"s lneem frean eolwr€trl
&rgsin€r b*t ef er€a sarc ts*
por.t*'nee fu'rsioh rsereatlta
to xengr th*esaad* *f p*eple 6aeb Ee*,r'aE tbe Srs,:ggn
base$es an8 b*,yor Hare . he $r,eb3sse a,re egaln both mny exd F*usleg'bertre*Ipe-ortin tha es,se of th+ bqf ela:ni, offer Lre nopa for-cesperatfvefi
Tlfg
. tlom*t
ttre is tha gr,ee.ter eegs wlfir v&ieh tbay mag b6 eturlts{r 'gtrsr+f*"*piA
am hclng
nssdgto i[etsm$i.$e the sxtont qnit $reryrrt *e*d.ltlsa of, the rtEekr la sa*h of, tks
base Ef th€ {t&ts, tba sxtsgt ts *&ish th€y are dugn and, angr trcd,r ln a&u.ai[a,E€.e,
In'the eacs of els,aa r&teb aa*s fpsss ts be dreltnln6
ta ahues.enee*ta&les *s€ ill*
reeted ftrst
tsrarile fln&l*g tha csnse an$ *eeod.ly tsrsrf,s €offeetlr€
wa$ar*et*
in tba cago of the horse elanl f,or ererylap lt haa beeu fcnrA that in *,qy oo"t
tbef ?:a.s bcEn clesw*tts# itea tr aru,r,{lgtn*
thtr *lrsn eseeaglt**er rqrt aion
of, regnlattsea ts &s tg rectrl.ct the dig$Jng te ea amaet tbst r1ll pet #gss6*tr
Ita fetere ert.*taase.
Ia tbs easrsa ef, *srk *E th6 hsree alas lt rral fsuns tlat the pi,*td ef w*t
4
vcrlEd. 6ra*'tl.y {opendllag upoa tha tine dG*-$ks
'fsr gterr la tarn eleta*lelsad, bI tbr
tlw ef eSrawatag* A sts:tdardt. p,roeee&r*.rc
tha gtet& sf se.t Fer
att*f*fag
gtenga'r4. etsa r*a aet aB s,nd,t€str b,ave beea mde sn sla{*s frsa {.lff,ereat *rass
at I'ogm,lar i:rtertclnr
4he lnfsrmetlon that {a betag gathcrad ,froc thls rgrslts
the {eoignt*e af re&}s.ttont
aB to cloaodl r6*q€na f,or f,lsgts$ *t€h rlltr, 1rrcwat
tbg r**tage of wa* fraa eli6gflrg *laau nhea tn thalr Iporect eondlttres,
//
?ery llttle
lsorb baa been 6oae oa the raser el**r yat &rs to Is.eh of tlre en{t
ql4npaer€rr llhir ep*el*a 1* ef gre*t txqlorta*eo *nd aboalitl wld' nlXl, bE atsd,lail
flhe atoskE f,or tlr* St**a *rs eFIl*c{Etlf ta {l,gE esee!.
Jaat aa soon es poaelbler
af rsbulldlag"
Fultbet, ths lntasattSr of, ittgelng-on tblca &s oE *ltr spaclea of,
ol"*n*, re'y be yerJr r€ego$eblf exFsetsd to in*reaso $reatly Ln tbe eentng f,ec
yeatrs' Aceord.ln6l.fr lf tbe sxig*er$s of tlre flsharf at aqtrrutlsr€sas*"f, a nE*r*l
l€sstr ls to be ana,l.ataie6d.
trt rr111 be seessgery to oare&lly qf;sdsina*ll erl.st*
lng reSrlatlens a.n,drevise thsse shere sach ls neeoFreryr It nLght be pelnt*d
t
-P-2-2-
rT'':i;1
qaests from
groufrts in
f,rom gsrisr:s
p*str
quests
variouS groups
ln the
tb.s past,
eoaad stwiy
rg?ar been
beaa a sound
sta*y made
There
fhere haa
harEnever
w,4e
the fishery
of the
flshatry or
stocks in
sr stocks
l:r Oreon
ytstd
sqatai*sd
Eresonon
bxae
tre*
of
base
true
sustained
yield
toanageoswhich
shleh to
ta
€&rn*se*
aent
regutr*tlsns"
ment reilat
ions.
fbe nery
The
new ex,,gan{lng
expsndin oyster
iz$ustryis
ograter lnf,iretryis also
ne*4 of
aealgts*sc if
of assistance
n need
sla,o iyr
lf this
thip vai
relt}*b!e industry
i*d?stry is
*n *6airl
ie to
uable
again beeo@
become f,trq].y
firmly est*llLshEql
established ln
in eur
ur waters.
B*tarc*
€emv'ar;
cwever,
g!*rt te
alnee
tbls is
priru*rl}y ea pl&rat*
ls prin'ariiy
since this
prt,ate e:ttertlrlsg
enterprise idtgtpJr
industry frem
frcs start
fros
to finish
f,l*igh it
tt is
la
being
rel'egated
to
pooltlo*
pres*nt until
of,minor
sfursr assistance
*salstail*e at
et the
usttrl the
being relegated to e
a positon of
tbe present
t*hs ffir€
re
p*blfc
gp16 thcroughly
Fsssarce fisheries
fi,aharlEx are
&r€ more
public resource
fisheries
are
more
thcroughly
studied.
thcrsrrgb-l.r studied..
s*rr.Ei*ttr &. careftU
eefsfrll
careftU Yst6h
watch is
is belag
watch
being
la
ka3rt
kept ea
on tntrodaollons
introduotons asd tqnrt*
insqr€ that
imports sf
of oyEt*s
oyster seed in
undesirable
la insure
that no
re ea&Eatr*ble
f,srEs F,Ee
*.lehwould
*oulf,be be
forms
are letro&pe*
introd which
detrimental
tature
a,nd,r/erfuture
dstrlrcat*l totothe
ths tidelands
t!4ela,*# and/or
fat :ro
ia&netr{es of
tf# State,
industries
State.
of thi
stater
An erperlneat
experiment is
underway testing
as,brb!
ne Variety
t*r*tng '0oarx&e,rabls
1r also
alro i:.a*erm}r
"{a
"ryXetiis*rh
af oyster
eyeter in
ln an
** attenpt
ta improve
of
to
of the
*tteqt
iryrar* the
ths :u.aiity
work
tbs product.
lealt?y of,
trha*met' Considerable
gboel{
stat* which
aa the
the native
native oyster
beds of
should be
be d,ona
done on
op***a beds
dgaltss{ to
bs.f€ declined
to
of the
ths State
shteb have
what is
sb*t
ta ngs
s state
et*t€ of
* a
vttt&el" nonexietenoe..
sf virtual
aea-$ziptgns**
14 &*illttoa
in
addition to
to tbe
the fcregniag
foreing the
of
thc Shellfish
$beltr,f1*&resources
lectsga aE number
rerearcss include
rea#er of
qf the
ep*eie* cr
mtrner
minor species
or fi.she:fieu
fisheries aueh
such as
as tbe
the Fi€dneka,
Piddocks, of
or "rosh*sJr8*strsdr
'rock-oyeters, of
*he cuter
set*g
so&st which
sblcb supply
coast
c sport
sappls quite
rp*rt fl€beryt
uite a
fishery; e+rL
and the
the ruallsF
scallop flah.erg
fishery lrhiob
wuoh haa
has besa
been
qq€rxrr6af** Time
*xtrewly
o*retic in
ia occurrence.
extremely erratic
Slw does
moh
tb*s
not
not
permit
nmch
more
mr6
than
a
a
casual
es*al
dosc
?srnlt
lespestte* of
ef these
tbsse fiehr3ries
fi*harlas
bu!
inspection
but th*y
they are
halng watched
*atEbEi[ and
*o opportuneare being
asd,studied
ntad,[g&as
oppertaar
ities
Itles eay
nayFrgit.
peit.
ea*clnflon; the
I*
tbe shellfish
oheltfJ.*h investigation
to sununarized
ccwrts{*4 as
In conclusion,
X'arsqttgaties might
si€bt be
f,o}lg*l,sg
aa following
certain
bsslc policies:
E*rt*ln beele
Bol{eif* r
i! *ppartionarl
f fl the
totothe
valngE of
(1)
The ftrk
work is
apportioned.in
aDportionet
relationto
thereajeeiive
reaeeiive values
iainrelation
tbs
rssp€etlre
tbs
rslatl.sn
of, the
$tnio towards
iail*tldlrs!
ftrherles
the believed
B*llared obligationS
*nit the
individual fisheries and
each.
of, the
ebLlgatXess of
*LE 5tate
tsrar€* each,
*cdb+
bclsg direCted
i* being
&*rq*St$S first
(2)
Within e*eb
each f*sbsry
fishery th,s
the x+r*
work *i
at tbs
the prcsant
present is
l*l Witafa
fip*t
t**eldt
towards thg
the ms{e
most pt*icrf*€
pressing prybleua
problems of
of pnaetlcal
practical importance
rather t&an
than ?sgg&r
towards
l*tFar
iryart*app
*eadeatr* study
a*g
theoretlcatr oror
any academic
academic
study
of
theoretical
biological
fundamentals,
stedff of
of theoretical
*; biological
btc,l.g6lsatfu.nd.amentals,
fs,rtdlaepntal*r
(3) eA fci,r
fair r*tlp
ratio of
of erl}sndad
expended ;f,fort
effort is
being sought
between the
{&}
spE*&t for
is bslr€
f_sr b*t!***a
tbT
se@rsl,al,
f,'l*hept*s and
commercial fisheries
cosmmrcial
arr6"the
th* sports
*,parta fiahe±ies.
If
either a@
one appears
f,l,be:Fisri
eFltruersto
tp receive
lf, elther
racetre
great*r eaEhatle
greater
emphasis A*
in *rqr
any Freffaa
program it
because rne&
such *r
is f*lt
felt Jestlf**&
justified ea.
on.
on
lt is
t* solely
rolel,y brsange
graau*r of
tho grounds
the
of, comparative
lrymrtB!trssr
eerp*rati,ve importance.
state,
(4)
within tbe
the $hotlflsb
Shellfish resources,
most fisheries
ta:mat
tL} sl,tbln
s* in
s*s€Etrd€fi' as
ftgb&ti.ar of
t[* state,
ef the
s'ra faced
tro are
f,aeed with
we
of
cith ae ma.ltitude
pmbl,*aa"
wlttte4a
*11 ere
All
are of
sf long
lerg overdue
ovet{trs problems.
ef importance
tWritc,aee
uad.
ts looked
losked in
*y6$ at
ln to,
tol even
and ml*t
met be
lack ef,
of soepl*tesprg
completeness
et the
ecst of
nd*tlrcabl*
tbo cost
af n.ndesireable
lask
eoas d,et*.1Lnr
f,n some
in
details, &fter
sftea these
preblser are
*hase immediate
gt*ea€
placed
on
firmer
foundation
i,awdl*te problems
flrwr
au
*re
fEe*&attes
tt
it tqil,l
will then
then be
be Fssqible
possible *s
to u:ciataXn
maintain tle
the negd,Ed
needed le,foeettorr
information se$
and rerlss
revise s&S
any Fa**e{LpasseddetaIIE.
over
over details.
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