Canned salmon and sardines and Vitamin A fish liver oils accounted for most of the July purchases of fishery products by the War Food Administration, according to reports from that agency. Purchases of all commodities totaled $114,672,000, of which $2,692,000 was spent for fishery products. The total expended from January 1 through July 31, was $1,160,433,000, of which $16,619,000 was paid for fishery items. Labor Department--Aids fishing industry in many fields OCF--U. S. pilchard fishery faces heavy demand for products ... 1944 swordfish landings larger than expected Lack of cold-storage space for fish causes concern OPA--Fish Advisory Committee named Regional office sets additional fish prices for San Francisco trade Allows retailers margin for processing of smoked and frozen fish Canned fish point values restored New cured and smoked fish prices set Sets price ceilings for mussel shell> Public Health Service--States policy on shellfish imports WFA--Reports on fish supplies for 1944 Announces policies for selling Government-owned food stocks U. S. reserves larger canned salmon quotas for purchase WFO-87 terminated .... Purchases of $2,692,000 in fishery products in July WPB--Netting limitation order revised on August. 29 .. Restrictions relaxed in cutback of fiber production WSA--Armed Forces return 13 more fishing vessels 1/ Includes all arrivals as reported by express and rail terminals, and truck receipts as reported by wholesale dealers including smokers. Data for individual cities are as of the last Thursday of the month, except those for Boston which are for the last Wednesday of the month. Data on United States holdings by various species and by geographical areas are as of the first of the month. Note:--Data for the latest month are subject to revision. 104724 TREATIES AFFECTING THE NORTHEASTERN FISHERIES The Tariff Commission has released a report covering treaties, agreements, and international arbitration awards affecting the activities of United States fishermen along the Northern Atlantic coasts of North America, The term "northeastern fisheries" is used for brevity in the report to refer to From the time of the settlement of North America, the northeastern fisheries have been an important industry and have played an important part in international relations. They have been a source of recurrent disputes between nations and the subject of numerous treaties, agreements, and arbitration awards. Before the Revolution and since, the New England fishermen have had a large share in the northeastern fisheries; most of the disputes have concerned their activities. Probably no other industry of the United States has figured so prominently in international relations as our northeastern fisheries. In this report, the Commission has undertaken to present the substance of the Although almost all of the basic material has been available in published reports and documents of the Department of State and at the Library of Congress, heretofore no one official document has presented the substance of the treaties, agreements, and awards together with their effect on the fisheries. In the belief that such a document may furnish useful background for the consideration of our post-war fishery problems, the Commission has issued the report. |