A KODIAK KING CRAB brings a happy smile to the face of Joe
M. Briones, American Legion Department Service Officer and Adju
tant who was a visitor here last week.
The occasion was a dinner at the 49 Room held in his honor,
Thursday, Oct. 12. The man with the tall white hat is Herman Schultz,
of the 49 Room, who is demonstrating some of the fine points of king
crab carving. Photo by Ameigh
Fisheries
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fast as ships and means to do it are
available. Japan, Owen said, re
frains from halibut fishing, but
there is no reason to assume the
Russians wilL “We are not on
speaking terms with them as far
as fisheries is concerned,” he said.
A discussion on historic rights
followed a mention of Japanese
fishing crab off of Port Moller.
Owen said historic rights are es
tablished when you are doing what
you have been doing for not less
than one hundred years. He cited
halibut as an instance. Our crab
fishing rights, he said, are tenuous,
Charles Jensen, biologist repre
senting Wakefields, cited the im
portance of the crab fishing to
Alaska and the U.S., with a 12
million pack expected. In a pre
pared brief before the committee,
Jensen contrasted the conditions
under which foreign countries pack
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crab and that which prevails in the
U. S. He said Wakefields continu
ally strive to maintain a quality
pack, and have had no difficulty
entering the market in Massachu
setts, where the highest standards
in the nation are maintained.
Jensen suggestion was that a
closer inspection be made on im
ported crab, so that the domestic
producer would have a fair shake.
“Codes, regulations, and controls
of the Federal government should
apply to imports as well,” he said.
Roy Rickey, head of the Alaska
Department of Fish and Game of
fice here, stated that a long term
rather than a short term program
of fisheries research should be car
ried out. He said the answers don’t
come that fast. He said, too, it was
impossible to get qualified person
nel for a short term program. He
cited the importance of fishing in
the Kodiak area, with the season’s
salmon fishery valued at $12 mil
lion, and the crab half that amount.
He said it was most urgent that we
be able to predict salmon runs.
Rickey also endorsed the Fraser
Lake project. He said the crash
program now in effect does not
apply to this. This is rather a man
agement program, he said.
Rep. Pete Deveau advocated a
tougher attitude in our dealings
with the Japanese. He said that na
tion produces very little of the
fish caught by them. He said fish
go out into the intermingling areas
and return to their place of origin.
He further stated that the Jap
anese are canning both female and
male crabs.
Congressman Rivers challenged
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the statement of Deveau by count
ering with “Any treaty is better
than no treaty at all.” He stated
that freedom of action at sea is a
right, hard to challenge.
Rivers reported on his efforts to
establish regulation of shrimp im
ports on a quota basis as the best
approach to the problem. He said
the bill has made some progress
since introduced, having appeared
on the agenda of the House Ways
and Means committee.
Oscar Dyson, who spoke briefly,
criticized the government spend
ing of funds to assist other nations
in developing their shrimp and
other fisheries, which in turn will
be competitive to the American
fisherman.
Dyson said that Alaska as a new
state needs assurances on tariffs
to encourage new producers to in
vest here. He described the Fish
and Game department in Alaska
as one of the best.
Lloyd Cannon was called upon
to speak before the committee, and
was asked to give an account of a
typical crab fishing operation.
Records will be kept open for
statements from interested indi
viduals, according to Sen. Bartlett.
These can be sent to Mr. Harry
Huse, Committee On Commerce,
U. S. Senate, Washington 25, D. C.
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