Laverne Wakefield On Visit To U. S.;
Is Fisheries Consultant at Indonesia
DJAKARTA, INDONESIA —
For the past two years a Washing
ton State fisheries expert, a form
er Alaska resident, has been as
sisting the Indonesian Government
on a project which is increasing
the nation’s food supply and add
ing more protein to the Indonesian
diet.
Mr. Laverne Wakefield went to
Indonesia in 1958 for the U.S. In
ternational Cooperation Adminis
traUtion after the Indonesian Gov
ernment had requested help on a
program to develop and expand
its fish cannery and fish produc
tion facilities.
Mr. Wakefield has been connect
ed with the fisheries industry
since childhood. His father, Lee
Wakefield, founded the Wakefield
Fisheries and the family spent its
summers at Port Wakefield,
Alaska, where they had a process
ing plant.
In 1935 Laverne Wakefield be
came vice-president of Wakefield
Fisheries and in 1947 he was made
president. He resigned this posi
tion in 1952 and for the next six
years, until he was called to
Indonesia, he was engaged in in
dependent work in the fisheries
industry in Alaska.
Fish furnish the main source
of the protein for millions of
Indonesians but in spite of an
abundance of fish in surrounding
waters, the industry has not been
able to produce enough fish to
meet consumer demands. Each
year over 25,000 tons of fish had
to be imported, mostly from near
by Malaya and Thailand.
Mr. Wakefield helped develop
fish canneries in Kulimantan
(3orneo) and at Ambon in the
Moluccas. He gave technical help
in the construction of the canner
ies and introduced new types of
fishing gear supplied by ICA.
The basic fish in the Indonesian
diet are mackerel and a sardine
type of fish for general use. These
are usually dry salted. Along with
these there are the “reef” fishes,
which include a species of white
fish known locally as kacop and
sea bass. There are also several
varieties of tuna.
Canneries are now processing
tuna and plans have been made
to can lobster tails.
ICA has also helped to develop
a motorized fleet of fishing boats
which have helped to increase pro
duction. The success of this small
fleet of motorized craft has stimu
lated increase in the use of power
ed fishing vessels.
With increasing use of new
techniques and gear, Indonesian
fish production is increasing and
in time it is expected that domes
tic production will catch up with
consumption.
Mr. Wakefield, now on home
leave in the U.S., is returning to
Indonesia for IICA at the request
of the Indonesian Government.
This time he is bringing his wife,
the former Grace Dalton of
Naval Station
Births
A daughter, Christine Frances,
weighing 4 lbs. 6 ozs., was born
on September 16 to Elizabeth
Anne and Philip Patrick Coady
LTJG, USCG.
* * *
A son, Philip Raymond, weigh
ing 8 lbs. 3 % ozs., was born on
September 21 to Virginia G. and
George C. Ameigh SKC, USN.
* * *
A son, Joseph Edward, weigh
ing 8 lbs. 9 % ozs., was born on
September 13 to Jeanne E. and
Thomas J. Fallon LCDR, USCG.
Seattle, Wash., their two youngest
daughters, Mary and Dorothy, and
son Mark.
PJ
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