Dade County Fishermen's Association, in care of John Hartley, 1453 West Tenth Avenue, Miami, Fla.; protective association. Deep Sea Fishermen's Union of the Pacific, post-office box 65, Seattle, Wash.; labor union. Delaware Bay Sanitary Association, Inc., Port Norris, N. J.; W. H. Robbins, secretary; primary function, sanitation measures for Maurice River Cove and Delaware Bay. Eastern Fisheries Association, Inc., 101 West Thirty-first Street, New York City; Harold F. Turner, manager; federated association of fishermen's organizations in Connecticut, Long Island, and New Jersey. Eastern Trout Growers' Association, Inc., 15 Clifford Building, New Bedford, Mass. Eureka Cooperative Fisheries, Eureka, Calif., Virgil Strong, secretary. Federated Fishing boats of New England and New York, Inc., Fish Pier, Boston, Mass.; E. H. Cooley, secretary; association of fishing-boat owners. Federated Scallop Producers Cooperative Association, 7416 Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y., O. G. Carlberg, secretary; cooperative association. Fishermen's Cooperative Association, Bell Street Terminal, Seattle, Wash.; salmon fishermen's marketing organization. Fishermen's Cooperative Association of San Pedro, Municipal Fish Wharf, San Pedro, Calif.; organization of sardine-boat owners; cooperative marketing through canners. Fishermen's Cooperative Corporation, C. M. Case, manager, Riviera, Fla. Fishermen's Packing Corporation, Everett, Wash., semicooperative packing and marketing, purse seine fishermen's organization. Fishermen's Produce Co., pier 49, Fishermen's Wharf, San Francisco, Calif.; Mr. Olden, secretary; organization of sardine fishermen and floating reduction plants. Fishermen's Union (The), 308 Myrtle Street, Erie, Pa. Fishermen's Relief Corporation, 130 Commercial Street, Portland, Maine; Rufus H. Stone, manager; administration funds granted by State in aiding fishermen's cooperative associations. Fishing Masters' Association, Boston Fish Pier, Boston, Mass.; Capt. Val O'Neil; protective and beneficent. Fishing Masters' Association, Gloucester, Mass; Arthur L. Millet, secretarytreasurer; organization of fishermen engaged in legislative and charitable work. Fishing Vessel Owners Association, pier 8, Seattle, Wash.; halibut-boat owners. Florida Fish Producers' Association, Englewood, Fla.; local of State union below. Florida Fish Producers Association, Inc., Fort Myers, Fla.; O. Z. Davis, acting president; State-wide union of fishermen, inactive. Frenchmen's Bay Cooperative Association, South Gouldsboro, Maine; care of Rufus H. Stone, 130 Commercial Street, Portland, Maine. Great Atlantic Fish Exchange, Willis Wharf, Va.; cooperative marketing association of pound-net fishermen. Great Lakes Fisheries Association, Fifteenth and Locust Streets, Philadelphia, Pa.; Mr. John R. Schacht, president; organization of producers and dealers in Great Lakes formed for code negotiations. Still active. Green Bay Fishermen's Protective Association, Green Bay, Wis. Gulf Coast Fishermen's and Trappers' Association, 3447 Constance Street, New Orleans, La.; Alver Hudson, president; union and protective. Gulf Shore and Bay Fishermen's Association, Galveston, Tex.; union and protective. Handline Fishermen's Association, Monterery, Calif.; Frank Agliana, secretary; organization of boat owners producing fresh or market fish. Independent Fish Co., Inc., Barnegat City, N. J.; Harry Hansen, manager; cooperative association of food-fish producers. Japanese Fishermen's Association of San Diego, 1319 Crosby Street, San Diego, Calif.; protective society. Key West Fishermen's Association, Key West, Fla.; Frank Wells, president; protective. Italian Fisheries Association, San Pedro, Calif.; protective association, nonmarketing. LaConner Fishermen's Cooperative Association, LaConner, Wash.; Chester Karlsen, secretary-manager; cooperative marketing. Lake Michigan Commercial Fishermen's Association, Grand Haven, Mich. Lake Superior Fishermen's Association, Isle Royale, Mich. Lobster Producers Association of San Diego, 867 Harbor Street, San Diego, Calif.; Louis Camillo; association of fishermen dealers; Mexican lobsters. Long Island Fishermen's Protective Association, West Sayville, Long Island, N. Y.; Alfred Tucker, manager; legislative and protective association. Lower California Fishermen's Association, 867 Harbor Street, San Diego, Calif.; care of Camillo & Chieppe; unorganized group of fresh-fish producers. Massachusetts Fisheries Association, Boston Fish Pier, Boston, Mass.; E. H. Cooley, secretary; an industry association; general trade, association work. Michigan Commercial Fishermen's Association, Rogers City, Mich.; Clarence Mertz, president. Michigan Commercial Fishermen's Protective Association, Port Huron, Mich. Middle Atlantic Fisheries Association, 203 Front Street, New York, N. Y.; J. H. Matthews, secretary; mixed trade and fishermen's association. Monterey Deep Sea Fishermen's Organization, Monterey, Calif.; care of Primio de Laroso; union of net pullers. Monterey Sardine Industries, Inc., 9 Municipal Wharf, Monterey, Calif.; organization of sardine-boat owners; sells to canners. New England Oyster Growers Exchange, Warren, R. I.; cooperative sales organization. New Jersey Pound Fishermen's Association, 254 Hamilton Avenue, Long Branch, N. J.; local affiliated with United Commercial Fishermen's Associations of Wildwood, N. J. Newport County Fishermen's Association, Newport, R. I.; Henry H. Brownell, secretary. North Carolina Fisheries, Inc., Morehead City, N. C. North Superior Cooperative Fisheries, Inc., Tofte, Minn. O. K. Fishermen's Association, box 325, Wildwood, N. J.; Everett A. Axelson, manager; cooperative marketing association. Olympia Oyster Growers Association, Olympia, Wash.; producers association; nonmarketing. Pacific Coast Fisheries Union, Astoria, Oreg.; Glenn Murdock, secretarymanager; union of salmon trollers and crab fishermen of Washington, Oregon, and north California. Pacific Coast Oyster Growers Association, Olympia, Wash.; E. N. Steele, president producers association; nonmarketing; Japanese oysters. Purse-Seine Vessel Owners' Association, Bellingham, Wash.; Mitchell Edich, president; purse-seine fishermen's union; principally salmon; some sardine. Red Lake Fisheries Association, Redby, Minn.; cooperative association. New England Oyster Growers Exchange, Warren, R. I.; J. R. Nelson, director; cooperative marketing association of oyster producers. Rock Cod Fishermen's Association, Fishermen's Wharf, San Francisco, Calif.; owned and controlled by wholesale fresh-fish dealers. Salerno Fishermen's Association, Inc., post office box 13, Salerno, Fla.; J. H. Whitfield, president-manager; cooperative association. San Diego Fishermen's Association, Fishermen's Wharf, foot E Street, San Diego, Calif.; fresh-fish cooperative marketing association by fishermen. Santa Cruz Fisheries Association, Santa Cruz, Calif.; fresh-fish cooperative marketing association by fishermen. Gulf Coast Shrimpers' & Oystermen's Association, Biloxi, Miss.; John Ewing; union and protective. Southern California Japanese Fishermen's Association, post office box 187, Terminal Island, Calif.; protective association. Southern Cooperative Seafood Association, Biloxi, Miss.; C. F. Goodman, secretary; trade exchange. Southern New England Fishermen's Association, Inc., Mystic, Conn.; Perry Leblanc, secretary; organization of fish producers engaged in legislative and protective matters. Spongers Cooperative Association, Tarpon Springs, Fla.; protective associa tion. Sunset Fish Co. Cooperative, Wheeler, Oreg.; salmon gill netters; cooperative marketing fresh and mild-cured. Tri-State Seafood Association, care of Sterling G. Harris, secretary, Center-ville, Md.; legislative and promotional association composed of producers and packers of oysters and crabs; conservation and marketing. Trolling Vessel Owners Association, pier 4; Seattle, Wash.; Wood Freeman, secretary; salmon troller boat owners; nonmarketing. Union Fishermen's Cooperative Packing Co., Astoria, Oreg.; semicooperative; salmon and gillnetters; packing and marketing. United Commercial Fishermen's Associations of New Jersey, 149 West Andrew Street, Wildwood, N. J.; F. Widerstrom, secretary; federated organization of local fishery associations; legislative and promotional. United Fishery Co. of Fort Pierce, Fort Pierce, Fla.; W. C. Wilson, acting secretary and manager; cooperative association. United Fishery Co., Seaside Park, N. J.; San Kleva, president; partnership. Virginia Fishermen's Association, Mathews, Va.; protective and marketing. G. G. Burroughs, secretary, Diggs, Va. Virginia Oystermen's Protective Association, O. A. Bloxom, secretary; Battery Park, Va.; protective. Warroad Cooperative Fish Products Co., Warroad, Minn.; S. A. Salberg, secretary; cooperative association. Willapa Oyster Growers' Cooperative Association, 5131 Arcade Building, Seattle, Wash.; cooperative marketing organization of growers. Wisconsin Commercial Fishermen's Association, Two Rivers, Wis. Mr. DIMOND. Mr. Chairman, in going over this bill, I have been unable to find any part which declares the geographical scope of it. Usually there is some provision in the bill, where it is desired to extend it to the Territories, where it says "the provisions of this act shall extend to the several States, Territories, and the District of Columbia." In one place in this bill Territories are mentioned, or referred to; but in several other paragraphs the references are to States. And, of course, where the reference is only to States the courts have held that the Territories are thereby excluded. The CHAIRMAN. I would be very glad to have the Delegate from Alaska consider an amendment for making it applicable to the Territories as well as the States. Mr. DIMOND. Thank you, sir. Mr. SALTER. I would like to call attention to one error in the appointment of the directors. It is page 4, to insert after the word "fill", on line 20, something to the effect as to how the fourth director shall be appointed, and it might be something like this, "that the fourth director shall be a director at large and shall be appointed annually by the Secretary." The CHAIRMAN. If there is nothing else, we will stand adjourned subject to the call of the Chair. APPENDIX [Rept. No. 1504, 73d Cong., 2d sess.] AUTHORIZING ASSOCIATIONS OF PRODUCERS OF AQUATIC PRODUCTS The Committee on Merchant Marine, Radio, and Fisheries, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 9233) authorizing associations of producers of aquatic products, having considered the same report thereon with the recommendation that the bill do pass with the following amendment: Page 4, line 19, strike out the word "may" and insert the word "shall", making the sentence read: "The court shall, upon conclusion of its hearing, enforce its decree by a permanent injunction or other appropriate remedy." The reason for this amendment is to make it mandatory rather than permissive for the court to enforce its decree by permanent injunction or other appropriate remedy. The purpose of this bill is to provide for the fishery industry cooperative associations such as are provided for farmers by the Capper-Volstead Act (ch. 57, 42 Stat. 388; U. S. C., title 7, secs. 291-292). This bill is identical with that act except that this bill applies to producers of aquatic products and not to farmers. The other change which has been made is the amendment above. The fishery industry is confronted by a most serious situation analogous to the situation which existed in agriculture for many years. Many measures have been written into law for the relief of agriculture, but none for the fisheries. The conditions existing in the fishery industry have been detailed at greater length in the report submitted with H. R. 9015, Seventy-third Congress, third session, and now pending on the calendar. It was there shown that this industry in the United States is in competition with subsidized fisheries in foreign countries. Bounties granted by Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Newfoundland, and Japan were discussed in that report. Attention was also directed to the increasing competition with foreign countries, and to the desperate condition of this industry in this country at this time. Mr. R. H. Fiedler, chief of the Division of Fishery Industries, United States Bureau of Fisheries, who has been detailed as acting deputy administrator, fishery codes, National Recovery Administration, through numerous hearings has acquired much valuable information on the general condition of the fisheries in the United States. He testified before the committee as follows: "The fishery industry of the country like that of farming is sorely depressed. It is operating in a most disorganized fashion and as a result of this there exists an unstable price level and customary marketing channels are ineffective in moving production. Thus fishermen are receiving low returns and consumers are paying relatively high prices for fishery products. "Because of the wide areas over which commercial fishing is conducted and because of the individualistic nature of this enterprise, few concentration points have been developed for collecting and disposing of the catch. This in itself has led toward disorganization. In addition there exists a situation where an industry worth approximately $1,000,000,000 to the economic structure of the Nation has been given little consideration in the present recovery and adjustment plans of the Federal Government; little or no information is collected on market conditions; little attention has been directed toward developing a standardized quality product, and we have allowed one of our basic national resources to be exploited in an unregulated and undirected manner. "As a corollary to this disorganized situation, and because credit has dried up, during the emergency, we have witnessed the industry indulging in distructive price cutting and other detrimental practices which have reflected largely on the fishermen, resulting in lowering income to the point where their very livelihood is in jeopardy. Thus the very evils which the administration is trying to correct are particularly apparent in the fishery industry, namely, the volume of the products of the industry in interstate and foreign commerce has been diminished; the capacity of production units has been decreased; the necessity |