HEARING BEFOREA SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE EIGHTY-FIRST CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON THE RATIFICATION BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES SIGNED AT WASHINGTON, FEBRUARY 8, 1949 (EXECUTIVE N) CONVENTION WITH MEXICO FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION OF TUNA, SIGNED AT MEXICO CITY, JANUARY 25, 1949 (EXECUTIVE K) CONVENTION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTERAMERICAN TUNA COMMISSION, SIGNED AT WASHINGTON, MAY 31, 1949 (EXECUTIVE P) JULY 14, 1949 Printed for the use of the Committee on Foreign Relations COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS TOM CONNALLY, Texas, Chairman WALTER F. GEORGE, Georgia ELBERT D. THOMAS, Utah MILLARD E. TYDINGS, Maryland CLAUDE PEPPER, Florida BRIEN MCMAHON, Connecticut J. W. FULBRIGHT, Arkansas ARTHUR H. VANDENBERG, Michigan ALEXANDER WILEY, Wisconsin THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN, Rhode Island HENRY CABOT LODGE, JR., Massachusetts Opening of hearing by Senator Green_ 1. Message from the President of the United States transmitting a con- vention between the United States of America and Mexico for the establishment of an International Commission for the Scientific Investigation of Tuna, signed at Mexico City, January 25, 1949-- 2. Convention for the establishment of an International Commission for the Scientific Investigation of Tuna- 3. Message from the President of the United States transmitting a certi- fied copy of the International Convention for the Northwest At- lantic Fisheries, formulated at the International Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Conference and signed at Washington under date of Febru- ary 8, 1949, by the Plenipotentiary of the United States of America and by the plenipotentiaries of certain other governments.. International Convention for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries. 5. Final act, International Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Conference, Washington, January 26 through February 8, 1949- 6. Message from the President of the United States transmitting a con- vention between the United States of America and Costa Rica for the establishment of an Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, signed at Washington, May 31, 1949- 7. Convention between the United States of America and the Republic of Costa Rica for the establishment of an Inter-American Tropical Convention between the United States of America and Canada and protocol of exchange of ratifications (sockeye salmon fish- Report of the delegation of the United States to the International Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Conference, held at Washington, Appendix III. Landings of tuna in California since 1926- Appendix IV. Policy of the United States with respect to coastal fisheries in certain areas of the high seas. Appendix V. Letter from W. M. Chapman to the Secretary of State summarizing the Mexico City conference and convention Appendix VI. United States-Costa Rica Fisheries Conference, May 1949-report of the chairman of the United States dele- 10. Statement of Hon. William F. Knowland, a United States Senator from Letter to Senator William Knowland from George R. Webb, Telegram to Senator William Knowland from James Waugh, president, San Pedro, Calif., July 11, 1949- Letter to Senator William Knowland from Richard S. Croker, Chief, Bureau of Marine Fisheries, and chairman, California Fisheries Committee, San Francisco, Calif., April 7, 1949----- 11. Statement of Milton C. James, Assistant Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior Page 78 Table showing total catch of each country and percentage of 79 12. Prepared statement of Milton C. James concerning the need for ratifi- Appendix I. Résumé of the Fisheries of the Northwestern At- Table 1. Catches of the United States fishing vessels in Table 2. Rosefish landings at Boston, Portland, and Glou- Table 3. Active fishing vessels of New England and New 84 87 : 95 98 98 Table 4. Catch per day by large otter trawlers on New Eng- 98 Table 5. Catch per day by large otter trawlers on Nova 99 Table 6. Catch per day of haddock, area XXII south, medium 99 Table 7. Catch per day of rosefish by otter trawlers between 99 100 9. Summary of catches (in pounds) of the principal species of 102 Table 10. Catch in pounds by statistical area of the offshore 103 Table 11. Summary of the number of fishing vessels of various 104 Table 12. Canadian inshore and offshore catch in 2 prewar 105 Table 13. Fishing vessels of the Maritime Provinces by ton- 105 Table 14. Catch of cod off the east coast of North America 106 Table 15. Greenland cod catch (data represent the quantity Table 16. Catch of all species (in pounds) taken by various Table 17. Catch of cod (in pounds) taken by various Euro- 38) Table 18. Haddock taken in North American waters by Table 19. Catch of cod off the east coast of North America_ 106 107 107 107 108 108 108 109 109 12. Prepared statement of Milton C. James-Continued Appendix II-Continued Table 4. Average value per pound for scrod and large had- Table 5. Average value per pound for scrod, market and Page 109 110 Table 6. Relationship between fishing effort and dis- Table 7. Fishing effort in days on various grounds at vari- Table 8. Fishing effort in days of New England fleet in vari- 110 111 111 112 Table 10. Fishing effort in days of New England fleet in 112 Table 11. New England landings of haddock by grounds 113 Table 12. New England landings of rosefish by grounds and years, 1931-46 113 Table 13. New England landings of cod by grounds and 114 Table 14. New England landings of halibut by grounds and 13. Prepared statement of Milton C. James concerning the need for ratifi- Résumé of some of the tuna and live-bait fisheries of the west Table 1. Total Pacific coast commercial tuna landings ---- Table 3. Estimated amounts of live bait used in the skipjack- Table 4. Numbers of operating units of some of the gear used 14. Letter and telegrams submitted by Senator Green.... Letter to Senator Green from Sheridan Downey, United States Letter to Senator Connally from Charles R. Carry, National Can- Telegram to Senator Sheridan Downey from Montgomery Phister, Telegram to Senator Sheridan Downey from James Waugh, president, Cannery Workers Union, San Pedro, Calif., July 11, 194915. Additional communications concerning the fisheries conventions...... Letter to Senator Tom Connally from Charles R. Carry, National Canners Association, Fishery Products Division, Washington, D. C., July 12, 1949. Letter to Senator Tom Connally from William F. Knowland, Letter to Dr. Wilbert M. Chapman from Sun Harbor Packing Letter to Dr. W. M. Chapman from Arnie J. Suomela, executive 114 114 117 121 122 123 123 123 123 124 124 124 125 125 126 127 127 128 |