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B-157927 1 (1973-05-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaagei0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. B-157927 MAY 2 5 1973 The Honorable John D. Di'ngell Chairman, Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation P -) Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries House of Representatives K Dear Mr. Chairman: As you requested on August 21, 1972, we reviewed the Fish Pry~eijv~t. C ta.Ot eFP xrn, as administered by the NationalV Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce. We reviewed legislation, procedures, and practices re- lated to the administration of the program. We interviewed officials of the Agricultural Research Service and the Eco- nomic Research Service, Department of Agriculture; Agency for International Development, Department of State; Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; a major university; and several independent firms and an as- sociation having a specific interest in fish protein concen- trate. We did our work principally at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration headquarters office in Rockville, Maryland, and the fish protein concentrate experimental and demonstration plant at Aberdeen, Washington. The experimental and demonstration plant served a useful purpose in developing a process for the production of fish protein concentrate but did not demonstrate the economic fea- sibility to produce it commercially. The domestic market po- tential for the type of fish protein concentrate produced by the Service is limited at this time and the U.S. fishing in- dustry will not be enhanced by a commercial fish protein con- centrate industry. We believe that only limited benefits could be realized by the Government if it were to continue operating an experimental plant. It appears that when a strong domestic and forelgn nee& -T6 fish protein concentrate has be- come evident, industry may become interested and begin to pro- duce it. We alsQ believe that if an extension of the program is authorized, the plant should be located at a site close to the source of fish and to a fishmeal plant. F 01M 351

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