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San Diego - Tuna Industry, 1979

 File — Box: 745, Folder: 7
Identifier: Folder 7

Scope and Contents

A collection of letters, telegrams, memos, memorandums, federal records & reports. Examples are: Excerpts from the Congressional Record—House, Nov. 14, 1979, pp. 10645, 10646, H0805 & H10806 re/ the comments of Congressman Anderson on “Peruvian Seizure of U.S. Fishing Vessels;” 1 photocopy of a letter from Congressman Don Young (11/5/79) re/ his introduction of “a bill . . . designed to relieve fishing vessel owners from paying federal unemployment tax (FUTA) on the earnings of self-employed crew members;” stapled copies of corresp. (Sept.-Oct. 1979) from Congressman Wilson, J. Brian Atwood (Asst. Sec. for Congressional Relations, Dept. of State) & August Felando (Pres., Am. Tunaboat Assn.) re/ “seizure by Canada of several US flag vessels which were fishing for albacore off the coast of British Columbia;” 1 “Notice of Informal Meeting To Scope and Plan Tuna/Porpoise Regulations For 1981 and Beyond . . . . during the week of August 27, 1979 [in La Jolla, CA],” & attached 2 pp. copy of “Public Pre-Planning Meeting for 1981 Tuna/Porpoise Regulations . . . summary of the key issues identified by participants at the meeting held in La Jolla, California on August 8 and in Washington, D.C. on August 10, 1979; 1 letter (8/3/79) from Congressman Les AuCoin to John J. Royal (Sec/Treasurer, Fishermen & Allied Workers Union Local 33) re/ H.R. 4360 & the Congressman’s decision to not sponsor this “bad bill;” 1 photocopy of a letter (6/6/79) from Congressman Wilson to August Felando re/ “an agreement about to be made between the U.S. and the Republic of Kiribati (formerly the Gilbert Islands);” 1 “Memorandum To Boss From Jane [6/22/79]” & 1 “Memo To Boss From George Steele [6/20/79] re/ Panama Canal Bill—restrictions on netting & attached copy of page 191 of H.R. 111—Report #96-98 Part I and excerpts from the Congressional Record—House (June 21, 1979) pp. 4886-4888; 1 letter (5/15/79) from John P. Mulligan (Pres., Tuna Research Foundation, Inc.) to Congressman Wilson & attached copy of Dorothy F. Soule and Mikihiko Oguri, “Summary Ecological Changes In Outer Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbors Following Initiation of Secondary Waste Treatment and Cessation of Fish Cannery Waste Effluent,” Harbors Environmental Projects Institute for Marine and Coastal Studies, April 1979, 16 pp. + charts & graphs; copies of corresp. (Apr.-May 1979) from Congressman Bob Wilson, CA Senator Bob Wilson & constituent Ms Brandi Fahlesing re/ “problems encountered by our local tuna fisherman;” 1 mailgram (4/25/79) from tuna industry representatives to the President of the U. S. (copy to Wilson) re/ strong objections to the catch allocations recommended by State Dept. as part of negotiations with Mexico, Costa Rica and other Latin Nations; stapled packet containing letters & telegrams (Mar.-Apr. 1979) from Congressman Wilson, Douglas J. Bennet, Jr. (Asst., Sec. for Congressional Relations, Dept. of State), August Felando (Pres., Am. Tunaboat Assn.), Western Fishboat Assn., & Fishermen and Allied Workers Union Local 33 re/ seizure of U.S. tuna vessels Don Juan & White Star by Peru & Costa Rica respectively & concerns for “a new Tuna Conservation Treaty in the Eastern Tropical Pacific;” 1 excerpt from the Congressional Record (April 4, 1979, pp. H1957 & H1958) re/ Congressman Murphy of New York amending offshore fishing limit language in H.R. 3324; 1 stapled packet containing copies of letters (7/18/79, 7/10/79, 4/8/67, 2/16/79, 3/15/79, 3/26/79 & 3/27/79) from Congressman Wilson, Col. Robert C. Breckenridge (Chief, Plans and Operations Div., Dept. of the Army), Lt. Col. Hershell B. Murray (Dep. Chief, Plans and Operations Div., Dept. of the Army), August Felando (Pres., Am. Tunaboat Assn.), Lt. Col. Charles M. Zurek (Acting Chief, Mobility Div., Dept. of the Army) & Col. George Serbousek (Chief, Stock Distr. Div., Dept. of the Army) re/ interest in Army surplus watercraft such as “T” Boats to be available for purchase by tuna fishermen; 1 letter (3/18/79) from August Felando to Wilson thanking him for his “assistance in connection with last week’s negotiations resumed by Costa Rica, Mexico and the United States concerning a new Tuna Conservation Treaty;” 1 stapled packet containing a letter (2/23/79) from David G. Burney (U.S. Tunaboat Foundation) & attached photocopy of “Tuna: the Fishery, Negotiations On An Eastern Pacific Agreement, Economic Value, Effect of Conservation Agreement Proposals and Tuna Under the Fisheries Conservation Management Act,” Living Marine Resources, Inc. (Feb. 1979, 15 pp.) & photocopy of pp. 10171- 10172 of Federal Register (Vol. 44, No. 34, 2/16/79); 1 letter (2/8/79) from David G. Burney (U.S. Tuna Foundation) to Congress-man Wilson & photocopy of a letter (2/1/79) to President Jimmy Carter from U.S. Senators Magnuson, Cranston, Inouye, Stevens, Murphy & Congressman Breaux re/ the seizure of two U.S. flag tuna vessels on Jan. 18, 1979 by the government of Costa Rica; stapled packet containing letters & telegrams (Jan. 1979) from members of the tuna industry, August Felando, David Burney & Senators Magnuson and Cranston re/ the seizure of the tuna vessels Uncle Louie & Sea Fox by the government of Costa Rica “on or about January 18, 1979” in violation of section 205 of the FCMA (Public Law 94-265).

Dates

  • created: 1979

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From the Collection: 0.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

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