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San Diego - Tuna Industry, 1975 June-September

 File — Box: 741, Folder: 4
Identifier: Folder 4

Scope and Contents

A collection of memorandums, letters, reports & brochures. Examples are: Small stapled packet containing “Memoradum From: August Felando (9/9/75) re/ “Tuna Conservation Problem (Tuna Convention Act of 1950, as amended);” small, stapled packet containing corresp. (May-Sept. 1975) from Congressman Wilson, Fred M. Zeder (Dir., Terr. Affairs, Dept. of State), Emmett M. Rice (Act. Dir., Terr. Affairs, Dept. of State), F.R. Insinger (Dir., Am. Fishermen’s Research Foundation) & copy of news article, “$39.9 million Janitorial Bill Set On Eniwetok Cleanup,” The San Diego Union (5/18/75), re/ “tuna fisheries development in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Island,” with corresp. related to the rehabilitation of Eniwetok Atoll; small stapled packet containing letters from Congressman Wilson & Tod Ghio & one copy of a brochure entitled “National Fisheries Institue Recommendations concerning the Emergency Marine Fisheries Protection Act of 1975;” stapled copies of corresp. between constituent T.P. Potter & Congressman Wilson (Feb.-Sept. 1975) re/ illegal seizures of American tunaboats& “Conservation Treaties;” stapled copy of Southwest Fisheries Center, Report No. LJ-75-68, “Progress of Research on Porpoise Mortality Incidental to Tuna Purse-Seine Fishing for Fiscal Year 1975;” stapled packet containing corresp. (1972, 1974 & 1975) from Harold F. Cary (Ocean Fisheries, Inc., August Felando (ATA), CA. Gov. Ronald Reagan, C. Ray Arnett & E.C. Fullerton (CA. Dept. of Fish & Game) & photocopy of news item, “Bill Gains For 200-Mile Fishing Limit (The San Diego Union, 8/1/75) re/ summary views submitted by Harold Cary to Gov. Edmund G. Brown, Jr. to clarify the issues of opposition to the 200-mile limit legislation; 1 copy of letter from August Felando (ATA) to Gov. Edmund G. Brown, Jr. (7/23/75) re/ information on the 200-mile limit’s threat to both IATTC & ICCAT; 1 copy of Southwest Fisheries Center (NMFS) Tuna Newsletter (No. 33, June 1975); 2 copies of letter from Congress members Leonor Sullivan, Edwin Forsythe, Robert Leggett & Gerry Studds (7/24/75) re/ consideration by the full Merchant Marine & Fisheries Committee of H.R. 200 as amended; 3 letters from Congressman Wilson to constituents (7/75) thanking them “for sending along the American Legion magazine opinion ballot relative to a 200-mile offshore fishing zone;” small, stapled packet containing corresp. (7/11/75) from August Felando to Congress-women Patricia Schroeder & Congressman McDonald, 1 page photocopy of “H.J. Res. 498” (6/10/75) & photocopy of letter from”one of the young tuna fishermen aboard the NEPTUNE during the seizure [by Ecuador] this year” re/ resolution to prohibit the sale of U.S. Navy LST to Ecuador & details from an Am. fisherman regarding the beligerent actions of the Ecuadorians in occupying the Neptune; 1 letter from constituent Dee Spain, Congressman Wilson’s reply (6/75) & news clipping “Ecuador Ship Deal Block”(n.s., n.d.) re/ LST sale to Ecuador & thanking Wilson for his opposition to the ship sale.

Dates

  • created: 1975 June-September

Creator

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Extent

From the Collection: 0.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

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