Considers legislation to revise compensation to U.S. fishermen for vessels seized by foreign governments and to establish bounties for killing predators that attack salmon and halibut. Also examines Japanese fishery expansion impact on Pacific Coast fishermen. Oct. 1 hearing was held in Anchorage, Alaska; Oct. 3 hearing was held in Fairbanks, Alaska; and Nov. 27 hearing was held in Seattle, Wash.

Considers legislation to revise compensation to U.S. fishermen for vessels seized by foreign governments and to establish bounties for killing predators that attack salmon and halibut. Also examines Japanese fishery expansion impact on Pacific Coast fishermen. Oct. 1 hearing was held in Anchorage, Alaska; Oct. 3 hearing was held in Fairbanks, Alaska; and Nov. 27 hearing was held in Seattle, Wash.

Reviews the decline of commercial and sportsmen's fishery resources along the Pacific Coast. Focuses on need to develop and rehabilitate salmon resources, and need for state and Federal agency cooperation.