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Read. Follow. Verify.Senate Hearings on Fish Protein Concentrate Production (S. 2720)
Record date · July 20, 2026
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What This Bill Does
This document records Senate Committee on Commerce hearings held in 1966 regarding S. 2720, a bill proposing federal support for the commercial production of . The hearings explored the feasibility of using experimental plants to develop cost-effective methods for creating this protein source.
The bill sought to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to fund and operate to establish a commercial industry for , impacting federal research spending and the domestic fishing industry.
Who It Affects
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Commercial fishing industry
The industry is the intended recipient of the developed production methods for fish protein concentrate.
Department of the Interior
The Secretary of the Interior is tasked with overseeing the development of the demonstration plants.
Key Facts
- S. 2720 proposes authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to develop methods for producing fish protein concentrate.
- The bill mandates the use of experiment and demonstration plants to test production feasibility.
- The goal of the legislation is to establish practicable and economic means for the commercial fishing industry to produce fish protein concentrate.
- Hearings were held on April 25, 1966, in Aberdeen, Washington.
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- Hearings were held on May 16 and 17, 1966, in Washington, D.C.
- The hearings were conducted by the United States Senate Committee on Commerce during the 89th Congress, second session.
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Federal involvement in food technology
The document highlights a 1966 effort to bridge the gap between commercial fishing and industrial food processing through federal research.
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