59 STAT.] 79TH CONG., 1ST SESS.-CH. 262 -JULY 3, 1945 plant resources, in connection therewith, and of means of securing a maximum sustained yield from such resources; and maintenance, repair, improvement, equipment, and operation of fishery-experiment and biological stations, $511,800. Commercial fisheries: For collection and compilation of fishery statistics and related information; conducting investigations and studies of methods and means of capture, preservation, utilization, and distribution of fish and aquatic plants and products thereof, including investigation, study and research with respect to the utili- zation of packed sardines and the development of methods and procedures which should be employed in improving the quality and appearance of packed sardines; maintenance, repair, alteration, improvement, equipment, and operation of laboratories and vessels; and enforcing the applicable provisions of the Act authorizing associ- ations of producers of aquatic products (15 U. S. C. 521); including contract stenographic reporting services, $328,000. Fishery market news service: For collecting, publishing, and distributing, by telegraph, mail, or otherwise, information on the fishery industry, market supply and demand, commercial movement, location, disposition, and market prices of fishery products, $105,700. Alaska fisheries: For protecting the seal, sea otter, and other fisheries of Alaska, including the furnishing of food, fuel, clothing, and other necessities of life to the natives of the Pribilof Islands of Alaska; construction, improvement, repair, and alteration of buildings and roads, and subsistence of employees while on said islands; purchase of one, operation, and maintenance of airplanes; and contract steno- graphic reporting service, $624,700, of which $100,000 shall be avail- able immediately. Enforcement of Black Bass and Whaling Treaty Acts: For enforce- ment of theAct of July 2,1930, and theAct of May 1,1936 (16 U. S.C. 851-856, 901-915), $18,000. Fur-resources investigations: For investigations, experiments, and demonstrations in connection with the production and utilization of animals the pelts of which are used commercially for fur, $115,500. Biological investigations: For biological investigations, including the relations, habits, geographic distribution, and migration of ani- mals and plants, and the preparation of maps of the life zones, and including $36,200 for investigations of the relations of wild animal life to forests, under section 5 of the Act approved May 22, 1928 (16 U. S. C. 581d); for investigations, experiments, and demonstra- tions, independently or in cooperation with other agencies or indi- viduals, in developing and applying methods for the control of damage to agricultural and horticultural crops by birds, and for investigations of the wildlife resources of the Territory of Alaska. $181,550. Control of predatory animals and injurious rodents: For investiga- tions and demonstrations in destroying animals injurious to agricul- ture, horticulture, forestry, animal husbandry, and wild game, and in protecting stock and other domestic animals through the suppression of rabies and other diseases in predatory wild animals as authorized by law (7 U. S. C . 426), including not to exceed $3,000 for the pur- chase of printed bags, tags, and labels; and for repairs, additions, and installations in and about the grounds and buildings of the game- management supply depot and laboratory at Pocatello, Idaho, includ- ing purchase, transportation, and handling of supplies and materials for distribution from said depot to other projects, in accordance with the provisions of the Act approved June 24, 1936 (16 U. S . C . 667), $875,000. Protection of migratory birds: For the enforcement of the Migra- tory Bird Treaty Act of July 3,1918, as amended, to carry into effect 355 Packed sardines. 48 Stat. 1213. 46 Stat. 845. 49 Stat. 1246. 45 Stat. 701. Post, p. 649. 46 Stat. 1468. 7 U. S. C., Supp. IV, §426 note. Pocatello, Idaho, de- pot and laboratory. 49 Stat. 1913.
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