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of Tidewater Fisheries and the Directors of each of the four re-
maining Departments. Eight appointive members hold office for five-
year terms and are designated by the Governor as follows: two from
the tidewater counties of the Eastern Shore, two from the tidewater
co-duties of the western shore and four from the State-at-large.
The Chairman of the Commission of Tidewater Fisheries is desig-
nated by law as the Chairman of the Board, and since the former
office is appointive, he is, for all practical purposes, also an ap-
pointive member. The Board is, therefore, composed of four profes-
sional ex-officio members who are Directors of Departments under
Merit System rules of tenure and who, therefore, form its permanent
•niicleus; the remaining nine members, •including the Chairman, are
appointed by the Governor. The members of the Board receive no
salary for their services. The Board was created to formulate broad
general policies on conservation. It is directed to publish an annual
report covering the activities of the five conservation Departments
and is authorized to approve or disapprove certain regulations per-
taining to the crab fishery (Code 1947 Supp., Art. 39, sec. HOB).

Expenditures, 1949 ...................---?11,061.99

Appropriation, 1950 ..................................................................... 11,533.00

Staff: 2.

DEPARTMENT OF TIDEWATER FISHERIES

The Commission:

Chairman: David H. Wallace, 1955
Allan A. Sellers, 1951; William Mason Shehan, 1953.
John C. Widener, Engineer
J. W. S. Foster, Chief Fisheries Inspector
J. R. E. Turpin, Seafood Auditor
Ralph C. Hammer, Shellfish Culturist
William W. Watson, Training and Public Relations
E. B. Leitner, Accountant
A. S. Creighton, Commander Patrol Fleet
State Office Building, Annapolis Telephone: Annapolis 2351

The appointment of an Oyater Commission in 1884 and its subse-
quent report was the beginning of the State's concern with tidewater
fisheries. In 1907, a more permanent agency was created to deal with
this problem; it was known as the Shellfish Commission. The duties
of this commission were assumed by the Conservation Commission in
1916 and its successor, the Conservation Department, founded in
1922. However, the scope of these two agencies included not only
tidewater fish, but also game and inland fish. The Commission of
Tidewater Fisheries and its affiliated Department were created in
1941 as part of the Board of Natural Resources. The Chairman of
the Commission and the two associate members are appointed by the
Governor for a term of six years with overlapping tenure of office.
The Commission formulates the basic policy which is administered
by the Department of Tidewater Fisheries. The Commission also has
power to make regulations governing the Crab Fisheries and to enter
into compact with the State of Virginia in this regard, subject to
review and approval by the Board of Natural Resources. The' De-
partment is administering a three-part program for the conservation