another and to take such other steps as it may deem advisable to as-
sist in bringing the various governments in the United States into
closer contact, and in developing the Council of State Governments
for this purpose. The Commission is authorized to establish such
delegations and committees as it deems advisable, for the purpose of
conferring and formulating proposals concerning effective means to
secure intergovernmental harmony and is required by the creating
act to report to the Governor and to the Legislature within fifteen
days after the convening of each regular session and at other times
deemed appropriate (Code 1951, Art. 40, secs. 16-22).

ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION

Commissioners from the State of Maryland: John P. Tawes,
Chairman, Commission of Tidewater Fisheries; Appointed by
the Commission on Interstate Cooperation: Louis L. Gold-
stein; Appointed by the Governor: Harold D. Kennerley, Jr.,
1956.
Wayne D. Heydecker, Secretary-Treasurer

22 West First Street,
Mount Vernon, N. Y. Telephone: Mount Vernon 8-1414

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission is an outgrowth
of the "Eastern Conservation Conference" begun in 1937. A compact
was drawn up and ratified by seven states, including Maryland, in
1941. This compact which was assented to by the United States
Congress and signed by the President in 1942 is the legal basis of
the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission which today has a
membership of fifteen Atlantic Seaboard States.

Each State is represented by three Commissioners, one of whom
must be the chairman or director of the fisheries management agency,
one a legislator and a member of the Commission on Interstate Co-
operation Committee; and the third selected by the Governor for a
term of three years. The Commission acts in an advisory capacity
only, aiding in the development of joint programs dealing with a
single species or a body of water common to two or more states.
These may result in uniform laws or varying but coordinated meas-
ures as the circumstances require. To accomplish these ends, the
Commission usually meets in committees for the consideration of a
particular species of fish or group of species; or in four regional
groups as follows: (1) the North Atlantic States, (2) the Middle
Atlantic States, (3) the Chesapeake Bay Area, and (4) the South
Atlantic States. The technical advice and research facilities of the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service are available to the Commis-
sion and its member states. The Commission is supported by propor-
tional contributions from each of the participating states, related
to the value of its Marine Fisheries catch as compared with the total
Atlantic catch. It issues mimeographed minutes of Annual Section
and Committee meetings. The Annual Meeting minutes contain valu-
able scientific appendices. It also issues printed Annual Reports. All
are on file in the office of the Department of Tidewater Fisheries.
(Code 1951, Art. 66C, secs. 252-256).

Appropriations 1955 1956
General Fund .................................... $1,500 $1,500
Staff: 3.