170 MARYLAND MANUAL
land (Chapter 29, Acts of 1960), and the West Virginia and Pennsyl-
vania legislatures have adopted these amendments They will be con-
sidered by the Virginia legislature in 1964.
The Commission is financed by appropriations from each of the
participating bodies
Appropriations 1963 1964
General Funds $7,500 $7,500
ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION
Commissioners from the State of Maryland:
Director, Tidewater Fisheries Department: Joseph H Manning
Appointed by the Intergovernmental Cooperation Commission.
J Frank Raley, Jr
Appointed by the Governor George T. Harrison, 1965
Officers of the Commission
Chairman- David H Hart, New Jersey
Vice Chairman: Ronald W Green, Maine
Executive Director. Ernest Mitts, Florida
336 East College Avenue, Tallahassee, Florida Telephone. 224-8468
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission is an outgrowth
of the "Eastern Conservation Conference" begun in 1937 Seven states,
including Maryland, drew up and ratified a compact in 1941. Maryland
ratified by Chapter 435, Acts of 1941 This compact, 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 Committee on Interstate Coop-
eration, and one selected by the Governor
Maryland is represented by the Director of the Department of
Tidewater Fisheries and a member of the Intergovernmental Coopera-
tion Commission, both of whom serve ex officio, and a resident of
Maryland with knowledge and interest in marine fisheries problems
appointed by the Governor for a three-year term The Commission
advises only, aiding in the development of joint programs dealing
with particular species of fish or bodies of water common to two or
more states. These programs may result in uniform laws or varying
but coordinated measures as the circumstances require The Commis-
sion meets annually and in four regional groups as follows. (1) the
North Atlantic States, (2) the Middle Atlantic States, (3) the Chesa-
peake Bay Area, and (4) the South Atlantic States. In place of
special committees which in the past dealt with particular species,
the 15th Annual Meeting created an overall scientific committee to
digest scientific material and present condensed reports to the Com-
mission. A similar committee was established to report on legal
matters The technical advice and research facilities of the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service are available to the Commission and
its member states Each participating state contributes to the support
of the Commission in proportion to the value of its Marine Fisheries
catch as compared with the total Atlantic catch The Commission
issues mimeographed minutes of Annual, Section, and Committee
meetings The Annual Meeting minutes contain scientific appendices.
The Commission also issues printed Annual Reports All are on file in
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