“WATERFRONT NEWS – MEXICO To Be At Tuna Talks For First Time – For the first time since the organization of the I.A.T.T.C. (i.e. INTER-AMERICAN TROPICAL TUNA COMMISSION), MEXICO will be represented at the Convention, which opens at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow at the Century Room of the El Cortez Hotel. Dr. John L. Kask, Director of Investigations for the Commission said the Mexican delegation will comprise of Sr. MARIO CARDES FIGUEROA, Miss MARIA A. TELLEZ, and Sr. HECTOR C. SALDANA. Other Commissioners are:
United States: Eugene D. Bennett of San Francisco, John D. Driscoll of San Diego, Robert Jones of Portland, Oregon, and Lawrence McHugh of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Panama: Sr. Carlos A. Lopez-Guervaca, Juan Alaivo, Mrs. Dora de Lanzmer, and Camilo Quintero.
Ecuador: Sr. Enrique P. Carbo, Eduardo Borneo, Francisco Baguerico, and A. Chiriboga.
Costa Rica: Sr. Jose M. Cardona-Cooper, Victor Nigro, Virgilio Aguilez, and Fernando Flores.
TALKS OF REGULATION
Dr. Kask, who succeeded Dr. Milner Schaefer as Commission Director of Investigations last June, formerly was Chairman of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada. Schaefer is now State Director of the University of California’s Institute of Marine Resources. Kask said one of the most important matters to be discussed at the convention will be the regulation of tuna fishing, especially of yellowfin.
This regulation, if enforced, will have a profound effect on operations of the San Diego tuna fleet. So important is this matter the Commission’s recommendation will be reviewed at a *closed* meeting of government officials from the U.S., Mexico, Panama, Ecuador, Costa Rica, and other interested Latin-American nations Friday. Kask said the election of officers for 1965 and selection of next year’s convention city will take place at the closing sessions on Thursday…”
(*Source: San Diego Union & DAILY BEE newspaper – Tuesday, March 17, 1964 – Pg. 19)