During the 1978 General Assembly House Joint, Resolution No. 35 was introduced by Delegate Hailey creating a Subcommittee to study the shellfish industry in the Commonwealth. After the legislation passed, a Subcommittee was formed with Delegate Hailey as Chairman and with a membership consisting of Delegate Bernard G. Barrow, Mr. Harvey Bowen, Senator Elmo G. Cross, Jr., Mr. John DeMaria, Senator Joseph T. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Bruce W. Keeling, III, Senator Wiley F. Mitchell, Jr., Mr. Cranston Morgan, Delegate S. Wallace Stieffen, Mr. George Washington, and Mr. Thomas Winstead. Susan G. Dull from the Division of Legislative Services served as staff to the Subcommittee.