FISHERY BULLETIN: VOL. 70, NO. 3 



SOME QUESTIONS FOR 

 CONSIDERATION 



This preliminary study will be the first step 

 in developing a marine fishery program in the 

 State University of New York. The program 

 will be developed in coordination with plans and 

 programs of appropriate State and Federal agen- 

 cies and other institutions concerned, to comple- 

 ment rather than to duplicate. The university 

 has valuable skills and facilities for investigating 

 aspects of the fisheries that government is not 

 investigating or cannot do. Some of the ques- 

 tions are: 



1. Which living resources are amenable to 

 management by the State; and which are 

 not, without cooperation from others? 



2. What are the potential benefits of investing 

 public funds in fishery research and man- 

 agement? Are they being realized now? 

 Are they worth pursuing? What should 

 be the priorities? 



3. What are the present and potential eco- 

 nomic values of marine commercial and 

 recreational fisheries in the State? On 

 what basis should the resources be allocated 

 among users? 



4. Can the present alarming trends in the ma- 

 rine fisheries of the State be arrested, and 

 the fisheries stabilized for maximum (or 

 optimum) yield? What will it cost? What 

 benefits will accrue? 



5. Does marine aquaculture hold promise for 

 the economy of the State? In what ways? 

 What are the priorities? 



6. How can the university best use its capa- 

 bilities for public education and extension 

 services to create an enlightened constitu- 

 ency for utilization and management of the 

 living resources of the sea? 



7. What is the policy of the State toward fish- 

 ery research, development, and manage- 

 ment? Is it a rational policy? Is it work- 

 ing? If not, what should the policy be and 

 how should it be imi)lemented? 



These are but a few of the questions that need 

 to be answered, and which the State University 

 is well qualified to answer. They will require the 



attention of many disciplines, including econom- 

 ics, sociology, government, law, and international 

 aflfairs, as well as the natural sciences. This his- 

 torical review has helped to phrase the questions, 

 but it has answered few. It is j ust the beginning. 



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