o Publish and update biannually, a directory of aquaculture 

 assistance. This publication will list major libraries 

 and sources of information and technical assistance. It 

 will include Federal, State, university and other sources 

 by subject matter and species 



Liaison Groups 



On a continuing basis, the JSA will seek to obtain input from a 

 wide variety of aquaculture interests. This will include private 

 aquaculturists and their trade organizations. States, territories, 

 Indian tribes, universities, private and nonprofit institutions, 

 and others. 



Workshops may be held to assist the JSA in deliberations of 

 interest to special groups, such as in determining research needs 

 and priorities, selecting drugs for FDA clearance, identifying 

 nonindigenous species for evaluation, planning educational and 

 technology transfer activities, and other efforts. The continuity 

 of effective communication with the private sector is essential for 

 the successful execution of this plan. 



National Aquaculture Information System 



A National Aquaculture Information System (NAIS) will be 

 established under the auspices of the JSA. The National 

 Agricultural Library (NAL) of USDA will have the lead 

 responsibility for the system. The Departments of Agriculture, 

 Commerce, Interior, and others will inform NAL of the aquaculture 

 research information and related literature in their data banks. 

 NAL will be responsible for providing access by all user groups to 

 aquaculture information maintained in these agency data systems. 

 It is anticipated that aquaculturists seeking information will 

 first contact local or regional information sources. However, if 

 the infbrmation is not available at these sources, then they may 

 contact the NAL for further assistance. 



It is envisioned that, initially, NAIS will provide three basic 

 services. It will: (1) keep bibliographic files; (2) translate 

 important foreign scientific papers and store them in the system; 

 (3) make available the results of surveys and statistics and 

 selected aquaculture directories. Materials to be translated and 

 stored in the system will be cleared by the JSA Panel on Science, 

 Technology, and Engineering. Dissemination of information will be 

 conducted through existing delivery systems and commercial trade 

 magazines. Coordination of the overall effort will be the 

 responsibility of the Panel on Education and Technical Assistance. 



It will be the continuing responsibility of NAL and the Panel on 

 Education and Technical Assistance to consult with and coordinate 

 its efforts with ongoing information services available in many 

 States, especially those in Cooperative Extension, sea-grant and 

 land-grant institutions. 



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