o Relate specific policy recommendations to appropriate 

 agency policy officials for implementation, and 



o Recommend to sponsoring committees and the Federal Council 

 specific action on issues, problems, plans, and programs in 

 aquaculture, including seeking relief from burdensome 

 regulations when appropriate. 



Panel Functions 



In 1981, three panels were established by the JSA. They include: 

 the Panel on Science, Technology, and Engineering; the Panel on 

 Economics; and the Panel on Education and Technical Assistance. 

 The panels are important operating, coordinating, and monitoring 

 units of the JSA. New panels or subpanels may be established, as 

 appropriate or necessary, to carry out certain functions as 

 assigned by the JSA or the Secretaries. Panels will present formal 

 annual reports to the JSA chairman. 



The following material describes the primary areas of 

 responsibilities for the panels. ,, j- 



Panel on Science, Technology, and Engineering 



The panel will periodically seek advice from industry. State, 

 university and government professionals to identify research needs 

 and to establish research priorities. 



The panel will formulate and annually update a roster of current 

 aquaculture research activities. Each agency represented on the 

 JSA will be asked to complete a current research questionnaire on 

 an annual basis. 



Drawing upon information collected, the panel, assisted by liaison 

 groups representing States, territories, universities, and the 

 private sector, will be able to advise Federal agencies of areas of 

 research needs and areas where additional coordination is needed. 



The panel will present reports of its activities to the JSA 

 consisting of the following parts: 



o A listing and brief description of research needs and 

 priorities as well as a description of the methods and 

 sources used to obtain the information 



o A roster of current research activities, which will include 

 the name and location of the research organization, 

 principal investigator(s) , title of the project, funding 

 level, beginning date and target completion date, and 

 publications to date if any. A description of the methods 

 and sources used to obtain the information will be provided 



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