report, supported and published by the New England Regional Commission, 

 was Effects on New England of Petroleum-Related Industrial Development 

 by Arthur D. Little, Inc. 



Several reports pertaining to Georges Bank have been published 

 in 1976. The first, released in February, was Fishing and Petroleu m 

 Interactions on Georges Bank, Volume One: Areas of Particular Interest 

 to the Industries , written by the Coastal Resources Center of the Uni- 

 versity of Rhode Island and published by the New England Regional Com- 

 mission. Another fisheries study, Effects on Commercial Fishing of 

 Petroleum Development off the Northeastern United States, was re- 

 leased in April. The document was a compilation of studies by the 

 Marine Policy and Ocean Management Program at Woods Hole Oceanographic 

 Institution funded through grants from W. H.O.I, and the American Pe- 

 troleum Institute. In November, the New England River Basins Commis- 

 sion distributed Onshore Facilities Related to Offshore Oil and Gas 

 Development: Estimates for New England , and Factbook . In October 

 the Draft Environmental Statement for PCS Sale No. 42 was released by 

 the Bureau of Land Management. The Environmental Statement was 

 essentially a compilation of data about Georges Bank. 



In March 1977, the New England Regional Commission released 

 Volume II of Fishing and Petroleum Interactions on Georges Bank . The 

 report prepared by the University of Rhode Island summarizes the char- 

 acteristics of the two industries, potential future trends, and assesses 

 foreseeable conflicts. 



The University of Rhode Island also prepared for the R.I. Depart- 

 ment of Economic Development An Environmental Assessment of the Re - 

 development of Quonset/Davisville, R.I. . Additionally a site 



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