and type as indicated by winds, ice, and temperature data also 

 derived from concurrent satellite observations? 



3.2 FOOD WEBS AND FISHERIES 



In recent years a number of statutory mandates concerning fisheries in 

 the U.S. have been legislated for which ocean color information from the 

 CZCS can play an important role. For example, (Public Law 94-265) the 

 Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 charges the Secretary of 

 Commerce with the management of fishery resources within the contiguous 

 fishery conservation zone beyond the territorial sea and within 200 

 nautical miles of shore. To effectively discharge management responsi- 

 bilities under the Act, the Secretary must also conduct "a comprehensive 

 program of fishery research," which must include reliable information on 

 the status of living marine resources and their environment. In 

 addition, the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-522) 

 involves improving understanding of the ecology of marine mammals, for 

 which the importance of chlorophyll fronts has only recently been 

 establshed. 



The National Ocean Pollution Research, Development, and Monitoring 

 Planning Act of 1978 (Pubic Law 95-273) has generated monitoring 

 requirements for many marine environmental indices. Many of these 

 indices are amenable to observation by ocean color change for investiga- 

 tion of fishery/pollution interactions and impact studies. There are 

 also a number of existing and potential international fisheries agree- 

 ments and commissions involving the U.S. which require that the U.S. 

 provide reliable information of fishery resources and their environment. 

 Selected examples of these are the International North Pacific Fisheries 

 Commission, Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, International 

 Whaling Commission, and International Council for Exploration of the 

 Seas (ICES). 



In addition, the U.S. is a leading participant in many international 

 fisheries research programs. For example, the international Scientific 

 Committee on Ocean Research (SCOR) Working Group-67 is proposing an 

 international program on Ocean Science Related to Living Resources which 

 is intended to study similar fishery complexes over a multi-year period 



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