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including coordination of programs; 



(2) Operation of the management plan through a number of 

 instrumentalities; 



(3) Management within a national plan; and 



(4) Provision of financial and technical aid to the local 

 governments . 



The witnesses saw the local role to be management, utilizing all avail- 

 able financial and technical assistance programs of the Federal and 

 State governments. 



The best management system was seen to be by a cooperative Federal, 

 State, and local organization, preferably with nongovernment repre- 

 sentatives included. As an alternative, the nonindustrial private 

 sector would like to see a regional organization, including Federal 

 representation. 



THE INDUSTRIAL PRIVATE SECTOR 



The industry and user representatives (Group III witnesses) were of 

 two distinct types — fishermen (including shellfish harvesters) and 

 "others". This fact is mentioned, as the fishermen had a quite dif- 

 ferent view from that of the other Group III speakers. 



The industrial witnesses felt that the Federal role should be: 



(1) Financial and technical assistance, especially for 

 research and training and for construction; 



