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Chapter 3 

 MAJOR RESEARCH AND STUDY NEEDS 



SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION 



The National Estuarine Pollution Study was specifically instructed 

 by the Congress to identify problems and areas in which further 

 research and study are required for the preservation, study, use, 

 and development of the estuaries of the Nation. 



This chapter will discuss these research and study needs in fairly 

 broad terms. The intent here is to present an overview, providing 

 a guide towards the ouroose for doing research, the kind of basic 

 information needed to designate desired estuarine uses and goals and 

 to support a comprehensive plan of management. Next the knowledge 

 gaps are identified and the research and study programs needed to 

 supply this knowledge are developed. Examples of study programs to 

 satisfy specific goals are outlined and the principles and a system 

 of managing estuarine research and studies are proposed. Finally, 

 the recommendations of the combined National Academy of Sciences 

 Committee on Oceanography and National Academy of Engineering Commit- 

 tee on Ocean Engineering together with a scheme of priorities are 

 presented. 



By no means does this chapter attempt to present every possible 

 need. This would be an impossible and pointless effort, for it 

 is our task and our intent to indicate here the broad areas in 



