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If these two suggested approaches to data collection and data 

 management are followed, the benefit to be derived by all estua- 

 rine workers will repay many times over the extra effort and 

 nuisance required to supply a central source with duolicate 

 copies of data. 



TRAINING 



The success of a national estuarine research program will to a 

 very great extent depend on the availability of well trained 

 and imaginative manpower that can implement national goals. 

 Modern approaches to estuarine research will require more people 

 on laboratory staffs with inter-disciplinary training in quanti- 

 tative ecology and resource management. A program should be 

 initiated to encourage scientists in a given discipline to under- 

 take studies related to estuarine management. Economists should 

 be encouraged to acquire a basic understanding of hydrology, 

 ecology, and law. Engineers should be encouraged to study econo- 

 mics and ecology. Laboratories must now pursue comprehensive 

 programs combining many disciplines if we are to expect to manage 

 our coastal resources and their environments effectively. This 

 approach requires a staff which most laboratories cannot acquire 

 without additional support. Small laboratories should consider 

 combining with larger laboratories, at least by using computer 

 links which could coordinate programs. Training grants or con- 

 tracts to academic institutions for studies by individuals in 



