FOREWORD 



The six working papers included in this document contain background 

 data and detailed analysis prepared for the Office of Technology Assessment 

 in the course of its study of problems and opportunities that may be 

 encountered in establishing a 200-mile fisheries zone for the United 

 States and implementing other provisions of the Fishery Conservation and 

 Management Act of 1976. 



These working papers do not represent a complete bibliography of 

 materials used by the assessment staff during its study. Interviews and 

 other published data were also used and these are cited in the footnotes 

 to the Assessment Report. No attempt has been made here to reproduce such 

 material, much of which is available through established information 

 channels. 



The OTA analysis found that most of the problems and opportunities 

 of establishing a 200-mile fisheries zone relate to: 1) the need for new 

 types of data which will be required to draw up and maintain fishery 

 regulations and management programs, and 2) the need for new enforcement 

 techniques and equipment to be used by agencies responsible for 

 patrolling the zone. 



These subjects are discussed in detail in the Assessment Report, a 

 separate document which summarizes the OTA findings and recommendations. 

 That document, entitled "Establishing a 200-Mile Fisheries Zone," is for 

 sale for $2.45 through the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government 

 Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. 



A third document, containing classified portions of the discussions 

 about remote sensing technology as an enforcement tool, has also been 

 prepared. 



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