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Task 1: Vessel Inventories 



Objective : 



To prepare and maintain in current statiis an inventory of vessels 

 and their characteristics for each of the major fisheries listed 

 in Section I.E of this report. 



Plan of Action: 



Work with appropriate state and federal agencies to develop and 

 maintain vessel inventories for each of the major fisheries. 

 The vessel characteristics to be included as part of the inven- 

 tory are detailed in Section III. B. 1(a) of this report. 



End Product : 



An up-to-date listing of economic units comprising the population 

 of interest for cost and earnings surveys and for capacity 

 determination. 



Purpose/Benefit : 



A prerequisite for economic studies is a current listing of the 

 population (s) to be studied. 



Schedule : 



Annual — Initiation immediately 



Budget : 



$250,000 per year. 



