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 Task 5: Labor Force Statistics 



Objective : 



To determine the size, composition, employment skills and 

 occupational mobility of fishermen. 



Plan of Action : 



Explore feasibility of such a survey with qualified agencies 

 such as the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Labor. 



End Product : ' 



Improved knowledge of the labor force and the economic 

 dependence of fishermen on fisheries resources. 



Purpose/Benefit : 



Improve ability of Councils to project magnitude and 

 duration of dislocations resulting from alternative 

 decisions or from scarcity of fishermen. 



Schedule : 



Periodic— five year frequency; initiation in 1980. 



Budget: 



$25,000 per year to 1980 

 $400,000 per year in 1980 

 $150,000 per year after 1980 



