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 In suminary, virtually none of the baseline data (either 

 survey research or in-depth studies) exist at present. The 

 same is true for the data on social and cultural factors influ- 

 encing reactions to inaQageinent proposals. This information 

 could be obtained at a reasonable cost in a short period of 

 time. The existing survey research data and ethnography about 

 fishing communities, though scanty, might speed up the process 

 of obtaining such information. 



In the case of the studies concerning technical innova- 

 tion and the .impact of extended jurisdiction, the situation is 

 somewhat different. Little of the specific data needed exist 

 (e.g. data on skills, capital, crew organization, etc.), but here 

 there is an enormous body of theoretical literature to draw en. 

 Where there are only a handful of studies dealing v;ith support 

 and opposition to management plans, there are literally hundreds 

 of studies and hypotheses concerning diffusion and technical 

 innovation (see Rogers and Shoemaker 1971) . Since there is far 

 more on which to build, it should be easier to pinpoint the kind 

 of data needed, and results should come far more swiftly and 

 surely. 



Literally all of the data required for the three kinds of 

 studies recommended in this paper have yet to be gathered. As 

 one can see from the bibliography, social scientists have, as 

 yet, paid very little attention to fisheries management. Social 

 scientists, however, have done a good deal of work in areas 

 which could quickly be applied to a study of fisheries — parti- 

 cularly in the area of social organization and technical 



