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 could be obtained in about 5 months, and it could be key 

 punched, tabulated, and put in usable form in another 6 months. 



Once this survey research information was available, 

 the remaining studies could then be begun: the innovation 

 studies, and completion of the studies concerning the accepta- 

 bility of management alternatives. All of these would involve 

 depth interviews in about 10 to 15 locations--perhaps the same 

 locations where the community studies were done. In any loca- 

 tion, these tv70 kinds of studies would take C months each for 

 the interviews and another 6 months to analyze the results and 

 produce the final report. However, these two kinds of studies 

 could not be done by the same person in any given area, since 

 the kinds of people who have the analytical tools to analyze 

 costs and benefits of various management alternatives would not 

 be able to concentrate on the very different issues connected 

 with studying technical innovation and impact at the same time. 

 Thus, these final studies would demand two man crews in each 

 of the 10 to 15 locations. 



In summary, from the time of inception, all of these 

 various cumulative projects could be completed in about 4 to 5 

 years. The result would be the very best social science coverage 

 of fisheries in the world. The cost would not be low, but it 

 would be very small in comparison with the millions of dollars 

 spent on biological research every year by the State and Federal 

 agencies concerned with the marine resource management. The 

 major costs are salaries and computer time. Social science 



