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The establishment of priorities and key indicators should directly 

 involve working fishermen as participants, principally in essential 

 working discussions testing existing assessment biological assumptions. 

 In conjunction with increased surveys through chartering fishing vessels, 

 the extensive expertise of 'direct producers shall be fully utilized. 

 3. Design a program strategy (regional Council) 



As the existing accuracy of assessment is determined, and as differing 

 management goals have been chosen with regard to required level of accuracy, 

 cost, time needs, and level of increased utility with regard to existing 

 methods, the following program strategy should be established: 



• A listing of information needs, their utility, and their cost 



• The precision of information necessary to achieve various management 

 goals 



• Based on the above analysis, choice of a cost-effective and useful 

 assessment research program 



