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stock assessment is routine. 'Relevant economic, social, or 

 ecological factors' can be effectively applied only after a mature 

 MSY technology has been developed. ... I feel that a fishery 

 by fishery assessment of the maturity of stock assessment and MSY 

 technologies are paramount to the development of effective 

 management systems. I would like to see an information flow diagram 

 leading from discovery of a commercial species to accurate deter- 

 mination of the MSY for that species. Application of this diagram 

 to each fishery would determine which management system to apply 

 and what areas require research." 



— from Robert M. Snyder 



Snyder Oceanography Services 

 November 15, 1976 



"In the Northeastern Pacific, it is our view that the stock assessment 

 information is in fairly good shape. The work by National Marine 

 Fisheries Service has been timely and of good quality. This assess- 

 ment work is augmented by the State agencies of Oregon, Washington and 

 Alaska as well as scientific and other data from foreign nationals 

 using the resources of the area. 



"The provisions of PL 94-265 are obviously going to vest the management 

 levels of optimum sustainable yield and levels of national utilization 

 with the Council as provided for in this law. One of the best tools 

 to assess the practical levels of harvest of fishery resources is to 

 permit a properly managed fishery. 



"An increased level of effort on stock assessment is actually mandated 

 by this 200-mile legislation. This information must be available to 

 determine levels of harvest for U.S. citizens and for negotiations 

 called for in legislation with foreign countries. The Congress did 

 not consider taking into account the cost of this exercise but decreed 

 that it would be done." 



— from W. V. Yonker, Executive Vice-President 

 Association of Pacific Fisheries 

 September 14, 1976 



