initiate a study of marine mammal- fisheries interactions in 

 the copper River Delta/Prince William Sound area in Alaska. 

 ThL s?ud5 was completed in 1978 and has been dxscussed xn 

 past Annual Reports. 



In 1978, the Commission also provided funds to begin 

 1 *. A^= = r^i;:.n +-Q investigate apparent conflicts in 

 fhrcoKL^L^ef Sd'ad arent Lters!" With funding provided 

 bv the Sional Marine Fisheries Service early in 1980, the 

 Washinqton Department of Game, in cooperation with the 

 Segon'oepartSent of Fish and Wildlife started astudy of 



■ T 4=-; ohor-i f^<3 interactions m the Columoia Kiver 

 ^nd'Sd^^^^^^f^it^r^LrJial support also was provided by 

 ?Se CoiS^^a River Estuary Data Development Program. 



Following review of the project's first draft annual 



M^^rine Fisheries Service to support additional worK on rne 

 Srin—aSeni ^^ ^^^^^^^ 



National Marine Fisheries Service during 1982. 



At the same time, concern was expressed by the Commission 

 ^ o^Lr^that the Columbia River Project and other ongoing 

 s?ud?ef of marine ma^arfisheries interactions might not be 

 providing either comparable data or the types of information 

 nPPded to resolve the problems. This concern resulted in 

 ?he decision ?o hold a follow-on workshop on marine "^ammal- 

 tne aeci.i Ji uu review and coordinate ongoing efforts 

 and ?o'dete?miie whether the maximum amount of useful information 

 was being obtained The Workshop on Marine Mammal-Fisheries 

 Interactions was convened in October 1981 in Vancouver, 

 Washington? by the Washington Department of Game under 

 contract to the Commission. 



The report of that worKshop, published ^^-^If'l^HH;,,^,,,, 

 noted, among other things, that. (1) while d ^ ^ 

 about marine mammal-f isheries conflicts are not poss 

 each situation must be considered in'i"^'*"*!^^' ^^J" ,2? 

 Ufa lor broad-based, l-^'f ™ ^-^^"L??^; 'SeJwSin'mirine 



"'""S !L'f?sSes tL?e f "sSbsrantLl risK of maKlng 

 mammals and fisheries, t^"^;^^ „,-; ..-ini-i 7p this marine mammals 



ITa ?SSrrTlf shoSirbrLnSg^rcooSratie^ly in areas where 

 rhey^mfy-rio^peting or otherwise affecting t e same fish 

 or shellfish resources; (3) since luiiuxuy 



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