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(9) 33 U.S.C. §1442--directs the Secretary, in consul- 
tation with other appropriate Federal authorities, to initiate 
a comprehensive and continuing program of research with respect 
to the possible long range effects of pollution, overfishing 
and man-induced changes of ocean ecosystems. 
(10) Section 304(e) of the 1976 Act provides: 
"The Secretary shall initiate and maintain a 
comprehensive program of fishery research to 
carry out and further the purposes, policy, and 
provisions of this Act. Such program shall be 
designed to acquire knowledge and information, 
including statistics, on fishery conservation 
and management, including, but not limited to, 
biological research concerning the interdepend- 
ence of fisheries or stocks of fish, the impact 
of pollution on fish, the impact of wetland and 
estuarine degradation, and other matters bearing 
upon the abundance and availability of fish." 
In addition to the above mandated authority, the Secretary 
of Commerce has discretionary authority to conduct research or 
researcherelated activities as follows: 
(1) 16 U.S.C. §661--authorizes the Secretary to make 
Surveys and investigations of the fish in the public domain. 
(2) 16 U.S.C. §757b--authorizes the Secretary to conduct 
investigations and research "as may be desirable" to carry out 
programs pursuant to cooperative agreements with States for the 
purpose of conserving and developing anadromous fishery resources 
that are subject to depletion. 
(3) 16 U.S.C. §1202--authorizes the Secretary to conduct 
investigations and research, "as he deems necessary," of jelly- 
fish with a view toward controlling or eliminating them. 
In addition to statutes providing for research by the 
Secretary of Commerce, statutes also provide for research by 
others. For example, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized 
to make such investigations "as he deems necessary" to determine 
the effects of polluting substances on wildlife (16 U.S.C. §665), 
and is directed to conduct a study and inventory of the Nation's 
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