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Dr. Adams, Tliank you very much. 



As it was the purpose of this g-et-too;ether to stimulate thinking, and 

 1 think to bring to the surface and define areas of disagreement as well 

 as agreement, I wish to encourage all of you sitting out there to develop 

 your comments and questions as we go along, and hopefully, after we 

 have heard the speakers, we can get an interesting discussion ^oing. 



Our next speaker is Dr. Tom Linton, who is currently Commissioner 

 of Commercial and Sports Fisheries for the State of North Carolina. 



Tom got his Ph. D. in fisheries from the University of Michigan, and 

 served on the staff of the University of Georgia Marine Institute. 



As Commissioner of Commercial and Sports Fisheries, he has been 

 very successful in getting a rather comprehensive coastal zone manage- 

 ment program through its State assembly in the 1 year that he has had 

 this job. 



Tom. 



STATEMENT OF DR. THOMAS L. LINTON, NORTH CAROLINA 

 DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT 



Dr. LiNTOisT. Thank you. 



I appreciate the opportunity to come before you today and express 

 the view of the State of North Carolina. 



Although I will limit my remarks to activities in the State of North 

 Carolina, I do believe land use regulations initiated and enforced or 

 coordinated by any State government should be given the consideration 

 I want to talk to you about. 



These activities w^ere endorsed by the citizens of the State as a whole, 

 and in the Federal level. 



The people of North Carolina are very interested in the coastal zone, 

 as is evidenced by legislation passed by our 1969 State legislature, 

 which was supported and endorsed by citizens from the whole State. In 

 addition, at the county and at the Federal level, there is tremendous 

 interest shown by elected officials. 



For example, the chairman of this conference. Congressman Len- 

 non, a North Carolinian, has been very active in oceanographic and 

 marine science activities through efforts of this subcommittee. 



Congressman Walter Jones of this subcommittee and Congressman 

 Eichardson Preyer, both from North Carolina, are sponsors of the pro- 

 posed legislation which would establish a National Institute of Marine 

 Medicine and Pharmacology. Tjegrslation sponsored by Congressman 

 Lennon would establish a coastal zone authority and national coastal 

 and estuarine areas. 



This is a reflection of the interest in marine science of the congres- 

 sional delegation from North Carolina. 



At the State level, I would like to quote to you a portion of Gov. 

 Robert W. Scott's legislative message, and I quote : 



One of these great gifts of nature is the majestic and mysterious Atlantic 

 Ocean \A'ashing our sliores. The Atlantic Ocean and our inland waters are frontiers 

 where lie natural resources as yet untapped. With the new emphasis being placed 

 throughout the world on the scientific study of seas, oceans and water resources, 

 I believe that the State must join in the intensive search for answers to the 

 problems and potentials of the ocean and rivers. 



This administration will move to a position of leadership in the field of marine 

 science. We will look for ways to determine how the sea can yield more food : how 



