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improvement of man's life should be the principal criterion for making 

 judgments. 



Hence when we get to the question of shall we dredge a channel or 

 not dredge a channel, some of these qualitative judgment factors have 

 to enter into the decision. 



Hence, while we have a reason to consider conservation because that 

 affects the social value of the coastal zone, we also have to consider 

 whether a channel is needed or is not needed. I guess this is the long 

 way around, to saying that all of these factors must be weighed and it 

 is implicit then in the organization structure that finally evolves that 

 the mechanism for weighing them in the broader balance must be 

 present. 



Mr. PoRRO. I think the problem would be who will have the ultimate 

 say. I agree that there is going to be a lot of balancing of various 

 factors. I don't submit it for some answers today, but submit it as a 

 rery serious problem area. 



I sincerely feel that the enforcement provisions within the law make 

 it very important. I think that is an area that should be given an aw- 

 ful lot of consideration. 



Mr. Clotwortiiy. I certainly agree. 



Dr. Alexander. Thank you, gentlemen. 



Mr. Clustgan. We will take a 5-minut« break before the next panel. 

 (Wliereupon, a short recess was taken.) 



Mr. Clingan. Our next panel, panel 6, deals with research require- 

 ments for coastal zone management. 



It gives me pleasure to introduce the moderator. Dr. Paul Fye, 

 president of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. 



Panel 6 — Research Requirements for Coastal Zone Management 



moderator 

 Dr. Paul M. Fye, president, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. 



panelists 



Robert Abel, Head, national sea grant program, National Science 

 Foundation ; Dr. William J. Hargis, Jr., Director, Virginia Institute 

 of Marine Science; Dr. Harris B. Stewart, Jr., Director, Atlantic 

 Oceanographic Laboratories, ESSA. 



Dr. Fye. Congressman Lennon, Mr. Clingan, ladies and gentlemen, 

 it is a great honor to be here with you this morning and to chair this 

 panel on the research requirements of the coastal zone management. 



Perhaps this panel should be one of the least controversial of the 

 panel subjects, and perhaps it might have sometliing most specific to 

 say. 



The task before us in his brief time is to explore the research require- 

 ments in the coastal zone and the coastal zone laboratories. 



As the moderator, I do not wish to take time away from my dis- 

 tinguished colleagues, but I would like to make a few brief introduc- 

 tory remarks. 



First, what are the research requirements for coastal zone labora- 

 tories ? As a general concept, I think they should be looked upon as 



