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(4) Wli'at needs to be done to restore, preserve, and protect 

 the estuaries ? 



(5) What types of research and study are needed, and how 

 should this research be done ? 



(6) What type of organization is needed to best protect, con- 

 trol, and manage the estuaries ? 



(7) What should be the role of the State and local governments 

 in management of the eStuaries? 



(8) What should be the role of the Federal Government in 

 management of the estuaries ? 



Table V.5.2 shows the number of statements responding to each ques- 

 tion by group, and in gross total. 



As will be noted, the questions on dangers to, uses and values of, and 

 needs to restore the estuaries received the largest numbers of replies. 

 Slig'htly behind were the questions on effects of pollution and research 

 and study needs. The questions concerning management organizations 

 and the recommended roles of the various levels of government received 

 considerably fewer responses. 



The next step, and without doubt a most important one, was to 

 analyze the replies to the questions in order to bring out the concerns 

 and specific answers most frequenltly expressed. To do so, each of the 

 eight questions was analyzed separately on one of the accompanying 

 series V.5.3 formats. The views, concerns, and answers expressed were 

 synthesized into a few brief statements listed in the left-hand column 

 of the table, and then the number of statements expressing each of the 

 views was entered by group and in total in the columns to the right 

 side. From this process, a more-or-less priority listing of the major 

 concerns expressed by the greatest number of participants was pre- 

 pared for each question. Because most of the people attending the 

 public meetings made several points in each statement that responded 

 to any question or questions, the total derived by adding the responses 

 shown on the appropriate series V.5.3 format will be greater than the 

 total shown for the corresponding question on table V.5,2. 



TABLE V.5.2.— RESPONSES TO EACH QUESTION RECIEVED AT THE PUBLIC MEETINGS 



