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interests of the States. It is especially important, however, that these 

 programs be developed in concert with the maritime States and that 

 they be sufficiently flexible to accommodate justifiable variations. 



Various States, various regions will have historical and other bases 

 for making some variations in the arrangements. The Federal Gov- 

 ernment can function to develop model or prototype organizations, 

 encourage their realization as operating entities with funds and advice 

 and to assist additionally with development of regional projects and 

 programs and financial support of large-scale facilities and programs. 



Details must be developed with the States and the States must be 

 encouraged to accept their own financial and operational responsibili- 

 ties. This is an area which deserves specific attention. 



The States need assistance along these lines. 



It must be pointed out that these areas and activities are not a vac- 

 uum in which nothing exists and no substantial efforts have been made. 

 The Commission did not assume so and neither should we. Most States 

 have or are developing mechanisms for management of marine 

 resources and marine areas. Many support substantial research pro- 

 grams. Several interstate marine resource-management arrangements 

 exist — ^the Potomac River Fisheries Commission, for example, which is 

 operating in this region of interstate marine resource management very 

 effectively, I think. Nuclei for others are emerging in the mid- At! antic 

 region. 



For example, we hope that within the next several years the States 

 of Maryland and Virginia will be able to make a satisfactory arrange- 

 ment for a management approach to the Chesapeake Bay. (This last 

 is specifically from Virginia's point of view now, not the Maritime 

 States Council. "i 



Despite the complexities of the management and research efforts 

 that have been or must yet be developed, which at times confound and 

 confuse us all, it would be a mistake to assume that there are any simple 

 or easy ways of achieving the necessary control over or accommodation 

 to the marine environment and its resources. 



We always look at the complexities of a problem and hope that 

 simpler arrangements can be made. In this instance I don't believe that 

 simpler arrangements will help a great deal. I think there is no way 

 that we can significantly simplify the system, that is the marine re- 

 source and environmental management systems needs and its problems, 

 except by drastically reducing the numbers of people and diminishing 

 their demands on the seas. 



Our problem, as I am sure you all recognize, is that there are more 

 people impinging on the coastal zone and they want more from it and 

 quite often their desires and needs are in conflict and this pressure is 

 increasing and the complexities are increasing. There is no simple 

 way out. We have to work at it but there is no simjjle way out. 



Operations research or systems analysis can help, increased scien- 

 tific activity will assist, greater engineering and technological capa- 

 bilities will enhance, and new or revitalized organizations will im- 

 prove our ability to manage the seas but as long as people and their 

 demands and requirements grow, so also will the problems of the 

 marine resources, the marine environment, and of effecting proper 

 management thereof. 



