5o0 TENTATIVE PLANNING OBJECTIVES 



The goal of the Long Island Sound Regional Study is to produce a 

 plan of action by Ifebruary, 1975, which balances the needs to protect, conserve, 

 and wisely develop the Sound and its related shorelands as a major economic and 

 life-enriching resource for the 12 million people who live near it. 



This goal may be attained by reflecting society's informed pref- 

 erences for attainment of two overall coequal study objectives, as established 

 by the UoS. Water Resources Councilo 



1. Environmental Quality (EQ), which enhances the quality of 

 the environment through the management, conservation, 

 preservation, creation, restoration, or improvement of 

 the quality of certain natural and cultural resources 

 and ecological systems. 



2o National Economic Development (NED), which increases the 

 value of the Nation's output of goods and services and 

 improves national economic efficiencyo 



For this report on Fish and Wildlife, the tentative planning ob - 

 jectives are : 



° To sustain the natural biological productivity of the Sound's 

 ecosystem including the Sound's shoreland and upland wildlife 

 resources. 



" To increase the economic value and public enjoyment of the 

 Sound's marine resourceSo 



To meet these tentative planning objectives, alternatives will 

 be formulated and evaluated in terms of environmental, economic, and social 

 well-being criteria. Three plans will be developed, one emphasizing EQ, one 

 emphasizing NED, and one reflecting a composite of the two plus some additional 

 social well-being (SW) considerations » Tentative recommendations and specific 

 proposals are listed in Section S.Oo 



6.0 EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVE MEASURES 



In Appendix C, each of the alternative measures is evaluated in 

 terms of a number of environmental, economic, and social criteria developed to 

 reflect guidance contained in the Principles and Standards of the U.So Water 

 Resources Council, environmental impact statements, and other sources., Table 

 12 is a summary of the matrix in Appendix C. 



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