Proposed fish and wildlife projectSo The above descriptions 

 were necessarily general.. Most of the measures are implemented in the form 

 of specific projects which are described in Table 12o Where possible, cost 

 and benefit figures are given, but for some measures only a subjective "high" 

 or "medium" value could be ascertainedo 



7.0 FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVE PLANS 



In this section, three alternative plans are formulated -- one 

 emphasizing the environmental quality objective (EQ) , one emphasizing the 

 national economic development objective (NED), and a composite plan. One of 

 the plans is then selected as the recommended plan. Entries for each plan 

 were developed from evaluation provided in Appendix C, from projects described 

 in Table 12, and from the evaluation of individual measures discussed in Sec- 

 tion 6. 



7.1 Environmental Quality Plan 



Narrowly construed, the fish and wildlife environmental quality plan 

 would address itself only to those objectives which would result in significant 

 benefit to the Sound's ecosystem. Such a plan would include all measures 

 except (1) improving fishing access, (2) increasing the availability of fishing 

 grounds, (3) establishing port landing facilities, and (4) providing assistance 

 programs for the commercial fishermen^ These programs rated only "Fair" on an 

 environmental basis. In the interest of reaching eventual harmony with other 

 objectives, however, the EQ Plan also includes those measures rated in Table 

 II as "Fair under EQ and "Good" under either NED or SW„ On this basis, then, 

 the EQ Plan includes all the alternative measures listed in Appendix C. 



The benefits and costs of each recommended program cannot always 

 be quantified, but, on the whole, benefits are high» Some measures such as 

 water quality improvement, environmental education programs, and acquisition 

 of islands, while costly, are extremely beneficial from an environmental 

 viewpoint. Those measures which are environmentally and economically effi- 

 cient include fishery research programs, promotion of underutilized marine 

 species, and expansion of wildlife management areas with corresponding main- 

 tenance of or increase in species diversity (Table II) » 



7.2 National Economic Development Plan 



Narrowly construed, a NED Plan would recommend only measures that 

 would significantly contribute to that study objective. Under that constric- 

 tion, a NED Plan for the LISS region would include only (I) increasing fishing 

 access and (2) promoting underutilized marine species, both of which rated 

 "Good" on an economic basis. In the interest of reaching eventual harmony 



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