Georges Bank

This collection of papers on Georges Bank, New England, lends insight into the dilemmas that accompany attempts to implement environmental policy decisions where renewable and nonrenewable resources coexist.

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Georges Bank, off the coast of New England, has for years been known as one of the most productive of the world's fisheries. Now, recent exploratory surveys indicate it may hold still other resources–oil and natural gas–in sufficient abundance to justify their development. Suddenly, decisions must be made about whether it is possible to manage two