Research Product

The objective of the research is to help maintain at its optimum level the production of wholesome and economically useful marine plant and animal products. We need to learn how to protect and preserve the marine environment from the possibly adverse effects of agricultural chemicals. Equally important is the search for specific pesticides that may be useful in improving the quality and quantity of fish harvests. The need for this research does not imply that the widespread use of pesticide forumlations automatically constitutes a serious threat to marine life. Rather, it emphasizes the fact that we have too little knowledge of this environment to predict the effects of natural or man-made changes, or to write meaningful regulations to protect the marine habitat.