OTA Recommendations for Insular Resource Management.

The article focuses on a report released by the Office of Technology Assessment of Congress on the management of renewable resources on the United States-affiliated tropical islands. The establishment of self-reliant economies in the Caribbean and Pacific islands depends on the sustainable development of resources. The island ecosystems and marine species they support are capable of sustaining high levels of productivity. Financial aid from the United States exacerbated the dependence on federal funding for employment and public welfare services.