*********** 071193A.ENV *********** Country: Japan From: Poster Text: Commuting by Ocean Shuttle in Okinawa by Grazia Walker and Betty Hoffman Pacific Science InterCongress ECOLOGICAL PLANNING IN THE PACIFIC Session Naha, Okinawa, Japan 29 June 1993 KEYWORDS: Japan-Okinawa, Catamaran, Marine Transportation, +++++ Msg. B is the first of two parts giving in Part I the text of the Poster session. Part II, in a separate message lists 122 existing/under construction catamarans by year of construction, ship, size, use, and country) for the INCAT design discussed by the authors. The text in part I discusses the problem of transport in Okinawa and the problem of road building and its effects on the coral reefs recommending a marine transportation system. ************** END Msg. A.ENV **************