Converging Issues, Diverging Solutions The major trend in the
recent administrative history of Glacier Bay National Park and
Preserve has been the convergence of several important
management issues in such a way that they cannot easily be
resolved separately. Some six management issues--wilderness
designation, humpback whale protection, cruise-ship concession
management, commercial fishing, subsistence, and wilderness
access for scientific research--all await redefinition. At the
same time, it is not clear who will resolve all these issues--
whether it will be by Department regulation, legislation, or
litigation. As dissatisfaction with the status quo increases,
those who favor greater access to the park are gravitating
toward a legislative solution, while the more militant
conservation groups are looking for a judicial decision. The
preferred solution from the Park Service's standpoint is to
devise new regulations. It is only through the regulatory
process that the Park Service can play the lead role in shapi