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Ocean Zoning For The Gulf Of Maine: A Background Paper, Fara Courtney, Jack Wiggin
Ocean Zoning For The Gulf Of Maine: A Background Paper, Fara Courtney, Jack Wiggin
Urban Harbors Institute Publications
Coastal and ocean management is a constantly evolving practice. For at least two decades, coastal communities around the world have been experimenting with new ways to control a multitude of activities in their urban and rural harbors. The number and diversity of Marine Protected Areas are growing, with an increasing focus on protecting integrated biological communities, rather than individual species of concern. The United States and Canada are each developing new, comprehensive ocean polices, looking to better integrate management functions at all levels of government.
All of these initiatives – from local to national - reflect some common truths about …