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Natural Resources Management and Policy
Marine resource management; marine resource development; United States; Cobscook Bay (MA); Atlantic Coastal Action Program; Buzzards Bay Project; Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary; Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve; Morro Bay Task Force Program; Coastal Zone Management Act
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Five Marine Resource Management Programs: Innovations And Common Themes, Louisa Rand Moore
Five Marine Resource Management Programs: Innovations And Common Themes, Louisa Rand Moore
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This paper investigates essential elements of marine resource management programs, particularly how they are initiated and what is needed for their success. The focus of this paper is on management planning for sites where marine resources are still largely intact as opposed to those which are severely disturbed. Planning is aimed at determining carrying capacity of the marine systems and limiting disturbances accordingly. Question for this inquiry were developed from research of a bay in eastern Maine where marine resources have not been severely disturbed, but are vulnerable to over-exploitation due to lack of coordinated management. Using these questions, five …