Trends and Future Challenges for U.S. National Ocean and Coastal Policy August 1999

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Page 105 - Convention, to be pursued in accordance with its relevant provisions, are the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources...
Page 106 - Establish or maintain means to regulate, manage or control the risks associated with the use and release of living modified organisms resulting from biotechnology which are likely to have adverse environmental impacts...
Page 117 - Nation's coastal zone for this and succeeding generations, (b) to encourage and assist the states to exercise effectively their responsibilities in the coastal zone through the development and implementation of management programs to achieve wise use of the land and water resources of the coastal zone giving full consideration to ecological, cultural, historic, and esthetic values as well as to needs for economic development...
Page 88 - Corps is conducting this study with the cooperation of the US Environmental Protection Agency, the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the US Geological Survey, the U. S.
Page 130 - Orders of 1970, which established the US Environmental Protection Agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Page 117 - To encourage and assist the States to exercise effectively their responsibilities in the coastal zone through the preparation and implementation of management programs to achieve wise use of the land and water resources of the coastal zone giving full consideration to ecological, cultural, historic, and esthetic values as well as to needs for economic development...
Page 81 - Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.
Page 5 - Nation's waters and to provide for the protection and propagation of fish, shellfish and wildlife and recreation in and on the water.
Page 86 - Aquaculture in the United States has the potential to become a major growth industry in the 21st Century. However, a number of issues continue to constrain the development of marine aquaculture in the United States. The complex and diverse nature of the industry, conflicts with other, more traditional uses of the nation's coastal and ocean waters, environmental concerns, and the existing legal and regulatory climate all contribute to this situation. If the domestic marine aquaculture industry is...
Page 127 - The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) also administers laws which may have some impact on the proposed operation.

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