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1: INTRODUCTION
Pages 9-16

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From page 9...
... Such societal issues as pollution (in its many formsJ, bioremediation, waste disposal, and risk assessment cannot be addressed adequately until we make substantial advances in our basic understanding of the coastal ocean. A holistic approach to the coastal ocean system, blending marine meteorology with biological, chemical, geological, and physical oceanography, should enable us to progress sufficiently so that we will be better prepared to make the technical and policy decisions facing us over the next decades.
From page 10...
... More recently, public concern over the health and vitality of the coastal ocean and its resources heightened as a result of widely publicized degradation of some coastal waters, repeated closures of beaches and shellfish beds, outbreaks of illness from contaminated shellfish and seawater, and oil spills. Partially as a result, federal agencies intensified their coastal ocean and Great Lakes research efforts and new research initiatives continue to be formed.
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From page 12...
... CENR subcommittees encompass all areas of research on the environment and natural resources, including global change, biodiversity and ecosystem dynamics, resource use and management, air quality, toxic substances, natural disasters, and aquatic environments, as well as social and economic sciences, technology, and risk assessment. This research and development strategy is being used to guide budget priorities starting with FY1996.
From page 14...
... Coastal Ocean Science provided a partial foundation for the Great Lakes, estuarine, and marine research aspects of the Water Subcommittee's plan. The Water Subcommittee is seeking to study a series of specific coastal ecosystems of national concern and, more generally, to identify scientific needs within five national priority research areas: · Integrated Monitoring · Water Availability and Flow · Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystem Functions · Ecological Restoration and Rehabilitation · Predictive Systems Management Because the Water Subcommittee's plan had not had formal input or review by the nonfederal scientific community, Douglas K
From page 15...
... The committee recognizes that social and economic factors are often critical to the approval, authorization, funding, and acceptance of environmental protection and restoration and strongly recommends the development of federal interagency strategies to coordinate and support appropriate social and economic research, monitoring, modeling, and assessment in the coastal zone. Chapter 2 of this report sets the stage for defining scientific priorities by describing major environmental issues confronting coastal ecosystems.


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