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7. Conclusions and Recommendations
Pages 117-120

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... No mechanism exists for establishing a common vision and a common set of objectives. Government agencies operate in an arena characterized by unresolved conflicts among values and economic expectations, which require difficult choices among competing needs and interests and raise substantial questions of equity both with regard to present interests and the interests and rights of future generations.
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From page 118...
... A National Marine Council should be established to define national objectives in the marine environment and to coordinate the activities of federal agencies, state agencies, and interested parties in the private sector. Conclusion 2.
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From page 119...
... Management tools should be explored and adapted as needed to improve marine governance, both by the proposed regional marine councils and by existing marine management programs. Management tools include zoning, enhanced systems of liability or compensation for economic and environmental damage, user charges and marketable use rights, and negotiating the mitigation of activities that are potentially harmful to other resource users and values.
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From page 120...
... Existing federal and state coastal and marine programs should examine and, where appropriate, adopt new governance mechanisms and management tools that foster coordination and cooperation. IMPLEMENTING CHANGE Although the implementation of the system of marine area governance and management proposed in this report would involve creating new structures and processes, a number of the measures suggested in this report can be taken immediately by the federal and state agencies responsible for marine and coastal activities and areas.
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