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5 Barriers to and Constraints on Regional Marine Research
Pages 63-66

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... This ad hoc approach to environmental science and management has led to the implementation of a bewildering array of research and monitoring efforts by state and federal agencies (Malone and Nemazie, 1996~. Consequently, individual programs are often underfunded and limited in scope; measurement programs and data management activities often duplicate each other; and monitoring and research are not sufficiently coordinated to effect comprehensive programs that meet societal needs in a timely 63
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From page 64...
... Sea otters compete with human harvesters for sea urchins and abalone but are themselves in steep population decline, perhaps due to killer whale predation (Estes et al., 1998~. However, the white abalone are nearing extinction, which invokes the ESA.
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From page 65...
... The implications of federal legislation for both the nature and implementation of research, and any subsequent management initiatives derived from regional marine research programs, are uncertain. Effective management will probably remain difficult, if not impossible, as long as certain species are "off limits." In such circumstances, the imposing body of legislation, while achieving some desired goals, also creates substantial challenges, which can act as a constraint to regional marine research programs.
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From page 66...
... the lack of analytical capabilities to assimilate large volumes of data, to visualize the current status of ecosystems, and to predict change. Federal and state agencies can and should work to improve regional coordination of research, monitoring, and data management in support of environmental science and management, public education, and private sector applications.
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