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Figure 3.9 The collection of appropriate experimental data can be 

 valuable for corroborating relationships suggested by 

 historical data analysis. 



Results are synthesized into scientific reports. 



After data analyses are complete for each estuary problem, results 

 are synthesized into scientific reports. These reports may be a 

 series of findings on several identified problem areas and may be 

 issued separately as they become available. To increase the pool 

 of information and to encourage further research on the estuary, 

 all scientific findings should undergo peer review. Publication in 

 professional and academic journals should also be encouraged. 



The reports provide evidence useful for the following: 



• Summarizing major environmental problems within each es- 

 tuary; 



• Identifying suspected causes of as many of the problems as 

 possible; 



• Recommending early actions and future remedial and 

 managerial strategies to correct the problems; and 



• Developing a long-term monitoring program to evaluate the 

 effectiveness of these strategies and to identify emerging 

 environmental problems at an early stage. 



Reporting of Results 



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