Stellwagen Bank Final EIS and Management Plan Page x 



PART FOUR: ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES 

 OF SANCTUARY DESIGNATION 



Section I: Environmental Consequences of Alternatives 127 



A. Status Quo Alternative 127 



1. Resource Protection 128 



2. Research and Interpretation/Education 132 



3. Management 132 



B. National Marine Sanctuary Designation (Preferred Alternative) 134 



1. Resource Protection Regime 135 



2. Research and Interpretation/Education 140 



3. Boundary Alternatives 141 



4. Management Alternatives 144 



Section 11: Unavoidable Adverse Environmental or Socioeconomic Effects 145 



Section III: Relationship Between Short-Term Uses of the Environment and 



the Maintenance and Enhancement of Long-Term Productivity 145 



PART FIVE: LIST OF PREPARERS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 146 



PART SIX: LIST OF AGENCIES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND PERSONS 



RECEIVING COPIES OF THE FEIS/MP DOCUMENT 147 



PART SEVEN: APPENDICES 



A. Designation Document and Proposed Regulations Al 



B. Existing Federal and State Authorities Relevant to Management Jurisdiction Bl 



C. Abbreviations CI 



D. Nationjd Register of Historic Places Criteria Dl 



E. References r El 



F. New England Fishery Management Council Response to NCAA Consultation 



Under Section 305(b)(5) of Title III Fl 



G. Responses to Comments Received on the DEIS/MP Gl 



