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within the estuarine zone, and also to point out that technical 

 management is a different matter from institutional management, 

 even though there is a strong dependence between them. 



Part II, "Summary and Conclusions," presents a summary of infor- 

 mation (presented in more detail in Parts IV and VI) leading 

 to the recommended national program. 



Part III, "Recommendations--The Proposed Program," presents in 

 full the recommendations for a comprehensive national program of 

 estuarine management (presented in more detail in Part V), tying 

 together the needs of the biophysical environment, the demands of 

 the socio-economic environment, and the responsibilities of the 

 institutional environment. 



Part IV, "The Importance of the Estuarine Zone," discusses the 

 biophysical and socio-economic environments of the estuarine 

 zone, shows the interaction of the two environments, and points 

 out how the demands of the one will affect the other if present 

 trends in development continue without effective control by the 

 institutional environment. The emphasis here is on technical 

 management problems. 



Part V, "Development of the Comprehensive National Program," dis- 

 cusses the institutional environment as it presently exists, 

 shows the role each level of government plays, and points out what 



