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THE OBJECTIVES OF A NATIONAL PROGRAM OF MANAGEMENT 



Without attempting to assign responsibilities of functions to the 

 various levels of government at this point, the objectives of a 

 comprehensive management plan are listed below. These objectives 

 also constitute a reasonably thorough set of guidelines for an 

 acceptable management plan. 



(1) Equitable consideration in management decisions 



of the views of all public and private interests concerned 

 with the use and preservation of estuarine and coastal 

 resources. 



(2) Adequate planning, i.e., the preparation and adoption 

 by the appropriate government, of plans governing the 

 balanced development, conservation, and preservation of 

 coastal and estuarine resources. Elements of such a plan may 

 vary but ordinarily should include determinations of immediate 

 and long-range needs and objectives, water quality standards, 

 zoning of land use, and any public or private facilities, 

 sites, etc. What is needed is the construction of an optimum 

 resource utilization profile for each estuary and coastal 

 area based on an objective means of value identification 



and appraisal. Specific uses for various parts of an 

 estuary or coastal area must be determined and comparative 

 values placed on these uses in terms of the accepted national 

 policy. Specific uses are: 



