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to the leasing or sale of State-owned (ungranted) tidelands and 

 submerged lands. It also has an active marine inspection program 

 and provides the focal point for oil pollution control activities 

 in the estuaries and coastal waters of California. 



In the realm of coordination, the California Comprehensive Ocean 

 Area Plan, to be developed by the Interagency Council for Ocean 

 Resources, will be the primary vehicle for coordinating the various 

 programs concerned with the conservation and development of marine 

 and coastal resources. 



Problems in California center around the need to increase existing 

 management/organization/legislation to keep pace with the extremely 

 rapid development of the coastal areas. The preceding information 

 on the State of California represents a very brief summary of 

 information in the California profile, which also contains detailed 

 descriptions of the various problems regarding estuarine management 

 in the State in regard to both subject area and geographic area. 



