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SFCTION 10. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 



Summarizing from the evaluations of management in the Chesapeake 

 and San Francisco Rays, it is apparent that the immense value and 

 the need for action both to conserve and to develop them has been 

 recognized both by government and by the oeonle. But even more so 

 has been the recognition by the people and private organizations who 

 brought their governments to the point of action. 



The need for a comprehensive plan of management remains evident in 

 the Chesapeake. In San Francisco Bay such a plan is in force. How- 

 ever, in terms of administration and regulation, neither California, 

 Maryland, nor Virginia have instituted effective State control of 

 dredge, fill, and alteration. Zoning or the control of land use adja- 

 cent to the estuarine waters is exercised at the level of local govern- 

 ment and certainly has not yet been generally effective in the 

 preservation of estuarine areas. The Bay Conservation and nevelopment 

 Commission plan for San Francisco Bay has been an exception to this 

 for the past three years and hopefully will continue to exercise 

 appropriate controls. 



At the Federal level there is considerable evidence to indicate that 

 a national policy with accompanyina objectives and guidelines would 

 provide helpful impetus to State programs even though many are pro- 

 ceeding without it. The augmentation and coordination of Federal 

 programs in the estuarine zone is a very current need. Although 

 the development of the necessary basic knowledge by research and 



