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from a management standpoint, fluch water quality, waste discharge, 

 ecological, and habitat information is simply not available because 

 there has been no consistent proqram of monitorinq or collecting 

 basic data in the estuarine zone. Economic data are available down 

 to the county level for most commercial enterprises, but quantitative 

 information in terms of recreation and aesthetic values is sadly 

 lacking. While the resources available to this Study have not permit- 

 ted a thoroughly exhaustive compilation of data (with the exception 

 of a few areas), the very large amount of material compiled does 

 show where the sianificant gans in information are. These naps are 

 such as to severely limit adequate analysis of quantifiable values 

 in estuaries as a national entity excent for commercial Iv and 

 economically reported uses. Some solutions to this problem will be 

 discussed in Chanter 2 of this Part. 



