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in estuarine manaqement is presented in Chapter 3. It is 

 important to recognize, however, that the research program, 

 the routine monitoring program, and the information service 

 program are all integral parts of the overall effort intended 

 to provide management with the ability to preserve, use, and 

 develop the national estuarine system of the United States. 



SUMMARY 



The object of building and maintaining the National Estuarine 

 Inventory is to aid in the application of existing knowledge 

 to maintain environmental stability in the coastal lands and 

 waters of the United States. The program of data and information 

 collection and handling set out in this Chapter is devised to 

 be able to supply current and accurate information to the 

 institutional and technical manager, to the scientist and student, 

 and to the institutions and agencies who help in the fight to 

 preserve and maintain our environment. The prerequisites are a 

 central facility, the men and machines to perform the labor, and 

 constant application of a vigorous and aggressive public service 

 policy. 



