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B. Broad ecological studies 



1. Expand baseline knowledge to provide understanding of 

 estuarine ecosystems, the effects of pollution. 



and environmental changes. 



2. Study the mechanisms and course of recovery of an area 

 after halting pollution as well as methods of re-estab- 

 lishing a physically damaged estuarine ecosystem. 



3. Develop techniques to determine and predict the 

 effects of changes In the environment on the resources 

 we want to utilize. 



4. Develop better estuarine husbandry programs, augment 

 aquaculture, and generally Improve estuarine management. 



C. Biological Studies 



1. Determine food webs and trophic relationships 



2. Determine life cycles and the relationships between 

 estuarine residency and off-shore 



fisheries. 



3. Determine what it Is about the estuary that makes it 

 so suitable as a nursery area and quantify habitat 

 requirements for spawning and nursery function. 



D. Water quality considerations 



1. Determine water quality characteristics of receiving 

 waters and develop a realistic program of water quality 



management. 



