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different fields related to estuarine management vn'll materially 

 fill the present qao. Research must be fully coordinated with 

 management needs and river basin activities to assure optimum 

 application for all resources. 



ESTUARINE ZONE LABORATORIES 



The best v/ay to provide the analysis, research, and development 

 needed for a rational approach to the proper management and 

 utilization of the estuarine and coastal zone would be to estab- 

 lish and designate multidisciplinary laboratories with area and 

 regional interests. While most research and development analyses 

 must be directed to regional and local coastal zones components, 

 there are clear national requirements wtiich have been imposed on 

 agencies of the Federal Government. Consequently, laboratories 

 must be maintained both by Federal Government and by institu- 

 tions capable of meeting regional and local needs. This would call 

 for estuarine laboratories and regional estuarine laboratories. 



Federal estuarine laboratories would conduct research necessary 

 to the implementation of Federal missions and, in addition, could 

 provide certain facilities for common use in the areas they serve. 

 Regional estuarine laboratories conduct research, analysis, and 

 development specifically related to the coastal zones of their 

 region and would serve as scientific and technical advisors to 

 coastal zone authorities and appropriate State agencies. 



