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BISCAYNE BAY, FLORIDA: A BASELINE STUOY FOR ESTUARINE POLLUTION 



The purpose of this Study, designed as a long-term program 

 for Biscayne Bay, Florida, is to develop the factual knowledge 

 necessary for the optimum management of that estuarine resource. 

 As in most of this Nation's important estuaries, man's activities 

 already have had an effect. There is no pretension that we are 

 dealing with a pristine ecosystem. Note also that this plan 

 recognizes the importance of the legal and economic aspects 

 that exist in real-world resource allocation and management. 

 It does not attempt to satisfy the basic need for long range 

 planning, nor does it specifically identify goals. It does, 

 however, pose the questions that will supply quantified alternatives 

 from which goals may be selected and plans formulated. 



This model baseline study, thus, applicable to virtually 

 every estuarine zone in the country and is, in fact, practically 

 a prerequisite to the elucidation of specific plans for 

 management and development. 



