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and a commonality of problems and objectives. Planning for estua- 

 rine use and development must be based on broad public benefits 

 rather than narrow private interests. A system of critia by which 

 to gauge estuarine quality is necessary. Key management roles 

 require adequately trained people in ecology, engineering, economics, 

 planning, and law. Finally, the public must be informed of its 

 stake in the estuary. 



THE FEDERAL AND STATE PROGRAMS IN 

 ESTUARINE RESEARCH 



The primary objective of a program of research and study is to 

 supply the knowledge, understanding, and predictive capability to 

 support a comprehensive national program for the preservation, 

 study, use, and development of the Nation's estuarine zone. To pro- 

 mote the coordination of research activities with management needs, 

 a program of responsibilities and role of the Federal and State 

 government is proposed. These programs are parallel to those 

 suggested in Part III of this Report because of the essential 

 sameness of the goals to be achieved. The difference lies in that 

 the comprehensive program is primarily concerned with the institu- 

 tional environment, i.e., the framework of law, political 

 institutions, and organizational mechanisms that man must use to 

 provide himself the capability to control, develop, and use the 

 estuarine zone; the research and study program is concerned 

 primarily with the natural environment, i.e., the framework of 



