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hand, are abundant throughout the Gulf, Caribbean, and South 

 Atlantic Regions, but sparse beyond this range. Maine lobsters 

 thrive in the cold Labrador current waters, while the major 

 commercial species of shrimp need warm waters like those of tne 

 Gulf Stream to reproduce. 



Within the general range of the regional estuarine environment 

 are specific local conditions with which management in particular 

 estuarine systems must deal. The next part of this discussion 

 considers local conditions of land and water interaction 

 and their relationship to the living communities present. 



