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around those endeavors. Their presence led to further expansion 

 from Massachusetts to New Jersey. Today four of the five OBE econo- 

 mic areas fronting on the North and Middle Atlantic biophysical 

 regions (with the exception of the Maine coast) have become considera- 

 bly less dependent on the forests and fisheries and have developed 

 Into diversified, mature economics, Increasingly service-providing 

 rather than goods-producing 1n character. 



Maine's continuing dependence on the natural resources of fisheries 

 and forests, and on its location in the coastal zone, 1s indicated 

 by high relative concentrations of transportation equipment manufac- 

 turing excluding motor vehicles (mainly shipbuilding), paper and 

 allied products Industries; and forestry and fisheries activities. 

 These concentrations are noticeably higher 1n the Maine Coastal Area 

 than in the other four associated areas in the North and Middle 

 Atlantic biophysical regions. 



The other OBE estuarine economic areas in the North and Middle 

 Atlantic biophysical regions exhibit economic activity that is 

 more closely related to supplying the sophisticated and diverse 

 demands of urban markets. All economic areas in these regions, 

 however, are highly dependent on the estuaries for port facilities 

 to move the goods produced within their boundaries. In the case of 

 the Philadelphia-New Jersey-Delaware Coast, the combination of 

 large nearby markets and adequate port facilities has combined to 



