IV-507 



SECTION 5. SUMMARY 



Loss of use and use damage in the estuarine environment are the direct 

 results of unrestrained exploitation of estuarine resources. The 

 examples presented, limited as they are by the difficulty of 

 measuring use damages, show clearly the impact of one use on another and 

 give a foretaste of the extensive damage that will occur if unrestrained 

 exploitation continues. 



Effective technical management of the estuarine zone requires the 

 application of all pertinent existing knowledge to the resolution 

 of use conflicts in estuarine management units. 



