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and from the indirect effects of man's encroachment into the estuarine 

 environment. To supply future needs of some fish products new 

 approaches toward commercial fishing are needed, both in harvesting 

 the natural growth and 1n controlling the entire fishery. Aquaculture 

 1s defined as the rearing of aquatic organisms, both plants and 

 animals, under controlled conditions using the techniques of plant 

 and animal husbandry. It involves a varelty of operations, some that 

 are highly sophisticated where man exercises control over the principal 

 environmental factors affecting the cultured species, and others that 

 are very simple with only minimal control of manipulation of the 

 habitat and the cultured animal. 



SHORELINE DEVELOPMENT 



The use or development of estuarine water either governs or depends 

 on land or shoreline use. 



Commercial development of the shoreline includes loading terminals, 

 docks and shipyards, airports, industrial plants, and the smaller 

 municipal and local piers. Recreational facilities include marinas, 

 beaches, parks, fishing piers, and vacation cottages, motels, and 

 hotels. Although the motels and hotels are a commercial venture, 

 their prime purpose is to support the recreatlonist. Residential 

 development of waterfront property in many communities places on the 

 shoreline intensive housing development accompanied by boat docks, 



