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for long-term conservation and management 

 purposes as defined in § 3(2) of this Act; 



(B) a description of the areas that meet the 

 definition of "large marine ecosystem" 

 developed under paragraph (b) (1) (A) ; 



(C) a list and general description of the physical 

 and biological characteristics and key biotic 

 and abiotic components of those marine 

 ecosystems ; 



(D) an inventory of available data and data sources 

 for: (i) determining the present state of, and 

 threats to, the key components of the large 

 marine ecosystems identified pursuant to 

 paragraph (b)(1)(B); and (ii) establishing the 

 information baselines which, in conjunction 

 with long-term monitoring programs, would be 

 necessary to detect changes in key ecosystem 

 components and to differentiate between changes 

 caused by natural and anthropogenic factors; 



(E) a description of, and explanation of the 

 rationale for, actions that should be taken to 

 improve the comparability, accessibility, and 

 utility of existing databases and data 

 collected in the future to assess and monitor 



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