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GOVERNOR 



Dept. of Public Health 



Resources Agency 



— Dept. of Fish and Game 

 — Dept. of Parks and 



Recreation 

 —Dept. of Water 



Resources 

 — Dept. of Conservation 

 — Dept. of Harbors and 



Watercraft 

 —Water Resources Control 



Board and Regional Water 



Quality Control Boards 

 L— State Lands Division 



FIGURE V.2.5 

 California's Agencies Involved in Management or Control of 

 Estuarine Resources 



Special marine-oriented groups in the State government include the 

 Interagency Council on Ocean Resources, California Advisory Com- 

 mission on Marine and Coastal Resources, Marine Research Committee, 

 Wildlife Conservation Board, and Pacific Marine Fisheries Compact 

 Commission. In addition, there has been intense management activity 

 in the San Francisco Bay area. The State realized the importance and 

 impending dangers in exploration of estuarine resources, especially of 

 San Francisco Bay, and established a program and commission to 

 study and develop action plans for the most effective comprehensive 

 management of the bay. The State is implementing these recommenda- 

 tions and the commission itself through the passage of recent legisla- 



