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(6) Monitoring plays a key role in enforcing water quality 

 standards. 



B. Analytical methods : 



(1) Sampling techniques must be simplified and improved. 



(2) Methodology must be developed to simplify the interpre- 

 tation and correlation of collected data. 



C. Data processing: (1) Data processing must be conventionalized 

 and central data exchanges established. 



D. Training: 



(1) Interdisciplinary training of estuarine workers is required. 



(2) Training institutions should increase coordination to 

 optimize their activities. 



(3) Training should reflect the needs of estuarine management. 



E. Estuarine laboratories : 



(1) Federal estuarine laboratories should be established to 

 conduct research necessary to the implementation of Federal 

 missions. 



(2) Kegional estuarine laboratories should be established to 

 conduct research specifically related to the estuarine zones of their 

 regions, and to serve as technical and scientific advisers to appro- 

 priate State agencies. 



. Section 10. Speciptc Research Programs 



Research is conducted in an estuary, bay, or coastal zone usually for 

 the solution of a specific problem or for understanding natural phe- 

 nomena. Elsewhere in this report, the importance of baseline studies 

 has been stressed, but in addition to this, there must be approaches 

 to understanding and solving specific problems in specific estuaries. 

 The purpose of this section is to present three research and study pro- 

 grams that have been performed or are in progress. This illustration 

 by example demonstrates the way in which knowledge is developed 

 to meet specific needs of technical management and, in turn, compre- 

 hensive management of the estuarine zone. In this section, a baseline 

 study originally designed for Biscayne Bay, Fla,, but applicable to 

 virtually any estuarine zone will be presented. The second example is 

 a discussion of a study of the Kaneohe Bay estuary in Hawaii designed 

 as a preliminary study prior to its increased use for sewage disposal, 

 that is, a "before" study with a specific stress in mind. The third 

 specific research program is a proposal for reestablishing a desirable 

 ecosystem in an estuary after damage has occurred and the source of 

 damage has been removed. There will be many similarities in each of 

 these studies, indicating that there is a basic fund of knowledge neces- 

 sary regardless of the purpose of a research activity in an estuarine 

 zone. Each of these proposals demonstrates the necessity of consider- 

 ing any estuarine zone in the context of a complete system. 



BISCAYNE BAY, FLA. : A BASELINE STUDY FOR ESTUARINE POLLUTION 



The purpose of this Study, designed as a long-term program for 

 Biscayne Bay, Fla., is to develop the factual knowledge necessary for 

 the optimum management of that estuarine resource. As in most of this 

 Nation's important estuaries, man's activities already have had an 



