1998 Year of the Ocean 



COASTAL TOURISM AND RECREATION 



Contents 



1. INTRODUCTION F-2 



2. COASTAL TOURISM AND RECREATION AND 



THE U.S. ECONOMY F-3 



3. POLICY FRAMEWORKS FOR COASTAL RECREATION AND 

 TOURISM: AN ASSESSMENT F-8 



4. FINDINGS F-19 



5. REFERENCES F-21 



6. DOMESTIC LEGAL REGIME F-25 



7. LIST OF ACRONYMS F-33 



This Year of the Ocean document was prepared as a background discussion paper and does not 

 necessarily reflect the policies of the U.S. Government or the U.S. Government agencies that 

 participated in its preparation. 



