Many States likewise have acquired coastal lands 

 for recreation uses, with the result that the 

 Nation's overall marine recreation capacity has 

 expanded greatly in recent years. 



Shoreline studies by the Park Service have also 

 been made in the Hawaiian Islands, Guam, Amer- 

 ican Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. 

 Discussions are also underway regarding future 

 marine park and recreation studies in the Pacific 

 Trust Territories. 



The Park Service is presently planning a pro- 

 gram to implement the desires and needs of 

 visitors for underwater observation and interpreta- 

 tion in marine parks. Such innovations as self- 

 guiding underwater nature trails are now in the 

 experimental stage, and studies relating to sub- 

 mersible habitats for camping and visitor observa- 

 tion of sea life in natural parks are being pursued 

 by the Park Service and the American Institute for 

 Research. 



The Bureau of Sports Fisheries and Wildlife 

 administers the National system of wildlife ref- 

 uges, of which 82 are located on the coasts of 19 

 States and the Virgin Islands. They have a total 



shoreline of about 500 miles and encompass a 

 total area of more than 18.3 million acres, of 

 which 7 million acres are estuarine. About 1.3 

 million visits were made to these refuges in 1966. 

 The refuges provide important breeding, feeding, 

 and wintering grounds for waterfowl, other migra- 

 tory birds, and endangered species, as well as 

 recreation opportunities and facilities. 



4. Other Federal Agencies 



Several other Government agencies have pro- 

 grams and responsibiUties that relate directly to or 

 at least impinge on outdoor recreation. 

 ' In addition to Interior's programs, the Depart- 

 ment of Housing and Urban Development provides 

 financial aid to local governments for open space 

 preservation and city parks. The missions of these 

 two departments are quite extensive, and their 

 programs of technical assistance, planning, and 

 dissemination of information are important con- 

 tributions to the total marine recreation effort. 



There are restricted National defense areas with 

 marine recreation potential and a few National 



ALASKA 



KATMAI 



NATIONAL 



MONUMENT 



GLACIER BAY 

 NATIONAL MONUMENT 



OREGON DUNES 

 NATIONAL SEASHORE 



REDWOODS NATIONAL PARI 



POINT REYES 

 NATIONAL SEASHORE 



OLYMPIC 

 NATIONAL PARK 



9 EXISTING 

 O PROPOSED 



CHANNEL ISLANDS 

 NATIONAL MONUMENT 



^ 



KAUAI 



NATIONAL PARK 



'* 



a 



PADRE ISLAND 

 NATIONAL SEASHORE 



HAWAII VOLCANOES 

 NATIONAL PARK 



NOT SHOWN: GUAM NATIONAL SEASHORE O 

 SAMOA NATIONAL SEASHORE O 



CAPE COD 



NATIONAL SEASHORE 



FIRE ISLAND 



NATIONAL SEASHORE 



SANDY HOOK 



NATIONAL SEASHORE 



ASSATEAGUE ISLAND 

 NATIONAL SEASHORE 



CAPE HATTERAS 

 NATIONAL SEASHORE 

 CAPE LOOKOUT 

 NATIONAL SEASHORE 



CUMBERLAND ISLANDS 

 NATIONAL SEASHORE 



) CANAVERAL 

 NATIONAL SEASHORE 

 BISCAYNE 

 I NATIONAL MONUMENT 



VIRGIN ISLANDS 

 NATIONAL PARK^ 

 EVERGLADES 

 NATIONAL PARK ^^ 



itAND REE^ _ 

 NATTONAL MONUMENT 



PUERTO RICO & VI 



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 ^ISLAND flEE^J^ 



Figure 1. Marine parks in the National Park system. Source: National Park Service, Depart- 

 ment of the Interior. 



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