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| **COASTAL           CHALLENGES****A           Guide to Coastal and Marine Issues*****February 1998***
      This document is available in PDF format       (1.84MB), which can be viewed using Adobe       Acrobat® Reader.       **Preface**Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Defining Coastal and Marine WatersHighlights          Internationally Declared Zones          Nationally Recognized DefinitionsChapter 3: Importance of the Resource: Facts at Your FingertipsHighlights          Plant and Animal Species          Energy and Mineral Resources          Wetlands          Commercial Uses          Shipping, Ports, and Harbors          Recreational Uses          Waste DisposalChapter 4: Major Coastal and Marine Resource IssuesHighlights          Population          Pollution          Hypoxic Waters and the "Dead Zone"          Heated (Thermal) Water          Habitat Loss          Coastal Hazards          Coastal Property Rights          Marine and Beach Debris          Oil Spills          Global Climate Change          Overfishing          Loss of Biological Diversity          Nonindigenous or "Nuisance" SpeciesChapter 5: Key Laws and Associated ProgramsNational Environmental Policy Act          Clean Water Act          Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act          Water Resources Development Act of 1996          Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972          Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972          Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act          Endangered Species Act          National Invasive Species Act of 1996          Oil Pollution Act of 1990          Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,                and Liability Act of 1980 (Superfund)Appendix A: Additional Laws and ProgramsRivers and Harbors Act of 1899          Submerged Lands Act          Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act          Land and Water Conservation Fund Act          Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978          Coastal Barriers Resources Act/Improvement Act          Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974          Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act          Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act          Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping                of Wastes and Other Matter (London Convention)          Brownfields          Fish and Wildlife Service's Coastal Ecosystem Program          Great Lakes Water Quality Agreements          Great Lakes Protection Fund          International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships          State Wetlands Grants Program          The National Sea Grant College Program          Legacy Resource Management Program          National Oceanic Partnership Program          Agricultural Outleasing Funds          Additional Federal Activities          Coastal AmericaAppendix B: Key National and Regional ContactsPrivate Organizations          Government Agencies          Hotlines, Clearinghouses, and DatabasesAppendix C: GlossaryAppendix D: List of AcronymsAppendix E: Source MaterialsIndex
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