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Estuarine and Coastal Management - Tools of<strong>the</strong> Abstract only<br />

Trade. Proceedings of <strong>the</strong>Tenth <strong>National</strong> Conference<br />

of TheCoastal Society. October 12-15.19<strong>86</strong>. New<br />

Orleans. LA. Copyright by TheCoastal Society<br />

1987.<br />

THE NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE SYSTEM:<br />

PAST ACnVITIES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS<br />

Nancy Foster<br />

<strong>National</strong> Estuarine Research Reserve System<br />

<strong>National</strong> Oceanicand AtmosphericAdministration<br />

Washington,D.C. 20235<br />

The <strong>National</strong> Estuarine Research Reserve System (formerly <strong>National</strong> Estuarine<br />

SanctuaryProgram)was establishedin 19<strong>86</strong>with legislationthat reauthorized<strong>the</strong> Coastal<br />

Zone Management Act of 1972(CZMA). The mission of<strong>the</strong> System is <strong>the</strong> establishment<br />

andmanagement, through anequally-shared Federal-State cooperative effort,of anational<br />

system of estuarine research reserves representative of biogeographical regions and<br />

estuarinetypes in <strong>the</strong> UnitedStates. <strong>National</strong>estuarineresearchreservesareestablishedto<br />

provideopportunides for long-termresearch, educationand interpretation. Scientific and<br />

educational programs are particularly focused on <strong>the</strong> development of information for<br />

improved coastalmanagement decisionmaking.<br />

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