. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. m a r i n e advice >rth Carolina Examines its Coastal Management Tools North Carolina and other coastal states are giving their management toolboxes a checkup. They want to know if the tools they use to protect and manage coastal resources are still sharp and effective. In North Carolina, Sea Grant specialists Walter Clark and Barbara Doll are taking part in these landmark evaluations. The process was set into motion in 1990 when Congress reauthorized the Coastal Zone Manage- ment Act (CZMA) and told st
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. m a r i n e advice >rth Carolina Examines its Coastal Management Tools North Carolina and other coastal states are giving their management toolboxes a checkup. They want to know if the tools they use to protect and manage coastal resources are still sharp and effective. In North Carolina, Sea Grant specialists Walter Clark and Barbara Doll are taking part in these landmark evaluations. The process was set into motion in 1990 when Congress reauthorized the Coastal Zone Manage- ment Act (CZMA) and told states to re-examine their coastal management tools. In North Carolina, those tools are found in the Coastal Area Manage- ment Act, which was passed by the Legislature 20 years ago at the urging of the federal CZMA. Specifically, North Carolina will study four areas: wetlands, special area management, cumulative impacts of development and ocean resources planning. Through grants from the Division of Coastal Management (DCM), Clark is heading up an ocean management study for the ocean re- sources section, and Doll is coordinating an analysis of areas of environmental concern (AECs) for the development portion. For years, state planning for ocean resources had fallen by the wayside in favor of land-based planning for nearshore waters, says Clark, Sea Grant's coastal law specialist. But lately, the ocean has enjoyed a surge in priority. Concern for protecting ocean resources is mounting with issues such as offshore drilling, yet there are few coordinated policies to work with. "For so long, coastal management has ignored the wet side of its mandate," Clark says. "Coastal management was always intended to be something that would encompass the ocean as well as the land-coastal areas. But it's never done ; The ocean resources plan that emerges from Clark's effort will mesh a resource inventory with his manage- ment study of ocean jurisdiction, public trust
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