Managing troubled waters : the role of marine environmental monitoring / Committee on a Systems Assessment of Marine Environmental Monitoring, Marine Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council
1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 The Role of Monitoring in Environmental Management; 5 3 Strengthening Regional and National Monitoring; 6 4 Designing and Implementing Monitoring Programs; 7 5 Conclusions and Recommendations; 8 References; 9 Appendix A: Biographical Information; 10 Appendix B: A Conceptual Model of Marine Environmental Monitoring; 11 Appendix C: Participants in Case Studies; 12 Index
Summary
Reports of closed beaches, restricted shellfish beds, oil spills, and ailing fisheries are some of the recent evidence that our marine environment is in trouble. More than $133 million is spent on marine environmental monitoring annually in the United States, but officials still do not have enough accurate information to make timely decisions about protecting our waters. This book presents the first comprehensive overview of marine monitoring, providing practical information and a model for revamping the nation's marine monitoring apparatus. The volume explores current monitoring programs and whether or not they work; the benefits and limitations of monitoring; the critical need for greater coordination among local, regional, and national monitoring programs; and a recommended conceptual model for developing more effective monitoring programs
Analysis
Marine pollution Law and legislation United States
Marine pollution United States Measurement
Water quality management Government policy United States
Water quality monitoring stations United States
marien milieu
marine environment
mariene gebieden
marine areas
verontreiniging
pollution
waterverontreiniging
water pollution
monitoring
herstel
rehabilitation
milieumonitoring
environmental monitoring
ecologisch herstel
ecological restoration
Water Pollution
Environmental Management (General)
Waterverontreiniging
Milieubeheer (algemeen)
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 97-104) and index
Notes
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