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Covering The Coasts, a Reporters Guide to Coastal and Marine Resources. Environmental Health Center. 165 pp.

America’s coastal environments present the nation with a bounty of tangible and intangible benefits. Home to growing a percentage of the country’s population, the coasts provide a wealth of resources, serve as habitat to many marine species, and also attract vacationers. This resource is a tool for journalists and editors, and the result of an innovative effort of Coastal America. As a resource, this guidebook defines the marine and coastal environments, the resources themselves, and also the wide range of challenges that must be effectively addressed in managing them. It is intended to provide reporters with information that can aid them in more effectively pursuing answers on their own. This book is also intended to be a ‘one-stop read’ providing background information on coastal issues. Chapters include defining coastal and marine waters, the importance of a resource: facts at your fingertips, major coastal and marine resource issues, and key laws and associated programs.

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