Estuary Restoration and Maintenance: The National Estuary Program

This timely volume examines the work of the National Estuary Program, the prominent federally-funded initiative dealing with pollution and other anthropogenic impacts on estuarine ecosystems and the management plans necessary to ensure that these invaluable natural treasures remain healthy and productive for future generations. Program goals are: -- To restore the chemical, physical and biological integrity of national estuaries threatened by pollution, development or overuse-- To maintain high water quality, productive habits, and balanced indigenous communities of fish and wildlife in these estuaries, and-- To protect living resources and habitats while supporting designated uses of the systems