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Magnus<strong>on</strong>–Stevens FisheryC<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> andManagement Act, 51–52, 54,63, 101, 275, 277–279,283–286, 289–291, 296, 297,323, 366, 382Maine, 152, 160, 332Mal<strong>on</strong>e, Thomas, 397mammal (see marine mammals)manatees, 307, 309, 313, 317mangrove forests, 41, 44, 171mapping and charting activities,118c<strong>on</strong>tinental shelf, 390Electr<strong>on</strong>ic Navigati<strong>on</strong>alCharts, 195erosi<strong>on</strong> risks, 167federal, 389–392flood hazards, 165–166, 167funding, 177, 189, 213, 228,229, 231, 465integrated maps and assessments,388, 389, 436value of, 388MARAD (see MaritimeAdministrati<strong>on</strong>)marine debris (see debris)marine habitats (see also coastalhabitats; marine protectedareas)areas of particular c<strong>on</strong>cern,297losses, 40, 308protecti<strong>on</strong>, 104, 295, 297–298value of, 37Marine Mammal <str<strong>on</strong>g>Commissi<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g>, 84,267, 309, 310Marine Mammal Protecti<strong>on</strong> Act,101, 309, 310, 311–313, 316,317, 353, 366, 367marine mammals, 48 (see alsoendangered species; individualspecies)commercial harvesting, 307harassment, 312interactive educati<strong>on</strong> programs,316legislati<strong>on</strong>, 101, 309noise effects, 307, 315–316permitting and review standards,312–314research, 312, 380status of stocks, 309strandings, 315threats to, 266–267, 306–307,331marine operati<strong>on</strong>scoordinating and c<strong>on</strong>solidating,388–391defined, 388federal mapping and charting,390–392mapping and assessingresources, 389Marine Plastic Polluti<strong>on</strong> Researchand C<strong>on</strong>trol Act, 266, 269marine protected areas (see alsoNati<strong>on</strong>al Marine SanctuaryProgram)biodiversity in, 104defined, 103federal efforts, 103–104, 171fishery management and, 295internati<strong>on</strong>al agreements, 450as management tool, 103–106nati<strong>on</strong>al interests and, 105stakeholder input, 90, 99, 106research in, 343role, 104Marine Protecti<strong>on</strong>, Research, andSanctuaries Act, 266, 325, 353Marine Resources andEngineering DevelopmentAct, 50marine sanitati<strong>on</strong> devices, 241,243Marine Transportati<strong>on</strong> SecurityAct, 238marine transportati<strong>on</strong> system,192–201comp<strong>on</strong>ents, 193–196coordinati<strong>on</strong> of, 196,197–198, 200ec<strong>on</strong>omic value, 31, 32,192–193, 194, 195, 200, 236ecosystem–based management,196emergency preparedness,200–201federal roles, 197–198global climate change and,197harbors, channels, and waterways,186, 196, 200informati<strong>on</strong> needs, 199–200,390interagency committee,197–198, 199intermodal c<strong>on</strong>necti<strong>on</strong>s, 196,198–199, 200, 384Nati<strong>on</strong>al Advisory Council,198, 199nati<strong>on</strong>al interests, 238navigati<strong>on</strong>al aids, 195, 390pers<strong>on</strong>nel, 196ports, 186, 193–194, 196,198, 200–201security, 32, 200, 238services provided, 193shipbuilding and repair,194–195, 198vessel characteristics, 194Maritime Administrati<strong>on</strong>, 51, 199,358maritime domain awareness,249–250MARPOL (see Internati<strong>on</strong>alC<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong> for the Preventi<strong>on</strong>of Polluti<strong>on</strong> from Ships)Marshall Islands, 44, 321,409–410Maryland, 88, 344, 358Smart Growth andNeighborhood C<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong><strong>Initiative</strong>, 152Massachusetts, 160, 236, 358, 367McCreary, Richard, 239mentoring, 135, 141Merchant Marine Act (J<strong>on</strong>es Act),194, 195mercury, 223, 224, 346, 348, 349(see also heavy metals)MERHAB (see M<strong>on</strong>itoring andEvent Resp<strong>on</strong>se for HarmfulAlgal Blooms)metadata, 429, 436methane hydrates, 33, 341,364–365, 387, 450Methane Hydrate Research andDevelopment Act, 365Mexico, 224, 261, 358, 454Mineral Leasing Act, 359minerals, n<strong>on</strong>–petroleum (see alsoenergy and mineral resources)commercial interest in, 352I NDEXH 15

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