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INDEXacademic/academia, 260aquaculture support, 333data management, 437socioeconomic research, 383,384research community linkages,49, 124, 125, 129, 130, 132,133, 135–136, 137, 139, 335,347acoustic research programs,315–316, 377Act to Prevent Pollution fromShips, 266Administrative Procedures Act,287Agreement to PromoteCompliance withInternational Conservationand Management Measures byFishing Vessels on <strong>the</strong> HighSeas, 300, 301, 446agriculture (see also U.S.Department of Agriculture)conservation programs, 213,214, 219economic value compared tooceans, 31pollution from, 39, 54, 159,183, 206, 213, 214, 215, 216,219air pollution (see also atmosphere/atmospheric)from vessels, 244–245and water quality, 64, 206Alaska, 282, 299, 317Community DevelopmentQuota Program, 288, 289Marine Conservation Council,298mineral deposits, 368oil and gas development, 354,357, 359, 365Syn<strong>the</strong>tic Aperture RadarFacility, 430vessel pollution, 241, 242albatross, 299, 308algal blooms (see harmful algalblooms)allowable biological catch,277–278, 279, 280, 287Alvin, 418, 419American Samoa, 34, 70, 135,170, 321, 325<strong>An</strong>imal and Plant HealthInspection Service, 254, 260animal feeding operations, 39,206, 211 (see also concentratedanimal feeding operations)aquaculturecoordinated action, 66, 100,101, 333–334, 336environmental impacts, 40,331–332, 336fishery impacts, 40, 331–332,334health concerns, 346, 349infrastructure, 330international cooperation,302, 336and invasive species, 40, 256,257, 258, 261, 331–332, 336management structure,332–333offshore, 33, 54, 100, 101,332, 336permitting and leasing system,101, 332, 334regulatory regime, 101,332–333research and developmentneeds, 335, 380sustainable management,333–335value of, 32, 330–331aquariums, 35, 125, 136, 143,144, 151, 316Aquatic Nuisance Species TaskForce, 253, 259, 259–260, 478archaeology, 37, 102, 387Arctic <strong>Ocean</strong>, 73, 364Argo float program, 395, 414artificial reefs, 33, 99Ash Council, 109, 116Asrar, Ghassem, 404assessments (see ecosystem assessments;evaluation)Assistant to <strong>the</strong> President, 80–81,114, 449, 475Atlantic Coastal FisheriesCooperative Management Act,284Atlantic States Marine FisheriesCommission, 284, 298atmosphere/atmospheric (see alsoair pollution)deposition of pollutants, 39,210, 211, 223–224monitoring, 229, 230, 232,408pollution control, 223–224Australia, ocean policy, 79, 288,308bacteria, 35, 39, 210, 229, 241,341, 346 (see also humanhealth)ballast water discharges, 41, 253,254, 255, 256, 257–258, 259,260–261, 345barrier islands, 155, 165, 187beaches and shorelinescleanups, 265, 268closings and advisories, 39,210, 217, 226, 264, 349–350debris management, 264, 265,268economic value, 35erosion, 42, 44, 163, 166, 167,168nourishment, 150, 157,163–164, 181, 184, 186, 187,307, 369water quality monitoring,233, 349–350Beaches EnvironmentalAssessment and CoastalHealth Act, 213, 229, 266Bering Sea, 49, 73, 288best management practices, 151,211, 214, 215, 218, 219, 221,232, 335biodiversitycoral ecosystems, 37, 307,321, 326–327H 2A N O CEAN B LUEPRINT FOR THE 21ST C ENTURY

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