Abstract |
As one of several concurrent efforts to assemble information for the Department of Interior's study of the United States Estuarine Zone, the report examines the literature and state of the art describing the economic and social importance of these estuaries. The main report is a summary of seven appendices analyzing the following social and economic activities: (1) recreation, (2) commercial fishing, (3) wildlife habitation, (4) extractive industries, (5) waste assimilation, (6) land reclamation, and (7) transportation. |