Marine Protected Areas : An Overview.

Provides overview of designated marine protected areas (MPAs) that limit human activities in order to protect and manage ecosystems rather than individual resources. Covers challenges, benefits, and controversies surrounding MPAs; specific Federal laws and programs concerning MPAs; related activitie...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	United States. > Laws, etc. (Statutes of the United States) Administrative agencies. Marine resources conservation. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Provides overview of designated marine protected areas (MPAs) that limit human activities in order to protect and manage ecosystems rather than individual resources. Covers challenges, benefits, and controversies surrounding MPAs; specific Federal laws and programs concerning MPAs; related activities of Clinton and Bush Administrations; MPA Center activities and other Federal agency actions; and issues for Congress.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.