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Field checking the National Wetlands Inventory at South Slough, Oregon

Creator:: Graves, Jonathan K.
Abstract:: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) was developed to map U.S. wetlands comprehensively, following the Cowardin classification system. Wetlands are mapped by the NWI using small scale aerial photographs, but the inventory is not field checked in detail. The accuracy of this inventory has been questioned....
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
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Full Text:: 27 33 34 Iv ABSTRACT The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Wetlands Inventory (NWI

A Study of Participant Perspectives Regarding Cooperative Fisheries Research on the US West Coast

Creator:: Moore, Jedidiah J.
Abstract:: Cooperative marine fisheries research—the practice of involving the expertise of fishermen and scientists in conducting studies of ocean fishes—has increased gradually over the past 50 years on the US west coast. However, few studies have systematically collected and analyzed the experiences and perceptions of numerous cooperative marine fisheries research project...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: commercial fishermen conducted a trawl-mesh size study funded by the National Marine Fisheries Service

Identification of representative west coast areas for manganese nodule processing activities

Creator:: Henderson, James A.
Abstract:: Manganese nodules are concretions which are widely distributed on the bottom of marine waters as well as on the bottom of some lakes. They vary in size, abundance, and to some extent composition, with location. The nodules are of potential economic value because of the nickel, copper, cobalt and manganese...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
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Full Text:: assessments of the potential impacts will be required. The U.S. Department of Commerce, through its National

Policy recommendations of the U.S. Commission on ocean policy : Is public input represented?

Creator:: Hamilton, Jessica S.
Abstract:: This study analyzes public participation in nine regional hearings and six public meetings held by the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy (USCOP) from September 2001 to April 2003. While several researchers have examined whether certain public involvement methods are considered successful or fair, this study characterizes the participants in a...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
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Full Text:: Policy Recommendations of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy: Is

The Regulatory Process: Enforcement of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District

Creator:: Flynn, Frank M.
Abstract:: This report is divided into several sections. The first provides information on the current status of wetlands, the Corps' regulatory role, its statutory enforcement authority, and its interpretation of that authority. The next section describes the Portland District's enforcement structure and procedures. A case study detailing the District's treatment of...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Corps' • 4 • • traditional

The changing roles of environmental interest groups in national policy-making : a marine conservation case study

Creator:: Simler, Brooke S.
Abstract:: Interest groups have participated in the American political system since the signing of the U.S. Constitution. Environmental interest groups, a subsection of the American interest group society, have been especially active in national policies since the proliferation of environmental laws and environmental advocacy in the 1960s and 1970s. When environmental...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: The Changing Roles of Environmental Interest Groups in National

Evaluation of the Education and Outreach Action Plan of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

Creator:: Sarasas, Pinya
Abstract:: During the summer of 1996, I had the opportunity to do an internship with the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) at Lower Key Office, Key West, Florida. Established in November 1990 under the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and Protected Act, the FKNMS is a federal agency managed by...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Table Page 1. The U.S. National Marine Sanctuaries 4 2. Evaluation of the EOAP based on the

Power and Participation in Ocean Governance Processes: A Case of the Proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary

Creator:: Knipp, Abigail
Abstract:: Marine protected areas (MPAs) are an area-based tool used to manage and protect areas along the coasts and ocean that face impacts from development and climate change. Local communities both impact and are affected by the creation of MPAs and as such, it is important to include their knowledge and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: National Marine Sanctuary Abstract approved

GIS for Local Wetland Inventories

Creator:: Pizarro-Moursund, Sonia
Abstract:: As part of its management strategies for wetlands in Oregon, the Division of State Lands sponsored a Local Wetland Inventory for the city of Tillamook. Wetlands delineation, determination, assessment, and management are the concern of several institutions which worked together to create the 1993 Oregon Freshwater Wetland Assessment Methodology. With...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Conservation Service West National Technical Center, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, The Nature

Non-regulatory efforts to combat nonpoint source pollution in Oregon

Creator:: Lindberg, Roberta J.
Abstract:: This report and accompanying program inventory have been prepared in support of the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality's statewide nonpoint source pollution control efforts and for use in the development of Oregon's new federally mandated Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program (CNPCP). When Congress reauthorized the Coastal Zone Management Act in...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: , functional but at risk, or nonfunctional. The U.S. Forest Service is also developing standards for healthy

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Field checking the National Wetlands Inventory at South Slough, Oregon

A Study of Participant Perspectives Regarding Cooperative Fisheries Research on the US West Coast

Identification of representative west coast areas for manganese nodule processing activities

Policy recommendations of the U.S. Commission on ocean policy : Is public input represented?

The Regulatory Process: Enforcement of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District

The changing roles of environmental interest groups in national policy-making : a marine conservation case study

Evaluation of the Education and Outreach Action Plan of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

Power and Participation in Ocean Governance Processes: A Case of the Proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary

GIS for Local Wetland Inventories

Non-regulatory efforts to combat nonpoint source pollution in Oregon

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