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9	Intent of the Coastal Management Program Provide conflict resolution mechanism Provide educational programs for awareness and understanding Promote information links to stakeholders and the citizenry Address cumulative impacts Enhance enforcement and monitoring of existing regulations Enhance public access Provide simplified and efficient permitting process, with adequate and early review of significant projects
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11	Coastal Incentive Grant Projects Soil and Water Conservation District Coastal Erosion and Sediment Control Inspector Board of Regents of University System of GA GIS Water Quality Database The UGA Research Foundation, Inc. Public Perceptions Concerning Water Use and Planning along the Georgia Coast Ribotyping to determine the host origin of fecal contamination in Georgia’s Coastal Waters Chatham County Director of Comprehensive Planning City of Port Wentworth Port Wentworth Natural Resources Management Plan Coastal Georgia RDC Stormwater Management Regulations Project City of Richmond Hill Richmond Hill Wetlands Education Center Richmond Hill Wetlands Boardwalk City of Midway Cay Creek Wetland Education Center City of Tybee Island Tybee Island Ecological Specialist City of Darien Darien Waterfront Project Brantley County Board of Commissioners Satilla River Recreational and Historic Resource Survey
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26	Georgia Coastal Research Council www.marsci.uga.edu/coastalcouncil/
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30	Issues Identified at Colloquium Fisheries Habitat delineation Stock assessments Blue crab decline Cumulative impacts Docks Marsh hammocks Flow Instream flow Groundwater/surface water interface Emerging issues Salt marsh dieback
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36	DEAD MARSH “BIOBLAST” October 2002
37	Ongoing work Aerial surveys (CRD) Remote sensing (NMFS) Standardized monitoring Continuing research efforts Transplant experiments Georgia Sea Grant funding opportunity Marsh restoration proposal
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