Coastal Challenges: A Guide to Coastal and Marine Issues is now available at no cost in PDF format. Printed copies of the guide are available for $20 a copy. If you would like to order a copy, please contact the National Safety Council at (202) 293-2270 or by e-mail at ehc@nsc.org.

Coastal Challenges:
A Guide to Coastal and Marine Issues

Coastal Challenges: A Guide to Coastal and Marine Issues is the 1998 update and revision of NSC's earlier guide, Covering the Coasts: A Reporter’s Guide to Coastal and Marine Resources. Coastal Challenges is designed to help readers steer through the broad spectrum of coastal and marine issues. It provides an overview of the current scientific, policy, and regulatory issues and describes the regulatory framework—the numerous agencies responsible for various coastal and marine resource management programs. The guide also provides a wealth of sources for more detailed information.

The complete Coastal Challenges guide is available in PDF format. You may download the files in two ways: (1) download the front matter and the complete guide (wth a dynamic index) or (2) download the front matter and six individual files—one file for each of the five chapters and one file for the appendices and index.

		Front Matter This section includes the cover, publication information, table of contents, and preface. (PDF, 682 KB, 8 pages)
		Complete Guide This section includes five chapters, five appendices, and a dynamic index. (PDF, 940 KB, 178 pages)
		Chapter 1: Introduction (PDF, 11 KB, 3 pages)
		Chapter 2: Defining Coastal and Marine Waters (PDF, 30 KB, 11 pages)
		Chapter 3: Importance of the Resource: Facts at Your Fingertips (PDF, 140 KB, 24 pages)
		Chapter 4: Major Coastal and Marine Resource Issues (PDF, 387 KB, 42 pages)
		Chapter 5: Key Laws and Associated Programs (PDF, 129 KB, 37 pages)
		Appendicies and Index (PDF, 293 KB, 62 pages)

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