Fish and Wildlife Mitigation: An Introductory Analysis of the Concept and its Importance in the Management of Estuarine Resources,
Abstract
Applied effectively and cosistently, the concept of fish and wildlife mitigation can be used to internalize the environmental costs of developmental activity and to fit desirable economic activity compatibly into the estuarine environment. To date, however, many resource managers are dissastified with the progress and success of the concept as it is widely misunderstood and misapplied. This paper will introduce the reader to the broad management concept of mitigation, its utility in fish and wildlife conservation, and how it may be most effectively applied within estuarine environments. The critical questions of extent or degree (i.e., how much to mitigate) will be addressed as will the question of how to mitigate estuarine losses. The paper is intended to provide a broad and conceptually oriented overview of mitigation and to draw conclusions concerning the need and potential for development of estuarine-specific policy at the Federal level. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA098276
Entities
People
- Daniel M. Ashe
Organizations
- United States Army Corps of Engineers