Ocean Facts

Answers to your questions about our oceans and coasts.

Coastal Management:

What is a fish ladder?

What is shoreline armoring?

What is Digital Coast?

What is the law of the sea?

What is Natural Resource Damage Assessment?

How long is the U.S. shoreline?

What is federal consistency?

What is maritime heritage?

What is the difference between land cover and land use?

What is resilience?

What is an environmental sensitivity index map?

What is "smart growth"?

What is coastal zone management?

What percentage of the American population lives near the coast?

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