Proceedings of the 1989 Exclusive Economic Zone symposium on Mapping and research; Federal-State partners in EEZ mapping

Abstract

Mapping and ~esearch (JOMAR) and the Association of American State Geologists. Attending the meeting were approximately 220 individuals who represented Federal Government agencies, executive and legislative branches (63 percent); private industry, including consultants (10 percent); State governments (9 percent); academic institutions (8 percent); societies, nonprofit groups, and private citizens (7 percent); and foreign attendees (3 percent). A list of attendees and their affiliations is contained in Appendix 2. The meeting was separated into three sections. The first, or plenary, session dealt with broad programmatic objectives and policy issues, the second involved presentations of 16 case studies of regional mapping projects, and the final session consisted of 6 technical workshops. The following highlights the major points and areas of discussion developed at the symposium. Details are contained in the papers submitted by the individual participants in the main section of the proceedings. In a few cases, written papers were not submitted by the participants; Manuscript approved for publication, June 28, 1990. serve as a guidepost for subsequent activities, products, and research in the EEZ.