Conflict Resolution and Multiple-Use Management in the Exclusive Economic Zone

Good multiple-use management of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) requires better methods for reducing and resolving conflicts among single-purpose marine regulatory programs. As the first generation regulatory programs come of age, Congress and the administrative agencies should turn their attention to modifying existing programs to increase their compatibility and to establish mechanisms for resolving unavoidable conflicts. Rejecting the single-purpose regulatory systems in favor of a more comprehensive approach is neither feasible nor necessary.