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The state Department of Transportation now thinks more about the <br /> environment when it builds roads.New rules require better control of <br /> pollution from livestock operations. And in 1988, North Carolina <br /> lawmakers banned phosphates in detergents — eliminating a major <br /> source of nutrients in wastewater. <br /> • To ensure that this progress continues,consensus is needed on how <br /> best to protect and manage the estuary's valuable resources.The APES • <br /> Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan, a common <br /> sense guide for environmental stewardship in the Albemarle-Pamlico ;.;::. <br /> region,provides the necessary tools for continued management,coor- <br /> dination and cooperation. <br /> The CCMP addresses three main environmental concerns—water <br /> quality, vital habitats and fisheries — as well as the need for public <br /> education and involvement. It also provides a framework for imple- <br /> menting its goals.During the planning process,the document evolved <br /> from a series of disconnected recommendations to a well-coordinated <br /> management approach. As a result of public involvement,the CCMP <br /> now addresses concerns about how environmental P rotection will <br /> affect economic growth. <br /> While the scope of the APES study did not extend beyond the region, <br /> many of the initiatives outlined in this plan may be appropriate for use <br /> in other parts of the state.These strategies are believed to be the most <br /> effective, <br /> the most <br /> feasible and the most immediately necessary to <br /> protect the health of the Albemarle-Pamlico estuarine to <br /> P system. ...... .... ..... <br /> .:::. ........ ..... .::::::. <br /> WHAT DOES THE APES CCMP PROPOSE? <br /> The plan proposes objectives <br /> and management actions desi gn ed to <br /> accomplish the following goals: <br /> :> ::<>:Restore �naxntaut::.or;enhance:<.water..:;, uah ..an he :;::;:. >::;.;:: •. <br /> ::< Ibe�aaarle.-P rni1ieo re :on so: that;:it as fit for fish ....: <br /> wil :::ands <br /> .............. .. <br /> ::S Conserve anti protect vital fish and wildlife habitats, <br /> her� <br /> 4ii. iskrici:ci:i;;:±;<' c%isy^y;i?i%iSi'i>asi ':::i:; ti;:is is isi: :;>r:::::asi:::;';2:::Si=:;isSi;?2isSa :i':;::::`: :: :i:i;?i:z:isc::i:2:i:i:a ::.:.. :;::i•: :_;y;:::. <br /> amtauir fisherses and provide fox fherr <br /> long-teen,sustainable t se,both commercial and rec <br /> ..:......;: rea 'an <br /> • Promote...res .onsible <br /> stewardslu o€;f�e:;nafural re- .. ' <br /> sources o theaAlbemarle-Pamlico <br /> i Implement the Comprehensive Conservation and <br /> +Ian, ement Planin a wa that enerates the eatest <br /> level of environmental ali while us the mast <br /> cost-effective and equitable strategies <br /> S <br />