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•-• <br /> . „. <br /> ..... GOAL: Conserve and protect vital fish and wildlife habitats,and <br /> maintain the natural heritage of the Albemarle-Pamlico region. <br /> HE ALBEMARLE-PAMLICO REGION ENCOMPASSES A WIDE <br /> EXPANSE OF INTACT NATURAL AREAS THAT ENDOW THE <br /> REGION WITH A RICH NATURAL HERITAGE. THESE AREAS <br /> PROVIDE A HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE, PROTECTION FOR RARE <br /> • <br /> PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES, AND BUFF'ERS FOR RIVERS AND <br /> STREAMS. <br /> WETLANDS PROMOTE WATER QUALITY, PROVIDE FLOOD PRO- <br /> TECTION, AND SERVE AS A REFUGE FOR WILDLIFE AND A SPA - <br /> INC GROUND FOR FISH. FISHERIES HABITATS SUPPORT NORTH <br /> CAROLINA'S EXTENSIVE COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL FISH <br /> ING INDUSTRIES AND CONTRIBUTE TO FISH POPULATIONS <br /> ALONG THE ENTIRE EAST COAST. UPLAND HABITATS ALSO ARE <br /> VITAL TO WILDLIFE AND THE NATURAL HERITAGE OF THE RE- <br /> GION. <br /> THIS NATURAL HERITAGE MAY BE COMPROMISED, HOWEVER, BY <br /> CONVERSION FOR HUMAN ACTIVITIES. SOME CHANGES WILL <br /> NOT IMPAIR ALL THE FUNCTIONS OF A HABITAT. OTHER CON- <br /> VERSIONS ARE SO EXTENSIVE THAT THE AREAS EFFECTIVELY <br /> LOSE THEIR LMPORTANT ECOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS. <br /> •.•••••,-. <br /> ••••:. <br /> y•.. <br /> 18 <br />