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The State of the Coast Web site was launched by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in February 1998 in response to then Vice President Gore's challenge that Federal agencies develop a "report card" on the state of the Nation's environment. The project produced 17 essays on a variety of coastal topics, three CD-ROMs, and a short video featuring former members and associates of the Stratton Commission.

The essays were organized in a pressure, state and response framework. The "state" of the environment, the centerpiece of the framework, focuses on conditions of environmental systems. Conditions result from a combination of human-induced pressures on the environment and societal responses to environmental degradation. The essays are factual presentations; inferences are minimal.

On November 9, 2001, NOAA retired its State of the Coast Project Web site after 45 months on-line.

Pressure Topics
Population: Distribution, Density and Growth (February 1998)

Population at Risk from Natural Hazards (July 1998)

Ecological Effects of Fishing (September 1998)

State Topics
The Extent and Condition of U.S. Coral Reefs (February 1998)

Classified Shellfish Growing Waters (February 1998)

Populations of Harvested Fishes and Invertebrates (February 1998)

Chemical Contaminants in Oysters and Mussels (February 1998)

Oxygen Depletion in Coastal Waters (July 1998)

Harmful Algal Blooms (December 1999)

Sediment Toxicity (February 2000)

Eutrophic Conditions in Estuarine Waters (July 2001)

Response Topics
Restoring Coastal Habitats (February 1998)

Preserving Waterfronts for Water Dependent Uses (February 1998)

Managing Spills of Oil and Chemical Materials (February 1998)

Reducing the Impacts of Coastal Hazards (July 1998)

Monitoring the Coastal Environment (February 1998)

Managing Coastal Resources (July 1998)