Conference Proceedings A National Symposium on Working Waterways & Waterfronts www.wateraccess2007.com May 9 - 11, 2007 Norfolk, Virginia VSG -07-03 VIMS Marine Resource Report 2007-4 VSG-07-03 VIMS Marine Resource Report No. 2007-4 This work is a result of research sponsored in part by NOAA Office of Sea Grant, U.S. Department of Commerce, under Grant No. NA96RG0025 to the Virginia Sea Grant Program. Additional copies of this publication are available from Virginia Sea Grant, at: Sea Grant Communications Virginia Institute of Marine Science P.O. Box 1346 Gloucester Point, VA 23062 804/684-7170
[email protected] www.vims.edu/adv/ Conference Steering Committee Tom Murray, Virginia Sea Grant Ryck Lydecker, BoatU.S. Jim Connors, Coastal States Organization (CSO) & Maine Coastal Program Monita Fontaine, National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) Bob Goodwin, Washington State Sea Grant Program, Retired Leigh Johnson, California Sea Grant Program Julie McQuade, States Organization for Boating Access (SOBA) John Sprague, Marine Industries Association of Florida (MIAF) Natalie Springuel, Maine Sea Grant Program Bob Swett, Florida Sea Grant Program Jack Thigpen, North Carolina Sea Grant Program Mike Liffman, Louisiana Sea Grant Virginia Sea Grant would like to thank the following sponsors for helping make this conference possible. Farm Credit Virginia Seafood Council Welcome conference attendees, America’s coasts are essential to our prosperity and well-being. Our seaports and harbors serve as gate- ways to regional and international commerce, and our beaches and waterways are popular vacation destinations. Indeed, the nation’s economic well-being is directly linked to our coastal and marine resources.