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Healthy Ecosystems

The South Atlantic supports a diverse array of coastal and marine environments vital to the ecological and economic stability and sustainability of the Southeast. The Alliance will undertake activities to:

• Enhance and support ecosystem‐based management for the biological resources of the region;
  
  
• Improve ecosystem structure and function by developing and applying sound scientific data to support habitat conservation, enhancement, and restoration;
  
  
• Increase understanding of the scope and scale of the region’s human and natural resources; and
  
  
• Develop communication networks, research frameworks, and outreach/education initiatives.