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Treatment of this important topic is divided into consideration of, 1) the useful products, 2) destructive agents, and 3) recreational advantages of the shore as one of our great natural resources. In the first category come sea foods, exclusive of the fish, and the numerous edible species are discussed and examples shown. Some attention is given to the intelligent use of marine food resources and to the possible expansion of a seashore agriculture to include forms in addition to the oyster which is now so successfully farmed. A variety of minerals, fresh water, oil sand and direct harnessing of the power of the tides and other important economic aspects that are either already realized or are potentially possible. The destructive forces of sea water and of several marine animals are recalled and reviewed in this context. The program closes with a serious look at the shore as an important recreational asset.
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