1. Cod, coal, cows and conifers: the wide range of public resource management systems in the US Marine Affairs Institute – Marine Law Symposium Roger Williams University November 4-5, 2010 John A. Duff, J.D., LL.M. Environmental. Earth and Ocean Sciences Department College of Science and Mathematics

2. American outrage " He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts,... and destroyed the lives of our people” Photo by Sean Gardner, NYT 6/10/2010

3. American outrage " He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts,... and destroyed the lives of our people”

4. Looking back... " He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts,... and destroyed the lives of our people” Declaration of Independence

5. Source: Hamish Riley Smith rare manuscripts http://www.riley-smith.com/hamish/document_view.php?cat=1anddoc=45&doc=147

6. ResourceImpetusApparatus Fisheries mgt (cod) Our fish, our fisheries. Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act CoalWe have coal; we need energy; we’d like to protect the environment. Mineral Leasing Act of 1920; The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act; Federal Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 1976 CowsSettle the “west;” Add market principles; Maintain/restore range Taylor Grazing Act; Federal Public Lands Management Act; Public Rangelands Improvement Act Forests (conifers) Maintain a supply of timber; consider the watershed; broaden the uses. National Forest Management Act; Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act

7. Questions? Answers? John A. Duff, J.D., LL.M. John.Duff@umb.edu Environmental. Earth and Ocean Sciences Department College of Science and Mathematics