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Integrated Coastal Area Management (ICAM) is an interdisciplinary activity where natural and social scientists, coastal managers and policy makers, in the long-term, focus on how to manage the diverse problems of coastal areas. At present, issues related to coastal management are becoming increasingly urgent since the rapid exploitation and development of coastal areas along with augmenting population growth and urbanization have led to environemental degradation of world-wide marine ecosystems. The coastal and offshore area is an economically important zone where fishery, mineral, oil exploitation and tourism contribute significantly to the financial well-being of coastal countries. Consequently, coastal management has become an important programme for stakeholders who are working towards sustainable development of the coastal area.
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