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Protect, maintain, preserve, and where feasible, enhance and restore the overall quality of the environment in the coastal zone, the natural and man-made resources of the coastal zone for the benefit of residents and visitors of the Virgin Islands.
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Promote economic development and growth in the coastal zone and consider the need for the development of greater than territorial concern by managing:
- the impacts of human activity and
- the use and development of renewable and non renewable resources as to maintain and enhance the long-term productivity of the coastal environment.
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Assure priority for coastal-dependent development over other development in the coastal zone by reserving areas suitable for commercial uses including hotels and related facilities, industrial uses including port and marine facilities and recreation uses.
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Assure the orderly, balanced utilization and conservation of the resources of the coastal zone, taking into account the social and economic needs of the residents of the Virgin Islands.
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Preserve, protect and maintain the trust lands and other submerged and filled lands of the Virgin Islands so as to promote the general welfare of the people of the Virgin Islands.
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Preserve what has been a tradition and protect what has become a right of the public by insuring that the public, individually and collectively, has and shall continue to have the right to use, and enjoy the shorelines and to maximize public access to and along the shorelines consistent with the protected rights of private property owners.
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Promote and provide affordable and diverse public recreational opportunities in the coastal zone for all residents of the Virgin Islands through acquisition, development and restoration of areas consistent with sound resource conservation principles.
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Conserve ecologically significant resource areas for their contribution to marine productivity and valuable wildlife habitats, and preserve the function and integrity of reefs, marine meadows, salt ponds, mangroves and other significant natural areas.
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Maintain or increase coastal water quality through control of erosion, sedimentation run-off, siltation and sewage discharge.
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