▁problems . ▁ ▁Hope ▁for ▁Coast al ▁Hab itats ▁ ▁The ▁Hope ▁for ▁Coast al ▁Hab itats ▁ ▁report ▁highlight s ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁individual ▁volunte er ism ▁to ▁rest oration ▁efforts ▁and ▁documents ▁various ▁success ▁stories ▁in ▁which ▁individuals ▁became ▁personally ▁involved ▁in ▁their ▁environments . ▁The ▁various ▁projects ▁that ▁R AE ▁has ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁include ▁wet lands , ▁o yst er ▁re ef , ▁e el gr ass , ▁and ▁fish ▁passage ▁rest oration . ▁ ▁Econom ic ▁value ▁of ▁coast s ▁and ▁est u aries ▁ ▁A ided ▁by ▁econom ist ▁Lin wood ▁P end leton , ▁R AE ▁published ▁a ▁report ▁that ▁quant ifies ▁the ▁doll ar ▁value ▁of ▁U . S . ▁est u aries ▁to ▁the ▁national ▁economy . ▁The ▁report ▁found ▁that ▁health y ▁coast s ▁and ▁est u aries ▁are ▁necessary ▁to ▁protect ▁“ more ▁than ▁$ 8 0 0 ▁billion ▁in ▁trade ▁each ▁year , ▁tens ▁of ▁bill ions ▁of ▁dollars ▁in ▁recre ational ▁opportun ities ▁ann ually , ▁and ▁more ▁than ▁ 4 5 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁nation ’ s ▁pet role um ▁ref ining ▁capacity .” ▁ ▁A ▁National ▁Str ategy ▁to ▁Rest ore ▁Coast al ▁and ▁Est u ar ine ▁Hab itat ▁ ▁Pub lished ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁National ▁Str ategy ▁to ▁Rest ore ▁Coast al ▁and ▁Est u ar ine ▁Hab itat ▁ ▁provides ▁a ▁framework ▁for ▁rest oring ▁the ▁natural ▁bi ological ▁functions ▁of ▁coast lines ▁and ▁est u aries . ▁It ▁out