The sanctuary draft management plan serves as a non-regulatory policy framework for addressing the issues facing the sanctuary over the next five years. It lays the foundation for restoring and protecting the sanctuary’s ecosystem; details the human pressures that threaten the qualities and resources of the sanctuary; and recommends actions that should be taken both now and in the future to better manage the area and resources.
Interested individuals may request electronic versions of the plan on CD by contacting the sanctuary offices by phone at 781-545-8026, by fax at 781-545-8036, by email at sbplan@noaa.gov or by mail at SBNMS, 175 Edward Foster Road, Scituate, MA 02066. Printed copies of the draft management plan will be sent to public libraries, academic institutions, sanctuary education and research partners, and government offices in the sanctuary region.
Click here for a complete listing of those locations.
Click here for the Special Edition Banknotes with highlights from the Draft Management Plan.
Click here for an update on the draft management plan including clarification of some misconceptions about the plan.
Eight public meetings were held across New England from June 5 to June 19, 2008. Numerous public comments were received and will be compiled and incorporated into the Final Management Plan.
Click here for the Public Meeting Schedule and transcripts.
The following pdf documents are the collected public comments submitted to the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary during the commenting perion May 6th - October 3, 2008. The comments were received via mail, e-mail and spoken remarks at a series of public meetings.
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