The Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management(CZM) has a variety of fact sheets, brochures, guides, maps, and other material available to the public. To order a publication, email the request to czm@state.ma.us or call the CZM Information Line at (617) 626-1212.

The publications listed below are organized in the following categories:

Periodicals Guides and Technical Materials Plans and Reports General Information, Brochures, Pamphlets, and Fact Sheets CZ-Tips Maps

Regulatory Decisions and Notices Bylaws Technical Papers Prepared for CZM Archives Miscellaneous

Periodicals

• Coastlines
• Current CZ-Mail
• CZ-Mail Archives
• Gulf of Maine Times

Guides and Technical Materials

• Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management Policy Guide - October 2011
• Non-Native Seaweed in Massachusetts: Guidance from the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management, May 2013 (PDF, 855 KB)
• Managing Seaweed Accumulations on Recreational Beaches: Guidance from the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management, May 2013 (PDF, 893 KB)
• Report on the 2010 Rapid Assessment Survey of Marine Species at New England Floating Docks and Rocky Shores (PDF, 9.9 MB) - This report published by CZM in 2013 summarizes the results of the 2010 Rapid Assessment Survey to identify non-native and cryptogenic species (species with as yet unresolved origins) at 20 sites from Rhode Island to Maine.
• Designated Port Areas
• Coast Guide to Boston and the North Shore
• Coastal Landscaping
• Guidelines for Barrier Beach Management in Massachusetts (PDF, 12.5 MB)
• South Shore Coastal Hazards Characterization Atlas
• Online Locator of Coastal Public Access Sites
• Massachusetts Coastal and Ocean Education Guide for K-12 Teachers
• Environmental Permitting in Massachusetts
• Hurricane Preparedness Kit
• Gloucester Harbor Characterization: Environmental History, Human Influences, and Status of Marine Resources
• 1998 Wetland Ecological Integrity: An Assessment Approach, Waquoit Bay (PDF, 2.4 MB)
• Personal Watercraft Management Guide
• A Volunteer's Handbook for Monitoring New England Salt Marshes
• Massachusetts Clean Marina Guide
• Section 319 NPS Project #95-02 (PDF, 1.3 MB)
  An Evaluation of Innovative Stormwater Treatment Technology Installations Designed to Mitigate Storm Drain Pollution Impacting Shellfish Beds at Wychmere Harbor, Harwich and the Jones River, Gloucester, Massachusetts.
• Summary of The Science and Management of Docks and Piers Workshop
• Gulf of Maine Marine Habitat Primer
• 100 Years of Estuarine Marsh Trends in Massachusetts (1893 to 1995): Boston Harbor, Cape Cod, Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard, and the Elizabeth Islands (PDF, 56 MB)
• Coastal Volunteer Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) (Word, 1.8 MB)
• Survey of Potential Marsh Dieback Sites in Coastal Massachusetts (PDF, 1.1 MB)
• Identifying Locations for Eelgrass Habitat Restoration in the Annisquam River (PDF, 1.5 MB)
• Field Study of Water Quality in Support of Eelgrass Habitat Restoration Planning in the Annisquam River (PDF, 1 MB)
• Ecosystems and Resources of the Massachusetts Coast (PDF, 17 MB)

Plans and Reports

• Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan (December 2009)
• Draft Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan (July 2009)
• Aquatic Habitat Restoration Task Force Report and Recommendations
• Massachusetts Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan
• The Massachusetts Aquaculture White Paper and Strategic Plan
• Strategic Plan for Mapping Massachusetts Benthic Marine Habitats (PDF, 1.41 MB)

General Information, Brochures, Pamphlets, and Fact Sheets

• A Colorful CZM Brochure and Map Available from CZM
• Massachusetts Pumpout Facilities
• StormSmart Coasts Fact Sheet 1: Introduction to No Adverse Impact (NAI) Land Management in the Coastal Zone (PDF, 1.5 MB)
• StormSmart Coasts Fact Sheet 2: No Adverse Impact and the Legal Framework of Coastal Management (PDF, 868 KB)
• StormSmart Coasts Fact Sheet 3: Case Study - A Cape Cod Community Prevents New Residences in Floodplains (PDF, 1 MB)
• StormSmart Coasts Fact Sheet 4: Case Study - Massachusetts Communities Reduce Storm Risk in Developed Areas (PDF, 1.3 MB)
• StormSmart Coasts Fact Sheet 5: Raise Your Home, Lower Your Monthly Payments: Protect Buildings and Reduce Monthly Expenses with Freeboard (PDF, 748 KB)
• StormSmart Coasts Fact Sheet 6: Landscaping to Protect Your Coastal Property from Storm Damage and Flooding (PDF, 956 KB)
• Eelgrass Habitat Restoration in the Annisquam River Fact sheet (PDF, 402 KB)
• Site Design Guidance - The Practice of Low Impact Development provides important details about effective site design. (PDF, 2 MB)
• Case studies of LID initiatives and progress have been completed for the following Massachusetts communities:
  • Tyngsborough (PDF, 7.4 MB)
  • Boston (PDF, 2.2 MB)
  • Cohasset (PDF, 1.5 MB)
  • Franklin (PDF, 5 MB)
• Biological Invaders: Threats from Aquatic Invasive Species and What You Can Do to Keep Them Out of Our Waters - This fact sheet provides detailed information on invasive species, including specific tips on how to prevent invasive species introductions. For a hard copy, please email your request to czm@state.ma.us
• Growing Greener (PDF, 899 KB)
  From the Natural Lands Trust in Pennsylvania - A brochure describing conservation subdivision design for the Green Neighborhoods Initiative
• Hurricane Preparedness Plan: Marina/Yacht Club/Municipal Anchorage (PDF, 160 KB)
  
• Major Storm Preparedness: Aware Boater Checklist (PDF, 137 KB)
  
• Massachusetts Shoreline Change Fact Sheet
• The Coastal Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program in Massachusetts
• Public Rights Along the Shoreline

CZ-Tips - Information on Protecting and Enjoying the Massachusetts Coast

• Beaches
  • CZ-Tip - 10 Ways to Enjoy and Protect Massachusetts Beaches
• Boating
  • CZ-Tip - Boating Basics/No Discharge of Boat Sewage
  • CZ-Tip - Simple Steps to Clean Boating in Massachusetts
  • CZ-Tip - Boat Winterizing—Keep It Green
• Coastal Creatures
  • CZ-Tip - Birdwatching on the Coast
  • CZ-Tip - Sharing Coastal Waters with Sea Turtles
  • CZ-Tip - Massachusetts's Most Intriguing Marine Creatures
• Coastal Recreation
  • CZ-Tip - Get to the Shore!
  • CZ-Tip - Explore the Coastal Outdoors
  • CZ-Tip - Cures for Cabin Fever/Coastal Edition
  • CZ-Tip - Break up Spring Break with Coastal Activities for Kids
• COASTSWEEP Coastal Cleanup
  • CZ-Tip - Help Clean Up Massachusetts Shores at COASTSWEEP
  • CZ-Tip - 25 Years of Sweeping the Shores of Marine Debris
• Food
  • CZ-Tip - Recipes from Coastal New England
  • CZ-Tip - Get Healthy and Go Loco for Local Seafood
• Green Cleaning
  • CZ-Tip - Get Your Home Squeaky Green-Clean!
• Invasive Species
  • CZ-Tip - Learn to Spot, and Deal with, the Aliens in Our Midst
• Jobs/Internships
  • CZ-Tip - Internship/Job-Search Resources: Get into the Blue
• Landscaping
  • CZ-Tip - Dune Building with Beachgrass
  • CZ-Tip - Spring Planting on the Coast
  • CZ-Tip - Fall Planting on the Coast
  • CZ-Tip - The Fall and Winter Coastal Garden—Colors and Textures of Transition
  • CZ-Tip - Keep Waterways Clean by Filtering Pollutants with Plants
  • CZ-Tip - Coastal Plant Identification: Common Native and Invasive Species Found on the Massachusetts Coast
• Mapping
  • CZ-Tip - There's a Map for That on Massachusetts Ocean Resource Information System
  • Tips on How to Use the Massachusetts Ocean Resource Information System or MORIS
• Massachusetts Trivia
  • CZ-Tip - Firsts and Fun Facts from Coastal Massachusetts
• Pets
  • CZ-Tip - Bring Your Dog to the Beach the Coast-Friendly Way
• Shipwrecks
  • CZ-Tip - Uncovering Maritime History at the Shore
• Storms/Weather
  • CZ-Tip - The Complete Guide to Online Hurricane Tracking for Massachusetts
  • CZ-Tip - Tracking Northeasters and Staying Safe in the Storm
• Tales of the Coast
  • CZ-Tip - Delve into the Mysteries of Maritime Massachusetts
• Water Conservation
  • CZ-Tip - Save Water

Maps

• Coast Guide to Boston and the North Shore
• Designated Port Area Boundary Maps
  
• Historic Shoreline Change Maps
• Barrier Beach Inventory and Maps
• CZM Map
• Coastal Watershed Map
• Parker River/Essex Bay GIS Data Layers and Maps
• Parker River/Essex Bay Natural Resource Maps

Regulatory Decisions and Notices

• Decision on the City of Boston's Request for Renewal of the Fort Point Downtown Waterfront Phase 1 Municipal Harbor Plan Pursuant to 301 CMR 23.00 (PDF, 896 KB, February 12, 2013)
• Decision on Provincetown's Request for Approval of the Provincetown Harbor Plan Renewal Pursuant to 301 CMR 23.00 (PDF, 1.2 MB, February 29, 2012)
• Decision on the City of Lynn's Request for Approval of the Lynn Municipal Harbor Plan and Designated Port Area Master Plan Pursuant to 301 CMR 23.00 (PDF, 2.7 MB, June 28, 2010)
• Decision on the Request for Approval of the New Bedford/Fairhaven Municipal Harbor Plan Renewal and Designated Port Area Master Plan Pursuant to 301 CMR 23.00 (PDF, 2.9 MB, June 14, 2010)
• Decision on the Town of Nantucket's Request for Approval of the Nantucket and Madaket Municipal Harbor Plan Pursuant to 301 CMR 23.00 (PDF, 281 KB, December 21, 2009)
• Decision on the Request for Approval of the Gloucester Municipal Harbor Plan Renewal and Designated Port Area Master Plan Pursuant to 301 CMR 23.00 (PDF, 1.4 MB, December 11, 2009)
• Decision on the City of Boston's Request for Approval of the South Boston Municipal Harbor Plan Amendment Pursuant to 301 CMR 23.00 (PDF, 588 KB, October 22, 2009)
• Decision on the City of Boston's Request for Approval of the East Boston Municipal Harbor Plan Amendment Pursuant to 301 CMR 23.00 - Part I: 6-26 New Street (PDF, 424 KB, December 17, 2008)
• Decision on the City of Boston's Request for Approval of the East Boston Municipal Harbor Plan Amendment Pursuant to 301 CMR 23.00 - Part II: 102-148 Border Street and 125 Sumner Street (PDF, 326 KB, March 4, 2009)
• Decision on the City of Salem's Request for Approval of the Salem Municipal Harbor Plan Renewal Pursuant to 301 CMR 23.00 (PDF, 670 KB, June 24, 2008)
• Compliance Review and Decision on the City of Boston’s Charlestown Navy Yard Waterfront Activation Network Plan and Water-Dependent Use Management Plan (PDF, 175 KB, April 4, 2008)
• Massachusetts Appeals Court Decision Reversing Portions of the March 2005 Superior Court Decision Regarding Modification of the Boundaries of the Mystic River Designated Port Area with an updated DPA Boundary Map (PDF, 224 KB, June 4, 2007)
• Decision on the City of Boston Request for Approval of the Lovejoy Wharf Municipal Harbor Plan Amendment (PDF, 665 KB, October 12, 2006)
• Secretary's Decision on the City of Boston's Fort Point Downtown Waterfront Phase 2 Municipal Harbor Plan (PDF, 718 KB, March 8, 2004)
• Designation Decision for the East Boston Designated Port Area (PDF, 892 KB)
• Secretary’s Decision on the City of Boston’s South Boston Municipal Harbor Plan Amendment (PDF, 1.2 MB)
• East Boston Designated Port Area (DPA) Boundary Review (PDF, 1.9 MB)
• Designation Decision for the Mystic River Designated Port Area, Charlestown Shore (PDF, 2.1 MB)
• Fort Point Channel Phase I Municipal Harbor Plan Full Decision (PDF, 1.1 MB)
• Boundary Review of Mystic River Designated Port Area (PDF, 3.6 MB)
• New Bedford/Fairhaven Harbor Plan Full Decision (PDF, 648 KB)
• Gas Pipeline (HubLine) Federal Consistency Certification (PDF, 747 KB)
• Gas Pipeline (HubLine) Memoranda
• Executive Summary of Secretary Durand's South Boston MHP Final Decision and a Link to the Full Decision
  
• East Boston Waterfront District MHP Full Decision (PDF, 589 KB)
• Notice to Proceed (NTP) for the Fort Point Downtown Waterfront District Municipal Harbor Plan. (PDF, 3.77 MB)
• Cape Wind Energy Project Memoranda
• The New Bedford/Fairhaven Harbor Dredged Material Management Plan (DMMP) Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) (April 2002)
• Final Environmental Impact Report for New Bedford and Fairhaven's Dredged Material Management Plan (October 2003)
• Draft Environmental Impact Report for Gloucester's Dredge Material Management Plan (DMMP)
• Decision on City of Boston Request for Approval of the Boston Harborpark Plan Pursuant to 301 CMR 23.00 (PDF, 1.5 MB, May 22, 1991)

Bylaws

• Town of Oak Bluffs Floodplain Overlay District Bylaw (PDF, 39 KB)
• Open Space Residential Development (OSRD) Model Site Plan Bylaw (PDF, 232 KB)
• Model Site Plan Rules and Regulations for Open Space Residential Design Model Bylaw (PDF, 99 KB)
• Open Space Residential Design Special Permit Model Bylaw/Ordinance (PDF, 39 KB)
• Open Space Residential Design Special Permit Model Bylaw/Ordinance Rules and Regulations (PDF, 14 KB)

Technical Papers Prepared for CZM

• An Assessment of the Coastal and Marine Economies in Massachusetts (June 2006) - A three-part study, that provides an analysis of the economic value of coastal and marine economy output as well as an overview of employment, wages, business activities and trends within important sectors of the Massachusetts marine economy for 2004. Produced by the Donahue Institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
• Massachusetts Coastal Infrastructure Inventory and Assessment Project Reports
• Assessment of Stormwater Financing Mechanisms in New England (PDF, 1.9 MB, March 2007)
• 1997-1999 Wetlands Ecological Assessment Project: North Coastal Ipswich Basins Stormwater Sampling, Analysis, and Assessment Assistance (PDF, 9.4 MB, June 2002)
• 1999-2004: Cape Cod Salt Marsh Assessment Project
• 1998-1999: North Shore Wetland Assessment Project
• 1995-1997: Waquoit Bay Wetland Assessment Project
• Upper North Shore Regional Boat Waste Pumpout Plan (838 KB)
• Dredged Material Management Plan (DMMP) Technical Reports - This bibliography lists the publications developed as part of the DMMP Process. These publications characterize the environmental and economic issues surrounding dredged material management in the Commonwealth, providing information on marine resources (sediment type and quality, seafloor habitat, fisheries, and archaeology) and the impacts associated with dredging and dredged material disposal. The publications that are available in electronic formats are also listed alphabetically below.
• Bottom Classification Survey, Buzzards Bay Disposal Site (PDF, 7.7 MB, June 2002)
• Buzzards Bay Disposal Site Fisheries Trawl Survey Report, March 2001-March 2002 (PDF, 569 KB, July 2002)
• Buzzards Bay Disposal Site Report: Competing Site Use Assessment (PDF, 9.9 MB, June 2002)
• Buzzards Bay Disposal Site Report: Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries Trawl Data Analysis (PDF, 569 KB, June 2002)
• Coastal Pollutant Remediation Program Stormwater BMP Operation, Maintenance, and Performance Evaluation (PDF, 282 KB, June 2006)
• Coastal Stormwater Remediation Plan for the Town of Ipswich (PDF, 3.58 MB, February 2000)
• Draft Environmental Impact Report for Gloucester's Dredge Material Management Plan (DMMP)
• Dredged Material Management Plan: Early benthic phase survey for Gloucester Harbor (PDF, 476 KB, December 1999)
• Dredged Material Management Plan: Early benthic phase survey for Salem Harbor (PDF, 11.5 MB, March 1999)
• Dredged Material Management Plan: Fisheries resources survey for Gloucester (PDF, 4.4 MB, December 1999)
• Dredged Material Management Plan: Fisheries resources survey for New Bedford (PDF, 3.9 MB, December 1999)
• Dredged Material Management Plan: Quahog resources survey for New Bedford and Fall River (PDF, 483 KB, February 1999)
• Dredged Material Management Plan: Soft-bottom suction sampling pilot program (PDF, 613 KB, March 1999)
• Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Assessment Gloucester Harbor, Massachusetts (PDF, 1.2 MB, December 2001)
• Estuarine Marsh Trends Phase 1: Boston Harbor, Cape Cod, and the Islands
• Evaluation of Baseline Water Column Chemistry and Sediment Resuspension Potential at Two Candidate Dredged Material Disposal Sites in Buzzards Bay (PDF, 1.8 MB, November 2001)
• Existing and Potential Ocean-Based Energy Facilities and Associated Infrastructure in Massachusetts (June 2006) - TRC Environmental Corporation produced this written report and map product that illustrates existing and potential ocean-based energy facilities, with a goal to provide reconnaissance-level information on those segments of the ocean that appear most likely to be of future interest to the energy industry over the next ten years. This report was not intended to replicate a site-specific facilities siting process.
• Fate and Transport Modeling of Contaminants in Salem Sound (PDF, 14.2 MB, December 2001)
• Habitat Classification Feasibility Study for Coastal and Marine Environments in Massachusetts (PDF, 1 MB, September 2007)
• June 2000 Benthic Survey of Boston Harbor Navigational Improvement Project Confined Aquatic Disposal (CAD) Cells (PDF, 2.0 MB, September 2001)
• The Marine Resources of the Parker River-Plum Island Sound Estuary: An Update after 30 Years
• Model Suburban Stormwater Management Bylaw and Regulations (PDF, 1.05 MB, December 2004) - This model stormwater bylaw and accompanying regulations were produced for the towns of Duxbury, Marshfield, and Plymouth and allow for the expansion of stormwater management authority related to new development or redevelopment projects. The bylaw/regulations include options for incorporating Low Impact Development (LID) principles into municipal stormwater management efforts. (This project was funded through CZM's Coastal Nonpoint Source Pollution Grants Program. Views expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of EOEA or CZM.)
• New Bedford Aquatic Disposal Site Screening: Characterization of the new zone of siting feasibility and West Island Ledge sites (PDF, 1.0 MB, January 2000)
• The New Bedford/Fairhaven Harbor Dredged Material Management Plan (DMMP) Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) (April 2002)
• The New Bedford/Fairhaven Harbor Dredged Material Management Plan (DMMP) Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) (October 2003)
• November 2000 Baseline Characterization of Benthic Macroinvertebrate Communities at Two Candidate Dredged Material Disposal Sites in Buzzards Bay (PDF, 840 KB, November 2001)
• November 2000 Baseline Characterization of Sediment Chemistry at Two Candidate Dredge Material Disposal Sites in Buzzards Bay (PDF, 1.2 MB, November 2001)
• November 2000 Remots® Survey at Two Candidate Dredged Material Disposal Site in Buzzards Bay (PDF, 3.1 MB, November 2001)
• Physical Characterization of the Proposed Buzzards Bay Disposal Site (PDF, 3.8 MB, August 1998)
• Possible Shipwreck and Aboriginal Sites on Submerged Land Fall River, Massachusetts (PDF, 146 KB, December 1998)
• Possible Shipwreck and Aboriginal Sites on Submerged Land Gloucester, Massachusetts (PDF, 204 KB, December 1998)
• Possible Shipwreck and Aboriginal Sites on Submerged Land New Bedford, Massachusetts (PDF, 146 KB, December 1998)
• Possible Shipwreck and Aboriginal Sites on Submerged Land Salem, Massachusetts (PDF, 203 KB, December 1998)
• Results of the March 2001 Sub-Bottom Profiling and Sediment Profile Imaging Survey of the Outer Gloucester Harbor (PDF, 8.5 MB, June 2001)
• Results of the October 2000 Bathymetric Survey at Candidate Disposal Site 1 in Buzzards Bay (PDF, 930 KB, October 2001)
• Review of Depth to Bedrock in Gloucester Inner Harbor (PDF, 1.5 MB, January 2000)
• South Shore Vessel Pumpout Evaluation & Outreach Plan (PDF, 1.45 MB, June 2004)

Archives

• CZ-Mail Archives
• Coastlines Archives
• Press Release Archives
• Designated Port Area Bulletin Archives

Miscellaneous

• Memorial Web Page for former CZM Director, Susan Snow-Cotter (1961-2006)
• Picture Galleries
• Aerial Orthophotographs of Coastal Massachusetts
• Ocean Zoning for the Gulf of Maine Report (PDF, 377 KB)