Related Mapping and Ocean Management Projects

Seafloor Mapping

• The CZM Seafloor Mapping and Habitats in Massachusetts Poster describes the techniques used to map the seafloor environment and the diversity of seafloor habitat distributed through the ocean environment in Massachusetts. To request a copy, send an email to: czm@state.ma.us
  
  

• Massachusetts Ocean Management Initiative - A statewide effort to examine evolving ocean uses and develop a comprehensive approach to managing ocean resources, the Massachusetts Ocean Management Task Force was launched in 2003 and charged with developing recommendations, which were released in the 2004 Waves of Change report. This effort developed the foundation for ongoing mapping and planning activities and the Oceans Act of 2008, which was signed by Governor Deval Patrick on May 28.
• Strategic Plan for Mapping Massachusetts Benthic Marine Habitats (PDF, 1.41 MB) - This strategic plan describes a process to obtain maps of seafloor habitats throughout Massachusetts.
• Habitat Classification Feasibility Study for Coastal and Marine Environments in Massachusetts (PDF, 1 MB) - CZM initiated this study to better understand published approaches to classify coastal and ocean habitats to facilitate mapping the state-wide distribution of habitats.
• Gulf of Maine Marine Habitat Primer - This primer provides an overview of the region's coastal and offshore habitats.
• Gulf of Maine Mapping Initiative (GOMMI) - A U.S.-Canadian partnership of government and nongovernment organizations to conduct comprehensive seafloor imaging, mapping, and biological and geological surveys in the Gulf of Maine.

Other related mapping and seabed characterization projects in Massachusetts

	Stellwagen Bank NMS (Valentine - USGS)	Western Mass Bay (Butman - USGS)
	Outer Cape Cod (Poppe - USGS)	Quicks Hole (Poppe - USGS)
	Quicks Hole and Great Round Shoal (Poppe - USGS)