Featured Content

  • Boston Light

    Protecting and Enhancing Coastal Health and Heritage

    Mass Bays strives to restore, enhance, and protect the estuarine resources and coastal heritage of Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bays in five regions: Upper North Shore, Salem Sound, Metro Boston, South Shore, and Cape Cod

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  • Water Sampling in Green Harbor River

    Ecological Restoration

    Realizing ecological improvements through partnership at the Green Harbor River Restoration project in the South Shore region

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  • Rowboat in Marsh

    Protecting and Restoring Salt Marsh

    Managing multiple uses of the Great Marsh in the Upper North Shore region

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  • Drains to Waterways

    Stormwater Management

    Working to improve the quality of stormwater to restore our estuarine resources in the South Shore region

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  • Thompson Island Salt Marsh

    Natural Resource Planning in an Urban Setting

    Habitat protection and restoration planning for estuarine resources in the Metro Boston region 

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  • Herring Run

    Monitoring Local Fish Populations

    Monitoring and restoring our herring runs in the Cape Cod and other regions

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  • Invasive tunicates in Boston Harbor

    Monitoring for Non-Native Species

    Performing long-term monitoring for non-native species in the Salem Sound and other regions

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Our Mission

The Massachusetts Bays Program is a partnership of citizens, communities, and government that strives to protect and enhance the coastal health and heritage of Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bays. Learn more About the Mass Bays Program.

Massachusetts Bays Window

Enjoy Massachusetts Bays Window, the official newsletter of the Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Program. Stay up-to-date about the Massachusetts Bays Program, its partners, and the Bays themselves.

The Massachusetts Bays Program is a cooperative venture of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts - Deval L. Patrick, Governor; Timothy P. Murray, Lieutenant Governor
Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs - Richard K. Sullivan Jr., Secretary
Office of Coastal Zone Management - Bruce K. Carlisle, Director
Massachusetts Bays Program - Pamela A. DiBona, Executive Director