2023 projects
Location | Project | Grant type |
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Cohasset | Installed two kayak/canoe/accessible floats in the downtown area to help reduce user conflicts at the town boat ramp | Small grant |
Barnstable | Repairs to the Blish Point ramp | Small grant |
Newburyport | Install solar lights and a washdown system at a popular fishing pier at Cashman Park. The lights will provide safety for night anglers and the washdown will allow for bait scraps to be washed away, improving sanitary conditions on the pier. | Small grant |
2022 projects
Location | Project | Grant type |
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Marshfield | Updating floats in two areas that provide access to recreational saltwater fishing. Damon’s Point and The South River boat ramp both need upgraded floats that provide a safe and effective means of accessing the shoreline and water for the purpose of fishing. | Small grant |
Wareham | The Buzzards Bay Coalition rebuilt a boating and cartop accessible pier on Wickets Island in Onset to improve boating and fishing access | Small grant |
2021 projects
Location | Project | Grant type |
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Beverly | Bait cutting station and routine maintenance on Water Street | Small grant |
Danvers | The city hired a surveyor to reestablish existing ways to water that have become obscured and overgrown and also added signage | Small grant |
2020 projects
Location | Project | Grant type |
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Wareham | Installation of two cartop launches on either side of the former dam on the Weweantic River | Small grant |
Sandwich | Installed overhead solar lighting and a web cam to increase safety | Small grant |
Fall River | An electronic kiosk to accept launch fees improves utility to the facility and improves security at the Bicentennial Park State Boat Ramp | Small grant |
2019 projects
Location | Project | Grant type |
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Boston | ADA compliant fishing pier in the City of Boston at the Deer Island Wastewater treatment plant. Construction is ongoing, scheduled for completion Spring 2020. | Cooperative with the City of Boston, MWRA, and OFBA |
Beverly | Replace decking on existing fishing pier to extend the life of existing facilities on Water Street | Small grant |
Lynn | Solar lighting at ground level and luminaires on poles for increased safety and ease of use at night on the Lynnway | Small grant |
Marshfield | Cartop vessel storage to help ease ramp conflicts at the Green Harbor State Boat Ramp | Small grant |
New Bedford | Lighting improvements to provide increased safety and ease of use at the Gifford St. Boat ramp | Small grant |
2018 projects
Location | Project | Grant type |
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Marblehead | Informational kiosks and fish cleaning stations at multiple publicly accessible locations | Small grant |
Sandwich | Gravel was added to the existing facility in order to keep egress safe for users vehicles under an emergency action after intense winter storms | Small grant |
Truro | An additional finger pier was added to the existing one to enable more efficient use of the boat launch area. A power washer was purchased to remove fouling of the launch ramp. | Small grant |
2017 projects
Location | Project | Grant type |
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Beverly | An overhaul of the the Park's access that promotes angling including ADA access | Small grant |
Chatham | Fillet stations at vessel launch locations that allow equitable access | Small grant |
Manchester | Expanded existing boat ramp project to segregate cartop (kayak, cone, etc.) from motor vessels at boat ramp | Small grant |
Scituate | Updated energy efficient lighting to the water from and boat launch | Small grant |
2016 projects
Location | Project | Grant type |
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Harwich | Deployment of artificial recreational fishing reef | Cooperative with Town of Harwich |
Yarmouth | Rebuilt and expanded existing Bass River Fishing Pier, made it ADA compliant | Cooperative project with OFBA |
Plymouth | Installation of fillet station at the Town Boat Ramp | Small grant |
Rockport | Landscape improvements along the Atlantic Path | Small grant |
Marshfield | New LED lighting at the Green Harbor boat ramp | Small grant |
Gloucester | New float at Magnolia Pier; labor for this project was provided by the Gloucester High School wood shop | Small grant |
Dennis | Two new floats and a new gangway at Uncle Freeman's Landing boat ramp on Bass River | Small grant |
2015 projects
Location | Project | Grant type |
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Newburyport | Replacement and improvement of existing pier at Cashman Park | Cooperative project with OFBA |
Weymouth | New LED lighting at the Back River boat launch | Small grant |
Eastham | Expansion of pre-existing dredging project to make the State boat launch more useable | Small grant |
Marshfield | Creation of a path gangway, car top vessel launch, and fishing dock at Peter Igo Park on the Green River | Small grant |
2014 projects
Location | Project | Grant type |
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Oak Bluffs | Construction of new fishing pier on Martha's Vineyard | Cooperative project with OFBA |
Sandwich | Improvements to existing Scusset fishing pier on the Cape Cod Canal | Cooperative project with OFBA and the Department of Conservation and Recreation |
Mashpee | Stairway replacement at Popponesset Beach access site | Cooperative project with OFBA |
Sandwich | Parking lot improvements at Craven's Landing access site | Division project |
Westport | Boat ramp float replacement | Cooperative project with OFBA |
Marshfield | Car top vessel launch and parking site improvements at Harbor Park access site | Cooperative project with OFBA |
Aquinnah | Reestablishment of access path and parking lot at Dogfish Bar shore fishing site | Cooperative project with OFBA |
Swansea | Improvements to Pierce's Point public way | Small grant |
Quincy | Boat ramp maintenance and a new gangway on Hough's Neck | Small grant |
Rockport | Landscape improvements along the Atlantic Path | Small grant |
Fall River | New LED lighting at Bicentennial boat ramp | Small grant |
Duxbury | Fish filleting station with running water, web cam with views of Duxbury Bay, and a weather station | Small grant |
Other projects
Year | Location | Project | Grant type |
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2013 | Yarmouth | Construction of new pier and improved parking on Bass River, Wilbur Park | Cooperative project with OFBA |
2000 | Wareham | New construction of two piers on Wareham River at Besse Park | Cooperative project with OFBA |
1999 | Sandwich | Acquisition of property for Craven's Landing shore fishing site | Cooperative project |
1996 | Aquinnah | Acquisition of property for Dogfish Bar shore fishing site | Cooperative project |
1993 | Edgartown | Acquisition of property for East Beach shore fishing site | Cooperative project |