New Documents
Final MA Ocean Management Plan:
Press Release: Final MA Ocean Management Plan 01/04/10
Complete, two-volume set of the Final MA Ocean Management Plan 01/04/10
Indicators Report 01/27/10
Draft MA Ocean Management Plan
07/01/09 Release of DRAFT MA Ocean Management Plan
EEA Press Release on Draft MA Ocean Management Plan 07/01/09
 Video of press conference
Draft Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan - Volume 1
- Full text (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- Color figures/maps
Draft Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan - Volume 2
- Full text (PDF, 3.1 MB)
- Color figures
Technical Reports Written to Support Plan Development
Ocean Planning Work Group Reports
Agency work groups prepared the following six reports, organized by topic area, which synthesized available data for the ocean planning area:
Massachusetts Ocean Partnership-Funded Reports
In partnership with EEA, the Massachusetts Ocean Partnership funded the following reports to support the ocean planning effort:
- Planning Framework Options for the Massachusetts Ocean Plan (PDF, 1.2 MB) - A technical report prepared by the UMass Boston Planning Frameworks Team and the Massachusetts Ocean Partnership, which describes nine elements that are essential components of the framework for the Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan and its implementation.
- Stakeholder Participation in Massachusetts Ocean Management Planning: Observations on the Plan Development Stage (PDF, 919 KB) - A technical report prepared by the Consensus Building Institute and the Massachusetts Ocean Partnership, which describes the outreach effort to the general public and ocean-use stakeholder groups over a 12-month period, from June 2008 through May 2009.
- Characterization of Community-Specific Spatial and Socio-Economic Linkages to Massachusetts Waters (PDF, 16 MB) - A technical report prepared by Industrial Economics, Incorporated, Massachusetts Department of Marine Fisheries, and the Massachusetts Ocean Partnership, which examines the areas of the state’s waters that are of particular importance to specific communities.
- Developing a Framework for Compensatory Mitigation Associated with Ocean Use Impacts on Commercial Fisheries (PDF, 546 KB) - A technical report prepared by Industrial Economics, Incorporated, and the Massachusetts Ocean Partnership, which discusses appropriate means of establishing fees for the mitigation of economic impacts on commercial fisheries.
- Science Tools to Implement Ecosystem Based Management in Massachusetts (PDF, 919 KB) - A technical report prepared by MRAG Americas, Incorporated, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, UMass Boston, and the Massachusetts Ocean Partnership, which provides a framework for implementing Ecosystem Based Management and suggests a range of science information tools and their appropriate application to the decision making process.
- Compatibility Determination: Considerations for Siting Coastal and Ocean Uses (PDF, 1.6 MB) - A technical report prepared by the UMass Boston Planning Frameworks Team and the Massachusetts Ocean Partnership, which provides a compatibility determination as a tool for considering the appropriate locations for activities, uses and facilities relative to one another.
Oceans Act of 2008
05/28/08 The Oceans Act of 2008 Signed into Law
Oceans Act of 2008 Signed into Law
Oceans Act of 2008
15 Principles of the Oceans Act of 2008
EEA Ocean Advisory Commission Meetings
8/13/08 Inaugural EEA Ocean Advisory Commission Meeting
OAC Agenda (PDF)
Presentation from Deerin Babb Brott (PDF)
Plan Dev Structure (PDF)
Plan Development Organization Chart (PDF)
EEA Ocean Advisory Commission Meeting 1 Summary
11/12/08 OAC/SAC Workshop (Ocean Management Planning Principles)
OAC/SAC Workshop Booklet Cover (PDF)
OAC/SAC Ocean Management Workshop Agenda 11/12/08 (PDF)
OAC/SAC Ocean Planning Workshop Summary (PDF)
OAC/SAC MOP Presentation (PDF)
OAC/SAC Duff Presentation (PDF)
OAC/SAC Leslie Presentation (PDF)
OAC/SAC Wiggin Presentation (PDF)
OAC/SAC Hoagland Presentation (PDF)
OAC/SAC Dalton Presentation (PDF)
OAC/SAC Feurt Presentation (PDF)
OAC/SAC Haskell Presentation (PDF)
List of Appendices (PDF)
Appendix A (PDF)
Appendix B (PDF)
Appendix C (PDF)
Appendix D (PDF)
Appendix E (PDF)
Appendix G (PDF)
Appendix H (PDF)
Appendix I (PDF)
12/11/08 EEA Ocean Advisory Commission Meeting (Plan Principles: Goals and Objectives)
Video of meeting
OAC Agenda 12/11/08
EEA OAC Presentation Handout
EEA OAC Goals & Objectives Handout
OAC Meeting Minutes
03/04/09 EEA Ocean Advisory Commission Meeting (Plan Principles: Goals and Objectives)
Video of meeting
OAC Agenda Third Meeting 03/04/09
OAC Discussion 03/04/09
Wiggin Duff OAC Presentation
OAC March 4 Presentation Slides
OAC Graphic
MA Ocean Plan- Goals, Strategies, Outcomes
Summary of OAC Meeting on 12/11/08
OAC Meeting Summary 03/04/09
05/02/09 & 05/06/09 EEA Ocean Advisory Commission/Stakeholder Workshop
Webcast Video Link
May 2009 OAC/Stakeholder Meetings Agenda
EEA May 2009 OAC-SH Meetings PPT slides
Meeting Evalutation Form
05/28/09 EEA Ocean Advisory Commission Final Meeting Prior to Draft Ocean Plan Release
Video of meeting
OAC PowerPoint Presentation 05/28/09 (PDF)
OAC Meeting Notes 05/28/09
09/08/09 EEA Ocean Advisory Commission Meeting
09/08/09 OAC Meeting Agenda (PDF)
09/08/09 EEA Presentation (PDF)
09/08/09 Meeting Notes
11/23/09 Ocean Advisory Commission Letter to EEA
Ocean Advisory Commission Letter on Draft Ocean Plan 11/23/09 (PDF)
EEA Science Advisory Council Meetings (SAC)
9/15/08 EEA Science Advisory Council Meeting
SAC agenda Sep 15
Ocean Planning Process and SAC Terms of Reference_sept 12
Baseline Assessment Outline
Waves_of_change_excerpt
SAC Meeting Summary 09/15/08
12/08/08 EEA Science Advisory Council Meeting (Science Baseline Assessment)
SAC Agenda 12/08/08 (PDF)
Baseline Assessment Ch1 Introduction (draft) (PDF)
Baseline Assessment Ch2 Water Column (draft) (PDF)
Baseline Assessment Ch3 Seabed (draft) (PDF)
Baseline Assessment Ch4 Habitat (draft) (PDF)
Baseline Assessment Ch5 Archeological and Cultural Sites (draft) (PDF)
Baseline Assessment Ch6 Human Uses (draft) (PDF)
Baseline Assessment Ch7 Economic Valuation (draft) (PDF)
Baseline Assessment Ch8 Climate Change (draft) (PDF)
SAC Meeting Minutes (PDF)
01/14/09 EEA Science Advisory Council Meeting (MA Ocean Management Science Plan)
SAC Agenda 01/14/09 (PDF)
SAC Meeting Minutes 01/14/09 (PDF)
03/18/09 EEA Science Advisory Council Meeting
SAC Agenda 03/18/09
MA Ocean Plan- Goals, Strategies, Outcomes (PDF)
SAC Meeting Summary 03/18/09
03/30/09 EEA Science Advisory Council Meeting
SAC Meeting Summary 03/30/09
04/13/09 EEA Science Advisory Council Meeting
SAC Meeting Summary 04/13/09
05/26/09 EEA Science Advisory Council Meeting
SAC Meeting Summary 05/26/09
09/28/09 EEA Science Advisory Council Meeting
SAC Meeting Notes 09/28/09
11/24/09 Science Advisory Council Letter to EEA
Science Advisory Council Letter on Draft Ocean Plan 11/24/09 (PDF)
EEA Workgroup Reports
11/21/08 EEA Draft Workgroup Reports
Fisheries Workgroup Report (draft) (PDF)
Habitat Workgroup Report (draft) (PDF)
Recreational-Cultural Workgroup Report (draft) (PDF)
Renewable Energy Workgroup Report (draft) (PDF)
Sediment Workgroup Report (draft) (PDF)
Trans-Nav-Infrastructure Workgroup Report (draft) (PDF)
EEA 2008 Public Listening Sessions
9/18/08 EEA Kickoff Public Listening Session (Boston)
Public meeting schedule
Video of listening session
Transcript of listening session
9/23/08 EEA Public Listening Session (Gloucester)
Video of listening session
Transcript of listening session
9/24/08 EEA Public Listening Session (Salem)
Video of listening session
Transcript of listening session
9/25/08 EEA Public Listening Session (Salisbury)
Video of listening session
Transcript of listening session
9/29/08 EEA Public Listening Session (Weymouth)
Video of listening session
Transcript of listening session
9/30/08 EEA Public Listening Session (Plymouth)
Video of listening session
Transcript of listening session
10/01/08 EEA Public Listening Session (Norwell)
Video of listening session
Transcript of listening session
10/06/08 EEA Public Listening Session (New Bedford)
Video of listening session
Transcript of listening session
10/08/08 EEA Public Listening Session (Fall River)
Video of listening session
Transcript of listening session
10/14/08 EEA Public Listening Session (Oak Bluffs)
Video of listening session
Transcript of listening session
10/16/08 EEA Public Listening Session (Nantucket)
Video of listening session
Transcript of listening session
10/20/08 EEA Public Listening Session (West Barnstable)
Video of listening session
Transcript of listening session
10/21/08 EEA Public Listening Session (Woods Hole)
Video of listening session
Transcript of listening session
10/22/08 EEA Public Listening Session (Eastham)
Video of listening session
Transcript of listening session
10/27/08 EEA Public Listening Session (Worcester)
Video of listening session
Transcript of listening session
10/28/08 EEA Public Listening Session (Lowell)
Video of listening session
Transcript of listening session
10/29/08 EEA Public Listening Session (Pittsfield)
No attendees at this event.
10/30/08 EEA Public Listening Session (Springfield)
Video of listening session
Transcript of listening session
12/03/08 Final Summary Report of EEA Public Listening Sessions
EEA Public Listening Session Summary (PDF)
EEA 2009 Public Hearings
09/14/09 EEA Public Hearing Session (Boston)
Video of public hearing session
EEA Public Hearing Presentation 9/2009 (PDF)
Transcript of Public Hearing 09/14/09 (PDF)
09/15/09 EEA Public Hearing Session (New Bedford)
Video of public hearing session
EEA Public Hearing Presentation 9/2009 (PDF)
Transcript of Public Hearing 09/15/09 (PDF)
09/16/09 EEA Public Hearing Session (Cape Cod)
Video of public hearing session
EEA Public Hearing Presentation 9/2009 (PDF)
Transcript of Public Hearing 09/16/09 (PDF)
09/17/09 EEA Public Hearing Session (Gloucester)
Video of public hearing session
EEA Public Hearing Presentation 9/2009 (PDF)
Transcript of Public Hearing 09/17/09 (PDF)
09/23/09 EEA Public Hearing Session (Martha’s Vineyard)
Video of public hearing session
EEA Public Hearing Presentation 9/2009 (PDF)
Transcript of Public Hearing 09/23/09 (PDF)
MOP Partners Events/Workshops
07/30/08 MOP Partners’ Event (Provincetown)
07/30/08 Partners’ Event Summary
10/29/08 MOP Partners’ Event (Salem)
10/29/08 Meeting Agenda (PDF)
10/29/08 Meeting Presentation (PDF)
10/29/08 Meeting Presentation (PowerPoint)
10/29/08 Partners' Event Summary (PDF)
01/29/09 MOP Partners’ Event (Skills for Effective Collaboration Workshop)
Video of meeting
Agenda Collab Skills Workshop 01/29/09 (PDF)
CBI Collaborative Skills Presentation 01/29/09 (PDF)
Mel's Marina: Background Information (Word)
Mel's Maps (PDF)
Mel's Marina: Case Analysis Worksheet (Word)
Facilitator Bios 01/29/09 (Word)
MOP Update Presentation 01/29/09 (PDF)
Collaboration Skills Workshop Evaluation 01/29/09 (Word)
Skills for Effective Collaboration Evaluation Report (PDF)
Collaborative Skills Workshop Summary (PDF)
04/29/09 MOP Annual Partners’ Event
Video of meeting
Annual MOP Partners' Event Agenda
Annual MOP PE Partner Services Presentation
Annual MOP PE Sciene Program Presentation
Annual MOP PE Cumulative Impacts Presentation
Annual MOP PE Meeting Evaluation Form
MOP Partner Services Survey
07/22/09 MA Ocean Management Day (at NOAA’s Coastal Zone 2009 Conference)
Video of Meeting
Meeting schedule and other details: NOAA’s Coastal Zone 2009 Conference Website
07/29/09 MOP Partners’ Event
Video of Meeting
New Feature: Interactive, Indexed Meeting Report
07/29/09 MOP Partners’ Event Report (PDF)
MOP Partners' Event Details (PDF)
07-29-09 EEA Presentation (PDF)
07-29-09 MOP Who We Are Presentation (PDF)
Progress Reports
12/23/08 MA Ocean Planning Progress Report #1
MA Ocean Planning Progress Report 12/23/08 (PDF)
02/20/09 MA Ocean Planning Progress Report #2
MA Ocean Planning Progress Report 02/20/09 (PDF)
04/24/09 MA Ocean Planning Progress Report #3
MA Ocean Planning Progress Report 04/24/09 (PDF)
09/10/09 MA Ocean Planning Progress Report #4
MA Ocean Planning Progress Report 09/10/09 (PDF)
Stakeholder Interviews/Reports
12/02/08 Preliminary Report of EEA Stakeholder Interviews
Stakeholder Interview Preliminary Summary Report (PDF)
Stakeholder Questionnaire (PDF)
Stakeholder Participation in Massachusetts Ocean Management Planning: Observations on the Plan Development Stage, Final Report, July 2009 (PDF)
EEA Stakeholder Events/Workshops
02/07/09 EEA Stakeholder Meeting (Ocean Management Planning)
Ocean Planning Stakeholder Workshop INTRO (PDF)
Stakeholder Workshop Agenda (Word)
EEA Stakeholder Workshop Presentation (PDF)
MOP-UHI Feb Stakeholder Meeting Slides (PDF)
Habitat Work Group Report Summary (PDF)
Navigation Workgroup Summary Text (PDF)
Navigation Infrastructure Detail Map, Draft 6 (PDF)
Navigation Suitability Ranking (PDF)
Ocean Management Fisheries Workgroup Report with Maps (PDF)
ORC Workgroup Summary with Maps (Word)
Ocean Visibility Pilot Study (PDF)
Underwater Archaeological Potential (PDF)
Offshore Recreational Activity (PDF)
Renewable Summary with Map (PDF)
Sediment Summary (PDF)
Feb Stakeholder Workshop Evaluation Form (PDF)
WEBCAST VIDEO LINK for EEA Stakeholder Workshop 02/07/09
02/10/09 EEA Stakeholder Meeting (Ocean Management Planning)
Ocean Planning Stakeholder Workshop INTRO (PDF)
Stakeholder Workshop Agenda (Word)
EEA Stakeholder Workshop Presentation (PDF)
MOP-UHI Feb Stakeholder Meeting Slides (PDF)
Habitat Work Group Report Summary (PDF)
Navigation Workgroup Summary Text (PDF)
Navigation Infrastructure Detail Map, Draft 6 (PDF)
Navigation Suitability Ranking (PDF)
Ocean Management Fisheries Workgroup Report with Maps (PDF)
ORC Workgroup Summary with Maps (Word)
Ocean Visibility Pilot Study (PDF)
Underwater Archaeological Potential (PDF)
Offshore Recreational Activity (PDF)
Renewable Summary with Map (PDF)
Sediment Summary (PDF)
Feb Stakeholder Workshop Evaluation Form (PDF)
WEBCAST VIDEO LINK for EEA Stakeholder Workshop 02/10/09
10/05/09 Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan Discussion – Nantucket
Video of discussion
10/21/09 Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan Discussion – Martha’s Vineyard
Video of public discussion
MOP Science Program Reports
Planning Frameworks
Planning Framework Options for the Massachusetts Ocean Plan (PDF) (441 KB) [July 2009]
Compatibility Determination: Considerations for Siting Coastal and Ocean Uses (PDF) (383 KB)
A Review of Ocean Management and Integrated Resource Management Programs from Around the World (PDF) (3.92 MB) [July 2009]
Integrated Data Network
An Integrated Statewide Ocean Data Network: Providing Data Analysis Necessary for Integrated Multi‐use Ocean Management in Massachusetts (PDF)(4.69 MB) [July 2009]
Ecosystem and Economic Modeling
Science Tools to Implement Ecosystem Based Management in Massachusetts (PDF) (1.66 MB) [July 2009]
Developing a Framework for Compensatory Mitigation Associated with Ocean Use Impacts on Commercial Fisheries (PDF) (222 KB) [July 2009]
Characterization of Community‐Specific Spatial and Socio‐Economic Linkages to Massachusetts Waters (PDF) (6.32 MB) [July 2009]
Economic Analysis for EBM of Ocean and Coastal Resources – An Introduction (3.23 MB) [February 2010]
Monitoring and Indicators
Developing Performance Indicators to Evaluate the Management Effectiveness of the MA Ocean Management Plan [January 2010]
MOP Communications/Outreach
07/22/09 MA Ocean Management Day
MOP - Who We Are (PDF)
MOP - Partners Quotes (PDF)
National Ocean Policy Task Force
White House Memorandum: National Oceans-Coasts-Lakes Policy Memo 06/12/09 (PDF)
National Ocean Policy Task Force Interim Report 09/17/09
(PDF)
Event Flyer: Ocean Policy Task Force Meeting in Rhode Island 09/24/09 (PDF)
Mass Ocean Partnership CEQ Interim Report Response 10/27/09 (PDF)
Mass Ocean Partnership CEQ RI Testimony 09/24/09 (PDF)
Interim Framework for Effective Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning 12/09/09 (PDF)
Interim CMSP Framework Task Force 12/09/09 (PDF)
EEA/NROC/MOP Working Sessions
10/20/09 Ecological Valuation Index (EVI) Working Session
10/20/09 EVI Working Session Agenda (PDF)
10/20/09 EVI Working Session – Ecological Risk Assessment and Productivity and Susceptibility Analysis for Habitats (PDF)
10/20/09 EVI Working Session – Habitat Suitability in the Context of the West Coast Essential Fish Habitats EIS (PDF)
10/20/09 EVI Working Session – Mapping to Management in Massachusetts (PDF)
10/20/09 EVI Working Session – Update on ESSIM Initiative (PDF)
10/20/09 EVI Working Session – Afternoon Session Outline (PDF)
10/20/09 EVI Working Session – Enabling Comprehensive Management: Ecosystem Service Trade-Off Analysis (PDF)
10/22/09 Indicators Working Session (1)
10-22-09 Indicators Working Session (1) Agenda (PDF)
10/26/09 NROC Working Session Day 1
NROC MSP Participants Agenda Day 1 and 2 (PDF)
10/27/09 NROC Working Session Day 2
NROC MSP Participants Agenda Day 1 and 2 (PDF)
NROC NGO Partner Presentations 10-27-09 (PDF)
NROC Meeting Final Report 10-27-09 (PDF)
10/28/09
Northeast Regional Ocean Council Recommendations to the White House Council on Environmental Quality 10/28/09 (PDF)
11/04/09 Communications/Outreach Working Session
SH Coms-OR Working Session Agenda 11/04/09 (PDF)
SH Coms-OR WS MOP Coms Presentation 11/04/09 (PDF)
11/10/09 Indicators Working Session (2)
Indicators Working Session (2) Agenda 11/10/09 (PDF)
01/27/10 Indicators Report
Developing Performance Indicators to Evaluate the Management Effectiveness of the MA Ocean Management Plan [January 2010]
02/08/10 & 02/09/10 MOP Socioeconomic Workshops
Economic Analysis for EBM of Ocean and Coastal Resources – An Introduction (3.23 MB) [February 2010]
Holland, Economics in EBM (02-08-10)
Johnston, Lipton, Market and Non-Market Values (02-08-10)
Johnston, Primary Research vs. Benefit Transfer (02-08-10)
Mazzotta, Ecosystem Services (02-08-10)
Holland, Spatial Management for Marine Ecosystems (02-09-10)
Johnston, How NOT to Use Economics (02-09-10)
Mazzotta, Interdisciplinary Methods and Decision Support Tools (02-09-10)
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