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New Hampshire Estuaries Project
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Approved in 2001 and updated in 2005, the New Hampshire Estuaries Project Management Plan is a comprehensive approach to protecting and enhancing the state's estuaries. Spanning three years, the collaborative processes to develop the plan involved the work of researchers, planners, shellfishers, concerned citizens and other coastal stakeholders. The resulting Plan describes 98 actions to be undertaken throughout New Hampshire's coastal watershed to achieve and sustain healthy estuarine systems.

The NHEP Management Plan identifies Action Items in five areas:

  1. Water Quality
  2. Land Use, Development, and Habitat Protection
  3. Shellfish Resources
  4. Habitat Restoration
  5. Public Outreach and Education

These actions are not activities to be implemented solely by the NHEP; rather, they are a guide for government agencies, recreational users, businesses, educators, and members of the public who are working toward a clean, healthy estuarine environment.

 

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Entire NHEP Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (534 pages)
(.pdf/8.5MB)

2005 Update to the NHEP Management Plan (16 pages) (.pdf/2.3MB)


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Management Committee

The Management Committee works to initiate, oversee, track, evaluate, and update implementation of Actions contained within the NHEP Management Plan (.pdf/8.9MB) Committee members include citizens, educators, researchers, municipal officials and representatives from state and federal agencies.

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