Our Mission
The mission of the Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Partnership is to empower 50 coastal communities to protect, restore, and enhance their coastal habitats. To fulfill this mission, MassBays engages local, state, and federal entities to advance the use of scientific information and provide technical support for better decision making.
A Blueprint for the Bays
The 10-year Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan is a blueprint outlining suitable strategies to address current and emerging issues impacting the Bays, and to guide our steps to conserve and restore the natural resources of the MassBays estuaries and watersheds.
This document was prepared in collaboration with our partners and with input from our communities across the MassBays study area.
Three companion documents that help administer the strategy include:
- A Science Plan (monitoring and research)
- A Financial Plan
- A Communications Plan
These documents will be available in 2025.
Announcing the Gulf of Maine Symposium 2025!
Join us on April 8 & 9 for a two-day meeting in Haverhill, MA, and learn about ongoing coastal water quality and habitat monitoring programs in the Gulf of Maine.
Discover ongoing research efforts that characterize the changing physical and ecological conditions in the Gulf of Maine.
Participate in discussions on the need for new or re-imagined monitoring and research to document and address changing conditions and explore opportunities to create collaborations to advance Gulf of Maine research and monitoring programs.
To learn more and register for this event visit the GOM Symposium webpage.
Initiatives
Behind the scenes of an ongoing research project to improve the accuracy of eelgrass maps.
news & announcements
MassBays Among the Partners Honored with an Environmental Business Council Environmental and Energy Industry 2024 APEX Award
MassBays Among the Winners of the Gulf of Maine Council International Awards for 2024
MassBays National Estuary Partnership Awards $85,883 to Improve Habitat Health in Ipswich and Massachusetts Bays
Recent Publications
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