NOAA's Office for Coastal Management provides the technology, information, and management strategies used by local, state, and national organizations to address complex coastal issues.

The Digital Coast was developed to meet the unique needs of the coastal management community. The website provides coastal data, and the tools, training, and information needed to make these data truly useful.

The focus is on managing coastal areas to increase resilience, with an emphasis on balancing environmental, economic, and human wellbeing. Mandated by the Coastal Zone Management Act, the two federal programs designed for this task are the National Coastal Zone Management Program and the National Estuarine Research Reserve System.Programs are administered, …

The map draws on 2,000-plus records for this species and the non-native Pacific oyster, and by doing so, illustrates where healthy oyster networks are located, and where targeted restoration efforts could yield big benefits.

The focus is on managing coastal areas to increase resilience, with an emphasis on balancing environmental, economic, and human wellbeing. Mandated by the Coastal Zone Management Act, the two federal programs designed for this task are the National Coastal Zone Management Program and the National Estuarine Research Reserve System.Programs are administered, …

Established in 1976, Washington was the first federally approved coastal zone management program. The mission is to protect, restore, and ensure the responsible development of the state's marine shorelines in Puget Sound and along the Pacific Ocean coast.

View In: ArcGIS JavaScript ArcGIS Online Map Viewer ArcGIS Earth ArcGIS Pro Service Description: This map service presents spatial information about the US Interagency Elevation Inventory (USIEI) service across the United States and Territories in the Web Mercator projection. The service was developed as part of a collaboration between the ...

North Inlet is an ocean-dominated estuary that features high water quality, extensive salt marshes, and a small forested watershed that is relatively undeveloped. In contrast, Winyah Bay is a brackish-water estuary that drains four major rivers and is …

The Digital Coast was developed to meet the unique needs of the coastal management community. The website provides coastal data, and the tools, training, and information needed to make these data truly useful.

The focus is on managing coastal areas to increase resilience, with an emphasis on balancing environmental, economic, and human wellbeing. Mandated by the Coastal Zone Management Act, the two federal programs designed for this task are the National Coastal Zone Management Program and the National Estuarine Research Reserve System.Programs are administered, …