Shoreline and Marshline Change Study
Pleasant Bay Resource Management Plan 2008 Update
Pleasant Bay Resource Management Plan 2003 Update
Pleasant Bay Resource Management Plan 1998 Update
Pleasant Bay Fertilizer Management Report
The Pleasant Bay Alliance Water Quality Monitoring Program:
Statistical Analysis of Multi-year Water Quality Monitoring Data
prepared by The Cadmus Group, Inc
Pleasant Bay Citizen Water Quality Monitoring Program Interim Report 2000-2008
Geomorphological Analysis of Nauset Beach/Pleasant Bay/Chatham Harbor
For the Purpose of Estimating Future Configurations and Conditions
MA Estuaries Project Technical Report for Pleasant Bay
Final Nitrogen Total Nitrogen TMDL for Pleasant Bay
Massachusetts Estuaries Project Bacterial TMDL for Muddy Creek
Report # MA 96-51-2004-01
Citizens’ Guide to Estuarine Protection
2004 Citizen’s Guide to Estuarine Protection: Nitrogen Management for the River Complex Watersheds
Arey’s Pond & Namequoit River Watershed Residents Survey Report
Guidelines and Performance Standards
Guidelines and Performance Standards for Docks and Piers
Guidelines for Walkways and Stairways in Fresh and Marine Resource Areas in Pleasant Bay 2007
Media Releases
1/19/2011: Pleasant Bay Alliance Releases Fertilizer Management Plan
20/28/2010: Pleasant Bay Alliance Presents Report on Water Quality Trends
2/4/2003: Pleasant Bay Resource Management Alliance Releases Resource Plan Management Update.
10/28/2002: Pleasant Bay Alliance Releases Water Quality Data.
6/12/2002: Pleasant Bay Alliance Freshwater Pond assessment To Begin Next Week.
5/8/2002: Data on Development Potential Within The Pleasant Bay Watershed
12/27/2001: Info on How The Alliance Moves Forward on Key Projects With Funds From The Community Foundation of Cape Cod
7/1/1999: Summer 1999 Bay News Newsletter
For More Information Contact: Carole Ridley, Coordinator, 508-430-2563
Annual Reports
2010 Pleasant Bay Alliance Annual Report
Pleasant Bay Resource Management Plan
April 2003
The entire Resource Management Plan is available, chapter by chapter, in PDF format.
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Summary of Accomplishments & Recommendations
Chapter 3. Water Quality Monitoring
Chapter 4. Ecological Inventory & Habitat Protection
Chapter 5. Protection of Wetlands
Chapter 6. Watershed Planning
Chapter 7. Managing The Bay’s Fisheries
Chapter 8. Shoreline Change & Regulation of Shoreline Structures
Chapter 9. Waterways Safety & Navigation
Chapter 10. Public Access & Historic Resources
Chapter 11. Implementation Issues
Appendix. Implementation Summary
Members. of the Committee
Memorandum. of Agreement
Pleasant Bay Resource Management Plan
April, 1998
The entire Resource Management Plan is available, chapter by chapter, in PDF format.
Table of Contents
List of Pleasant Bay Resource Management Plan Committee Members and Contributors.
Section I: Framework for the Plan
Executive Summary and Recommendations
Chapter 1. History and Structure of the Planning Process
Section II: Resource Conditions and Trends
Chapter 2. Salt Water Resources
Chapter 3. Wetland Resources and Aquatic Vegetation
Chapter 4. Shellfish, Finfish and Wildlife
Section III: Human Uses and Trends
Chapter 5. Cultural and Visual Resources
Chapter 6. Inland and Shoreline Use and Development
Chapter 7. Boating
Chapter 8. Shellfishing and Finfishing
Section IV: Resource Management Issues and Recommendations
Chapter 9. Sustaining the Bay’s Biodiversity
Chapter 10. Managing the Bay’s Fisheries Resources
Chapter 11. A Regulatory Framework for Shoreline Structures
Chapter 12. Managing Environmental and Safety Impacts from Boating
Chapter 13. Enhancing Public Access Opportunities
Section V: Implementation Plan
Chapter 14. Organizational Structure
Chapter 15. Implementation Action Plan
Chapter 16. Resources
Final Revisions to the Plan
Appendices
- Pleasant Bay ACEC Designation
- 1995 Memorandum of Agreement among the Towns of Orleans, Chatham, Harwich, and Brewster
- Overview of ACEC Program and State Regulations Concerning ACECs
- Proposed ACEC Designation Amendment
- Four Town Comparison of Regulations Concerning Docks and Piers, Erosion Control Structures, Shellfishing, and Waterways.
- Hydrodynamic and Tidal Flushing Study of Pleasant Bay Estuary, MA. Final Report for The Pleasant Bay Steering Committee. Aubrey Consulting, Inc.
- Pleasant Bay Nitrogen Loading Study, Final Report. Cape Cod Commission
- Resource-based Assessment of Dock and Pier Impacts in Pleasant Bay
- Results of the Survey of Residents of the Pleasant Bay Communities
Please note: Appendices may be reviewed by contacting Carole Ridley at info@pleasantbay.org