1. By Salvador Ventura Francisco Rodriguez Period 2 4/9/11 Coastal Zone Management Program

3. Purpose is to protect the water quality in our coastal zone

4. Administered by NOAA

5. Unique Feature of CZMA is participation is voluntary

6. To encourage participation CZMA makes federal financial assistance available to coastal states who develop and implement a coastal management program

7. Led to the creation of three important coastal programshttp://coastalmanagement.noaa.gov/

9. Currently 99.9% of the shoreline are managed by the program (Indiana/Illinois)

10. Administered at the federal level by the Coastal Programs Division. CPD also supports states through 1. Financial assistance 2. Mediation 3. Technical services and information http://www.coastalstates.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CZMA-2012.pdf

11. Who benefits from this program? The community assistance unit of the Florida Coastal Management Program provides technical assistance and training aimed at improving management and enhancing public understanding of coastal resources. http://www.coastalwiki.org/coastalwiki/US_Coastal_Zone_Management_Program

13. Foundation for National assessments

14. Lessen boundaries for cross-state and regional partnerships

15. Increase state and regional coastal management effectiveness

16. Enhance capabilities for regional-scale spatial analysis