Stellwagen Bank Final EIS and Management Plan 



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Given the proximity of the Sanctuary to the 

 Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the close ties 

 between resources of the Commonwealth and those 

 of the Stellwagen Bank area, it is presumed that all 

 activities proposed for Stellwagen Bank which are 

 subject to direct Sanctuary management can be 

 demonstrated to potentially affect land and water 

 uses and natural resources of the Massachusetts 

 coastal zone. Such activities will, therefore, be 

 subject to the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts 

 Coastal Zone Management Program (MCZM). 

 Such activities — whether they are direct Federal 

 activities, require Federal permits, or are supported 

 with Federal funds -- are subject to review by 

 MCZM to determine whether they are consistent 

 with applicable enforceable MCZM Program 

 poUcies. The determination of consistency with the 

 Commonwealth's enforceable policies, known as 

 Federal Consistency Review, is conducted by the 

 MCZM Program Office pursuant to § 307 of the 

 Coastal Zone Management Act and its 

 implementing regulations. 



NOAA intends to seek the active participation 

 of the MCZM Program Office in Sanctuary 

 management issues; to draw upon the 

 Commonwealth's experience and expertise in coastal 

 ocean resource management; and to provide direct 

 links with relevant Commonwealth environmental 

 management and regulatory agencies. When it is 

 feasible, reviews of proposed activities which are 

 subject to both Sanctuary and MCZM jurisdiction 

 will be conducted concurrently. 



As a networking coastal program, MCZM 

 implements its program policies through the 

 regulatory authorities of several different 

 Commonwealth agencies. NOAA believes, 



therefore, that close coordination with the MCZM 

 Program will provide an effective means of 

 developing appropriate and direct linkages between 

 the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Ssmctuary and 

 the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 



B. Resource Protection: Roles and Responsibilities 

 1. Sanctuaries and Reserves Division 



a. Approves priorities for funding for resource 

 protection; 



b. Monitors the effectiveness of interagency 

 agreements for surveillance and 

 enforcement and negotiates changes where 

 required; 



c. Develops contingency and emergency- 

 response plans and based on these plans, 

 negotiates applicable interagency 

 agreements; 



d. Monitors the effectiveness of existing 

 Sanctuary regulations and promulgates 

 changes where necessary; 



e. Coordinates efforts to protect and manage 

 Sanctuary resources with other Federal, 

 State, regioncd and local agencies, and with 

 pubUc and private organizations; and 



f. Ensures involvement of commercial and 

 recreational fishery interests in Sanctuary 

 resource protection issues, through 

 participation in the Sanctuary Advisory 

 Committee and by other appropriate 

 means. 



2. Sanctuary Manager 



a. Recommends to the SRD priorities for 

 allocation of funds aimually to resoiu-ce 

 protection, considering the advice of the 

 SAC to ensure consistency with Sanctuary 

 regulations and provide adequate resource 

 protection; 



b. Assists in the coordination of surveillance 

 and enforcement activities by providing 

 liaison with the Federal, State, regional and 

 local agencies; 



c. Coordinates regularly with commercial and 

 recreational fishery representatives, 

 primarily through the Sanctuary Advisory 

 Committee, on resource protection issues 

 affecting fisheries; 



