Coastal Issues | Special Area Plans | Examples
Examples of SAMPs
A number of states have developed Special Area Management Plans (SAMPs) to address special coastal areas. The following table, while not comprehensive, provides a listing and links to many of those SAMPs.
Table: Special Area Management Plans or Similar Regional Plans developed by State Coastal Zone Management programs
ST. |
SAMP Title |
Issues Tackled |
DE |
Living resources and habitat protection. |
|
| DE | South Wilmington SAMP | Waterfront revitalization and resource management. |
| FL | Waterfronts Florida | Waterfront revitalization. |
MA |
Water quality and watershed planning, habitat protection, fisheries management, shoreline change and shoreline structures, waterways safety and navigation, public access, and historic resources. |
|
MS |
Port of Pascagoula SAMP |
Natural resource management, dredging, dredge material disposal. |
NJ |
Hackensack SAMP (*This SAMP was not adopted) |
Habitat protection, water quality, commercial development. |
NY |
Long Island South Shore Estuary Reserve Comprehensive Management Plan |
Water quality, habitat protection. Management of cumulative and secondary impacts. |
NY |
Local Waterfront Redevelopment Plans (numerous) |
Waterfront redevelopment, harbor management, habitat and water quality protection. |
OR |
Estuary Management Plans (various -17) |
Water quality and habitat. |
RI |
Water quality, water dependent land use, natural and living resources management, and aesthetics. |
|
RI |
Water quality, water dependent land use, natural and living resources management, and aesthetics. |
|
RI |
Water quality. |
|
RI |
Waterfront redevelopment, public access, water quality, natural resource management. |
|
| RI | Pawcatuck River SAMP | Interstate coordination, water quality, natural resource management. |
| RI | Aquidneck Island SAMP | Currently Under development. |
| SC | Cooper River Corridor SAMP | Cultural resources management, water based recreation, and natural resources management. |
SC |
Dock and marina management, boat traffic, buffers, and archaeological sites. |
|
SC |
Stormwater controls, wastewater disposal in the county, water quality monitoring, boating management. |
|
| SC | Murrells Inlet SAMP | Water quality, drainage improvement, sustainable development, oyster reef management. |
VA |
Watershed management, water quality, habitat. |
|
VA |
Conflicts between habitat and farmland protection and development sprawl. |
|
VA |
Southern Watersheds Area Management Plan (Chesapeake and Virginia Beach ) |
Water quality, water quantity, navigation and recreation habitats, and farmland protection. |
WA |
Multiple use management, wetland mitigation, salmon habitat restoration. |
*Note this SAMP was never finalized. However, it has provided numerous benefits for management and restoration of the area post, and the lessons learned regarding the failure of the SAMP to be adopted are extremely useful.