New Hampshire Coastal Zone Management Program

Program Overview

The New Hampshire Coastal Management Program was approved by NOAA in 1982 and is led by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services. The New Hampshire Coastal Management Program is a networked program where several state agencies help enforce the coastal management program’s 16 coastal policies.

The New Hampshire coastal zone covers areas next to the Atlantic Ocean and the lower Piscataqua River, along with areas bordering the Great Bay and tidal rivers, and all 17 municipalities along tidal waters.