Strategic Plan (2008-2011)

Download the 2008-2011 Strategic Plan in pdf format

Completed in spring 2008, the Barnegat Bay Partnership's three-year Strategic Plan is the result of a 12-month collaborative effort from all major partners of the Partnership to identify the key priority issues to focus on over the next three years. This three-year plan will focus the efforts of all partners on those priority challenges facing the ecosystem using a manageable time frame which allows for improved progress and performance measures. The Barnegat Bay Partnership Strategic Plan integrates existing Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) actions and will therefore essentially "take the place" of the CCMP from 2008-2011.

The following issues were agreed-upon to be priorities in need of greater focus by the partners:

• Improving the capacity of the Barnegat Bay Partnership office and strengthening its working relationships with partners to address priority issues;
• Improving our recognition and understanding of the bay's condition, and addressing the causes of water quality degradation within the ecosystem, especially eutrophication in the bay and stormwater and non-point source pollution in the watershed;
• Addressing water supply and flow issues that affect the bay and watershed;
• Preventing habitat loss, especially of submerged aquatic vegetation, and supporting habitat restoration; and
• Improving understanding of, and addressing, fisheries declines.

If you have any questions about this document, please contact Stan Hales, Barnegat Bay Partnership Director at shales@ocean.edu or (732) 255-0472, extension 3.