Coastal Georgia is a diverse region stretching almost 100 miles and housing more than half a million people in the adjacent six counties. It contains some of Georgia’s oldest and most historic cities, some of which have grown into major economic engines, and others of...
Special Area Management Plans – SAMPs are ecosystem-based management strategies designed to preserve and restore ecological systems. Recognized at the federal level as a regulatory document, SAMPs are developed and implemented in coordination with local municipalities, as well as government agencies and community organizations. Plan...
Bayou La Batre is located on the Gulf of Mexico and hosts a diverse community with strong connections to the working waterfront. Bayou La Batre is famous for its seafood industry, commercial and charter fisheries, ship and boat repair, and net makers. Considered to be...
The Thea Foss Waterway project is an example of one city’s successful efforts to preserve historic and traditional uses while creating new opportunities for education, recreation, and economic development. The City of Tacoma, the Tacoma Planning Commission, and the Community and Economic Development Department led...
Larry Collins, President of the San Francisco Community Fishing Association discusses the context, origins, and development of the fishing association. He describes the need for access to fish, markets, and infrastructure in order for working waterfronts to succeed. He explains that the fishing association was...
Newport, Oregon, was built on tourism and natural resource industries like timber and seafood, and the Bayfront quickly became its economic hub. Later, with the construction of jetties and dredging of the Yaquina Bay channel, the shipping industry took hold. In the early 1900s, the...
Shellfish have been farmed in Humboldt Bay for more than 100 years. Currently, the bay produces 70% of the live oysters eaten in California. The state legislature recognized the bay’s economic and cultural importance in 2009 when it was designated the Oyster Capitol of California....
Peter Katich, Senior Planner for the City of Gig Harbor, Washington was interviewed to document the City’s experience with the establishment of a historic working waterfront shoreline district through its Shoreline Master Program. Mr. Katich discusses the community’s efforts to balance traditional waterfront uses with...
Gig Harbor is a small city nestled just north of Tacoma on the shore of Puget Sound in Pierce County, WA. The historic waterfront village has a deep history of maritime activity. Despite its beginnings, the economy of Gig Harbor today looks very different, as...
Trinidad is a small city of roughly 300 people on the northern coast of California, renowned for its spectacular scenery and natural resources. Commercial and recreational fishing have evolved as the cornerstone of the local economy. Trinidad Pier, built in 1946, has provided critical infrastructure...