Final draft scheduled for completion in 1996. Compile an annotated list of available funding sources and identify the most promising funding sources and mechanisms. Undertake research, planning, demonstration projects and public education with an Embayment Management Plan as the ultimate product. Protect and restore shellfish beds by remediation of non-point source pollution and targeted monitoring. Control nonpoint source pollution to shellfish beds, map or restore wetland and coastal habitats, and control nitrogen input to embayments.
All projects involve monitoring of effects.
Provide small grants to individuals, educational institutions, non-profit organizations, local governments and small businesses for educational and outreach activities aimed at enhancing or protecting bays resources. Annual grant program. Train teachers of grades 4 through 9 regarding the concepts and principles of watersheds and non-point source pollution. Teachers become certified and adapt curricula through in-class and field site visits.