Water: National Coastal Condition Report
National Coastal Condition Reports
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Coastal Research and Monitoring Strategy (PDF) (70 pp, 1.1MB)
The National Coastal Condition Reports describe the ecological and environmental conditions in U.S. coastal waters. They summarize the condition of ecological resources in the coastal waters of the United States and highlight several exemplary federal, state, tribal, and local programs that assess coastal ecological and water quality conditions.
The National Coastal Condition Report series rate the overall condition of U.S. coastal waters as fair, varying from region to region. Preparation of these reports represent a coordinated effort among the EPA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, coastal states, and the National Estuary Programs.
- National Coastal Condition Report IV (NCCR IV) (2012) Full Report (PDF) (368 pp, 25.7MB)– reports on data collected from 2003 to 2006.
- National Coastal Condition Report III - NCCR III (2008) – reports on progress since the 2005 report.
- National Estuary Program Coastal Condition Report- NEP CCR (2007) - reports on the ecological and environmental condition of the 28 National Estuary Programs.
- National Coastal Condition Report II - NCCR II (2005) - reports on progress since the 2001 report.
- National Coastal Condition Report - NCCR (2001)
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