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Established in 1985 as the Buzzards Bay Project, our mission is to protect and restore water quality and living resources in Buzzards Bay and its watershed through the implementation of the Buzzards Bay Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan.

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  • NEP Awards $138,000 in Grants to Protect Habitat and Water Quality
  • 2024 Year in Review
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  • Calculating Geometric Means (with online calculator)
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This website was started in 1997 to support the implementation of the Buzzards Bay Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan. The views or information contained here do not necessarily reflect the views of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the US EPA. Text by Dr. Joe Costa and Buzzards Bay NEP staff.
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