Coastal Ecology

Coastal Ecology Office Director: Jan Boyd

Implementation of the Mississippi Coastal Program is the primary responsibility of the Office of Coastal Ecology. The Mississippi Coastal Programm was legislatively mandated in Section 51-15-6 of the Mississippi Code of 1972 and approved by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admniistration (NOAA) under the provisions of the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) of 1972.

In addition to coastal management responsibilities, Coastal Ecology also administers the Coastal Preserves Program, the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (Grand Bay NERR), Wetlands Permitting and other special projects.