The Bureau of Statistics and Plans – Guam Coastal Management is pleased to provide its Assessment and Strategy (2026-2030) Draft for public review. The Assessment and Strategy 2026-2030 Draft document is a product of the Guam Coastal Management Program’s efforts in undergoing the Coastal Zone Enhancement Program established through Section 309 of the U.S. Coastal Zone Management Act. The Coastal Zone Enhancement Program provides an opportunity, every five years, for federally approved coastal management programs to review, assess and realize opportunities addressing one, or a multiple, of nine enhancement areas, particularly those enhancement areas that are a high priority. These nine enhancement areas are as follows.
- Wetlands: Protection, restoration, creation, or enhancement of the existing coastal wetlands;
- Special Area Management Plan: Preparing special area management plans for important coastal areas;
- Energy and Government Facility Siting: Developing policies to facilitate the siting of government and energy-related facilities and activities;
- Cumulative and Secondary Impacts: Assessing the cumulative and secondary impacts of coastal growth and development;
- Coastal Hazards: Prevent or significantly reduce threats to life and property by eliminating development and redevelopment in high-hazard areas, managing development in other hazard areas;
- Marine Debris: Reducing marine debris entering the nation’s coastal and ocean environment by managing uses and activities that contribute to the entry of such debris;
- Aquaculture: Adoption of procedures and policies to evaluate and facilitate the siting of public and private aquaculture facilities in the coastal zone;
- Ocean and Great Lake Resources: Planning for the use of ocean and Great Lake resources; and
- Public Access: Providing opportunities for public access to coastal areas of recreational, historical, aesthetic, ecological, or cultural value.
An important component for the culmination of an approved Guam Coastal Management Program Assessment and Strategy includes gaining feedback from the community. To provide the opportunity to comment, the draft Assessment and Strategy for the 2026-2030 cycle is being made available for public review.
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For any comments or concerns regarding the draft Assessment and Strategy, please provide your comments to the Bureau no later than 5:00pm, Thursday, June 19, 2025. Comments can be addressed to Ms. Lola E. Leon Guerrero, Director, Bureau of Statistics and Plans via email at lolalg@bsp.guam.gov or Mr. Edwin Reyes, Administrator, Guam Coastal Management Program, at edwin.reyes@bsp.guam.gov.
