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Barbados Marine Spatial Plan Program Underway

The CZMU along with our national and regional partners is currently engaged in the implementation of a marine spatial plan (MSP) program for Barbados. Please click here to go to the video page dedicated to the MSP process.

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Updated Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan (2020)

The CZMU has concluded the scientific, technical, internal review and public consultation processes for the updating of the Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan for Barbados. The updated plan was laid before Parliament, approved and gazetted, making it a legally enforceable document for use by stakeholders in the physical development and environmental management sectors. Both volumes of the updated ICZM Plan as well as the boundaries of the Coastal Zone Management Area (including coordinates) can be accessed via the links below:

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Glossary of Terms

Mean Sea Level (MSL)

The average height of the surface of the sea for all stages of the tide over a 19-year period, usually determined from hourly height readings. Not necessarily equal to mean tide level. It is also the average water level that would exist in the absence of tides.

Runup, rundown

The upper and lower levels reached by a wave on a beach or coastal structure, relative to still-water level.

Undertow

A current below water surface flowing seaward; the receding water below the surface from waves breaking on a shelving beach. Actually undertow is largely mythical. As the backwash of each wave flows down the beach, a current is formed which flows seaward. However, it is a periodic phenomenon. The most common phenomena expressed as "undertow" are actually rip currents.

Ecosystem

The living organisms and the nonliving environment interacting in a given area, encompassing the relationships between biological, geochemical, and geophysical systems.

A community or several communities of organisms together with their physical environment. A conceptual view of interaction within and independence among species and communities emphasizing the nature of the flow of material and energy among these parts and the feedback loops from one part to another.

Water Level

The elevation of still water level relative to some datum.

Seashore

(Law) All ground between the ordinary high-water and low-water mark.

The shore of the sea or ocean, often used in a general sense (e.g. to visit the seashore).
An area of sandy stony rock or rocky land bordering and level with the sea.

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