The Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) is a part of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA). CZM's mission is to balance the impacts of human activity with the protection of coastal and marine resources. As a networked program, CZM works with other state agencies, federal agencies, local governments, academic institutions, nonprofit groups, and the general public to promote sound management of the Massachusetts coast. CZM is funded primarily through the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

CZM posts its photos to www.flickr.com/photos/MassCZM/.

CZM is responsible solely for the content uploaded to the official Flickr site, and not for any related videos or linked photos linked from other users, nor for any advertising or other content contained on the Flickr website.

If you'd like to use any of our photos for a story, blog post, printing, etc., we ask that you credit, "Photo courtesy of the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management," AS WELL AS CREDITING the individual photographer if one is listed as "courtesy of."

Also note that this photo share is hosted by Flickr and is governed by Flickr's separate website policies, including its Privacy Policy and Terms of Service . These policies apply to your use of Flickr.

For questions, please contact Robin Lacey at robin.lacey@mass.gov or (617) 890-9124.