MANAGEMENT ACTIONS
Management Action 1:
Develop an annual "progress review" of the implementation of CCMP recommendations.
Management Action 2:
Assess the health of the Albemarle-Pamlico Estuary and the success of CCMP recommendations in protecting the environment.
Object B:
Assess the Progress and Success of Implementing CCMP Recommendations and the Status of Environmental Quality in the Albemarle-Pamlico Region.
Strategy: The yardstick by which the CCMP must be measured is the quality of the environment in the Albemarle-Pamlico region. An annual progress review would be developed to allow for flexibility in the implementation process, to monitor the success of the CCMP, and to measure changes in the environment. In addition, the Coordinating Council may use the annual progress review to assess whether its objectives and recommended management actions are in concert with the changing environmental challenges. The progress review would allow any interested party to comment on the process and the success (or failure) of implementation strategies or structure. Reporting progress to the public and receiving comments from it is essential to the success of implementing the CCMP. The progress review would make the process dynamic and flexible, enabling changes to be made when and where necessary. Each Management Action within the plan includes an evaluation statement. These statements are designed to initiate a review of the environmental impacts of the Actions. The agencies and organizations responsible for each action would submit evaluation results to the Coordinating Council to determine whether the actions are having the intended effects on the environment. Much of the environmental review effort is dependent on the monitoring efforts of the appropriate agencies.