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Bibliography

This bibliography lists reports, technical papers, and books relating to shoreline information and data. Several of the bibliography entries are available in portable document format (PDF). Download a free PDF reader from Adobe® to view these documents.
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In addition to the bibliography mentioned above, follow this link to view the USGS's Bibliography of Selected References to U.S. Marine Sand and Gravel Mineral Resources


| Sections A-F | Sections G-I | Sections M-R | Sections S-T | Sections U-Z |

| Coastal Zone Management Plans and Environmental Impact Statements |


Sections A-F

Brisco, John. 1974. American Geological Institute, Glossary of Geology, Edited by Margaret Gary, Robert McAfee, and Carol Wolf. American Geological Institute, Washington, D.C. (This may also be on the Internet)

Brisco, John. 1983. The Use of Tidal Datums in the Law. Surveying and Mapping Vol. 43 No. 2. American Society of Surveying and Mapping.

Byrnes, M.K., McBride, R., and Hiland, M. 1991. Accuracy Standards and Development of a National Shoreline Change Data Base. Coastal Sediments '91. Proceedings speciality Conference/WR Div./ASCE Seattle, WA June 1991 pp. 1027-1042. (Note: Bibliography contains 36 references to additional technical papers and reports)


California Land Surveyors Association Camfield, May 1977. Fred. E. and Morang, A. 1996. Defining and interpreting shoreline change. Ocean and Coastal Management, Vol. 32, No. 3 pp. 129-151

California Land Surveyors Association, May 1977. Proceedings: Water Boundary Workshop.

Coastal Challenges: A Guide to Coastal and Marine Issues

Coastal States Organization 1997. Putting the Public Trust Doctrine to Work - The Application of the Public Trust Doctrine to the Management of Lands, Waters and Living Resources of the Coastal States. Coastal States Organization, Washington, D.C.

Cole, George M., 1997. Water Boundaries. Available through ACSM

Cortney, J.P. III and Allen E. Graham. 1994. Tide Waters and Navigable Waters - Determination, Boundaries and Effects upon Title" The Cambridge Institutes

Cravat, Harland R. and Brewer, Ronald K. 1972. Baseline Establishment for Positioning Federal State Offshore Boundaries. Proceedings of 4th Annual Offshore Technological Conference. Marine Technology Society.

Crowell, M, Leatherman S.P., and Buckley, M.K. 1991. Historical Shoreline Change: Error Analysis and Mapping Accuracy. Journal of Coastal Research. Vol 7, No. 3 pp. 839-852

Crowell, M., and Buckley, M.K. 1993. Calculating Erosion Rates, Using Long-Term Data to Increase Data Confidence. Proceedings Coastal Engineering Considerations in Coastal Zone Management. 8th Symposium on Coastal and Ocean Management . American Shore and Beach Preservation Association/ASCE. July 1993.

Crowell, M., Leatherman, S.P. and Buckley, M.K. 1993. Shoreline Change Rate Analysis: Long Term Vs. Short Term Data. Shore and Beach April 1993.

Crowell, Mark. 1995. Mapping Shoreline Reference Features for Use in Evaluating Erosion Hazards. Proceedings Coastal Zone '95 Conference Tampa, Fl. July 1995.

Crowell, M., Douglas B.C., and Leatherman, S.P. (In Press) 1997. On Forecasting Future U.S. Shoreline Positions: A test of Algorithms. Journal of Coastal Research.


Ellis, M.Y., 1978. Coastal Mapping Handbook, Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Department of Commerce, National Ocean Service and Office of Coastal Zone Management, U.S. GPO, Washington, D.C.


FGDC, 1992. Application of Satellite Data for Mapping and Monitoring Wetlands, Fact Finding Report FGDC Wetlands Subcommittee

FGDC, 1996. Cadastral Data Content Standard for the National Spatial Data Infrastructure, FGDC, Washington, D.C.

FGDC 1997. Federal Geographic Data Committee Vegetation Classification and Information Standards. FGDC Secretariat USGS Reston, VA.

Florida Statutes, 1978. Charter 177 Part II, Coastal Mapping, State of Florida, Aug. 1978

Florida DNR, (Need Date) Tidal Boundaries in Florida, Bureau of Survey and Mapping,

Fritz, L.W., 1994. Shoreline Layer of the Master Seafloor Digital Data Base. Concept and Tutorial. NIMA HYSAS Program Office, Bethesda, MD.

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Sections G-I

Gorman, Laurel T. 1991. Annotated Bibliography of Relative Sea Level Change. Technical Report CERC-91-16 Prepared for Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Washington D.C.

Graber, Peter H.F. The Law of the Coast in a Clamshell. Shore & Beach. American Shore and Beach Preservation Association.

  • Part I: Overview of an interdisciplinary approach, October 1980, pp. 14-20;
  • Part II: The Federal Government's expanding role, January 1981, pp. 16-20;
  • Part III: The California approach, April 1981, pp. 20-25;
  • Part IV: The Florida approach, July 1981, pp. 13-20;
  • Part V: The Texas approach, October 1981, pp. 24-31;
  • Part VI: The Massachusetts approach, January 1982, pp. 13-18;
  • Part VII: The New Jersey approach, April 1982, pp. 9-14;
  • Part VIII: the Oregon approach, July 1982, pp. 16-23;
  • Part IX; The Louisiana approach, October 1982, pp. 16-23;
  • Part X: The North Carolina approach January 1983, pp. 18-23;
  • Part XI: the Washington approach, April 1983, pp. 16-21;
  • Part XII: The New York approach, July 1983, pp. 10-16;
  • Part XIII: the Hawaii approach, October 1983, pp. 9-18;
  • Part XIV: The Maryland approach, January 1984, pp. 3-10;
  • Part XV: The South Carolina Approach, April 1984, pp. 18-25;
  • Part XVI: The Maine Approach, July 1984, pp. 17-20;
  • Part XVII: The Connecticut Approach, October 1984, pp. 15-18;
  • Part XVIII: The Virginia Approach, January 1985, pp. 8-14;
  • Part XIX: The Alaska Approach, April 1985, pp. 3-8;
  • Part XX: the Delaware Approach, July 1985, pp. 9-14;
  • Part XXI: The Mississippi Approach, January 1986, pp. 3-7;
  • Part XXII: The Georgia Approach, July 1986, pp. 3-7;
  • Part XXIII: the New Hampshire Approach, January 1987, pp. 12-17,
  • Part XXIV: The Pennsylvania Approach, April 1988, pp. 12-17;
  • Part XXVI: The Rhode Island Approach, April 1989;


Harrington, Charles, E., 1993. Maritime Boundaries on National Ocean Service Nautical Charts. Cartographic Perspectives, Bulletin of the North American Cartographic Information Society. No. 14, Winter 1993.

Hicks, Stacey D., 1980. The National Tidal Datum Convention of 1980. U.S. Department of Commerce, National Ocean Survey.

Hicks, Stacy D., 1984, et seq. Tide and Current Glossary, NOAA/National Ocean Service. Rockville, MD. See URL http://www.opsd.nos.noaa.gov/tideglos.html

Hicks, S. D., 1985. Tidal Datums and Their Uses - A Summary. Shore and Beach, January 1985.

Hicks, Stacy D., 1988. Fantastic Tidal Datums NOAA/NOS. Rockville, MD.


International Hydrographic Office, 1996. International Transfer Standard for Digital Hydrographic Data. Edition 3.9, IHO Special Publication No. 57 International Hydrographic Bureau, Monaco.

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Sections M-R

Maloney, Frank E. and Ausness, R. 1974. The Use and Legal Significance of the Mean High Water Line in Coastal Boundary Mapping. North Carolina Law Review, Vol. 53, No. 2

Maloney, Frank E. 1978. The Ordinary High Water Mark The Ordinary High Water Mark. Attempts at Setting an Unsettled Boundary Line. Law and Water Law Review, University of Wyoming, Vol XIII, No. 2.

Michel, J. and Dahlin J., 1993. Guidelines for Developing Digital Environmental Sensitivity Index Atlases and Data Bases. NOAA/ORCA/HAZMAT with Research Planning, Inc.

Michel, Jacquiline and Byron, Ilene. 1997. Shoreline Assessment Manual. NOAA National Ocean Service. Seattle, WA.

Michel, J., Halls, J., Zengel, S., Dahlin, J. 1995. Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS ORCA 92. Prepared by Research Planning, Inc. Columbia, SC

Micel, J., Christopherson, S., and Whipple, F. 1994. Mechanical Protection Guidelines. Research Planning, Inc., Columbia, South Carolina; National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, US Coast Guard National Strike Force.

Marine Law Institute, 1988. Managing the Shoreline for Water Dependent Use. University of Maine School of Law in associati0n with Land Use Group., Robinson and Cole. Prepared for the New England/New York Coastal Zone Task Force

Marmer, H. A., Tidal Datum Planes, 1951. Special Publ. No. 135, USC&GS, DOC, Revised 1951.


National Imagery and Mapping Agency, 1997. The United States Imagery and Geospatial System Data Model, Volume 4--Nautical--NIMA: Standards and Interoperability Division Bethesda, MD.

NOAA/DMA, 1990. Chart No. 1, Nautical Chart Symbols Abbreviations and terms, 9th Edition January 1990. Joint NOAA/DMA publication.

NOAA, 1992. Shoreline Countermeasures Manual. Temperate Coastal Environments. NOAA Hazardous Materials Response and Assessment Division (HAZMAT) Seattle, WA

NOAA, 1993. Shoreline Countermeasures Manual. Tropical Coastal Environments. NOAA Hazardous Materials Response and Assessment Division (HAZMAT), Seattle, WA


Phillips, John O., 1971, 1997. (In Draft) The National Coastal Zone Management Effectiveness Study. Coastal Zone '97 Conference Boston, MA.

Phillips, John O., 1971. Coastal Boundary Services. International Hydrographic Review, Vol XLVII, No.1.


Reed, Michael W. 2000. Shore and Sea Boundaries, The Development of International Maritime Boundary Principles Through United States Practice. U.S. Department of Commerce Publication 10-1, Vol 3. U.S. GPO, Washington, D.C.

Robbins, J. Michael and Hershman, Marc J. 1974. Boundaries of the Coastal Zone: A Survey of State Laws, Coastal Zone Management Journal, Vol 1, No. 3, pp. 305.331.

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Sections S-T

San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission. 1979. San Francisco Bay Plan. National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration.

Schoenbaum, Thomas J. 1972. Public Rights and Coastal Zone Management, University of North Carolina School of Law. The North Carolina Law Review, Vol 51, No.1

Shalowitz, A.L., 1964. Shore and Sea Boundaries--with special reference to the interpretation and use of Coast and Geodetic Survey Data. U.S. Department of Commerce Publication 10-1, Two Volumes, U.S. GPO, Washington, D.C.

Swainson, O.W., 1928. Topographic Manual, Special Publication No. 144, DOC, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.

Swanson, L. 1973. Topographic Manual Part II, Special Publ. No. 249, USC&GS, DOC. 1949. Manual of Surveying Instructions, Technical Bulletin 6, BLM, DOI. (55.3)

Swanson, R.L., 1949. Topographic Manual, Part II, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Special Publication 249.DOC U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.


Tri-Service CADD/GIS, 1996. GIS Spatial Data Standards. Department of Defense Tri-Service Technology Center, Vicksburg, MS.

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Sections U-W

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1994. Civil Works Engineering Manual EM-1110-2-1003--Hydrographic Surveying.

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1976. Hydrographic Manual, Fourth Edition, NOAA/NOS Washington, D.C. Chapter 3.2, Shoreline Surveys.

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1983. Coastal Zone Management: An Annotated Bibliography NOAA.

U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), United States Coast Pilot 1, Atlantic Coast: Eastport to Cape Cod, 30th Edition (Washington, DC: NOS, 1996).

U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), United States Coast Pilot 2, Atlantic Coast: Cape Cod to Sandy Hook, 29th Edition (Washington, DC: NOS, 1996).

U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), United States Coast Pilot 3, Atlantic Coast: Sandy Hook, 33rd Edition (Washington, DC: NOS, 1997).

U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), United States Coast Pilot 4, Atlantic Coast: Cape Henry to Key West, 31st Edition (Washington, DC: NOS, 1996).

U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), United States Coast Pilot 5, Atlantic Coast: Gulf of Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands, 27th Edition (Washington, DC: NOS, 1997).

U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), United States Coast Pilot 6, Great Lakes: Lakes Ontario, Erie, Huron, Michigan, and Superior and St. Lawrence River, 27th Edition (Washington, DC: NOS, 1997).

U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), United States Coast Pilot 7, Pacific Coast: California, oregon, Washington, and Hawaii, 30th Edition (Washington, DC: NOS, 1995).

U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), United States Coast Pilot 8, Pacific Coast Alaska: Dixon Entrance to Cape Spencer, 22nd Edition (Washington, DC: NOS, 1996). (54.9 M)

U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), United States Coast Pilot 9, Pacific and Arctic Coasts Alaska: Cape Spencer to Beaufort Sea, 17th Edition (Washington, DC: NOS, 1995).

U.S. Department of the Interior, 1979. Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States, FGDC Standards for Wetlands, Approved by FGDC December 1996.

U.S. Department of Commerce, (various Dates) United States Coast Pilot (9 Volumes) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service.

U.S. Department of the Interior, 1979. Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States, FGDC Standards for Wetlands, Approved by FGDC December 1996.


Van Zandt, Franklin K., 1976. Boundaries of the United States and the Several States. U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 909. USGS and GPO


Williams, S. J., Penland, S. and Sallenger, A.H., 1991. Results of Geological Processes Studies of Barrier Island Erosion and Wetlands Loss in Coastal Louisiana. In Coastal Wetlands, Proceedings of the Coastal Zone '91 Conference.

Wells, D., Kleusberg, A., & Vanicek, P. 1996. A seamless Vertical Reference Surface for Acquisition, Management and ECDIS Display of Hydrographic Data. U. New Brunswick, Technical Report No. 179,

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| Sections A-F | Sections G-I | Sections M-R | Sections S-T | Sections U-Z |

| Coastal Zone Management Plans and Environmental Impact Statements |

Coastal Zone Management Plans and Environmental Impact Statements Containing References to Shoreline Use

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1979. Alabama Coastal Area Management Program, Final Environmental Impact Statement, NOAA and Alabama Coastal Area Board.

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1979. State of Alaska Coastal Management Program and Final Environmental Impact Statement, NOAA Office of Coastal Management.

California Coastal Zone Conservation Commission. 1975. California Coastal Plan (Prepared with NOAA)

State of California, 1979. San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission. California, San Francisco Bay Plan, Prepared with NOAA.

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1980. Connecticut Coastal Management Program and Final Environmental Impact Statement, NOAA and Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. (53.5 M)

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1979. Delaware Coastal Management Program and Final Environmental Impact Statement. NOAA and Delaware Office of Management, Budget, and Planning.


U.S. Department of Commerce, 1981. Florida Coastal Management Program, Final Environmental Impact Statement, NOAA and State of Florida, Department of Environmental Regulation, Office of Coastal Management.

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1997. State of Georgia Coastal Management Program and Draft Environmental Impact Statement, NOAA and Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1978. State of Hawaii Coastal Management Program and Draft Environmental Impact Statement – NOAA and Hawaii Department of Planning and Economic Development.

State of Hawaii, Office of State Planning, 1988. Hawaii Coastal Zone Management Program (prepared with NOAA), revision of 1978 document.

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1980. Louisiana Coastal Resources Program, Final Environmental Impact Statement, NOAA and Louisiana Department of Natural Resources.

Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, 1996. A Coastal User’s guide to the Louisiana Coastal Resources Program, (manual to Support Louisiana Coastal Resources Program FEIS) Louisiana Department of Natural Resources

F-L States | M-N States | O-R States | S-W States

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1978. Maine Coastal Program and Final Environmental Impact Statement, NOAA and Maine State Planning Office.

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1978. Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management Program and Final Environmental Impact Statement, NOAA and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Executive office of Environmental Affairs.

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1978. State of Maryland Coastal Management and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (61.5 M). NOAA and Maryland Department of Natural Resources.

U.S. Department of Commerce. 1978. State of Michigan Coastal Management Program and Final Environmental Impact Statement. NOAA and Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1983. Mississippi Coastal Program, NOAA and Mississippi Department of Wildlife Conservation.

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1982. New Hampshire Coastal Program Ocean Harbor Segment and Final Environmental Impact Statement.

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1978. State of New Jersey, Coastal Management Program Bay and Ocean Shore Segment and Final Environmental Impact Statement. NOAA and State of New Jersey, Dept. of Environmental Protection.

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1982. State of New York Coastal Management Program and Final Environmental Impact Statement. NOAA and New York Department of State, Three Volumes.

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1978. State of North Carolina Coastal Management Program and Final Environmental Impact Statement. NOAA and North Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Community Development.

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1980. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Coastal Resources Management Program and Final Environmental Impact Statement.

F-L States | M-N States | O-R States | S-W States


U.S. Department of Commerce, 1997. State of Ohio. Coastal Management Program and Final Environmental Impact Statement, 2 vols. NOAA and Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission, 1976. Oregon Coastal Zone Management Program, (Prepared with NOAA).

State of Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development, 1988. Oregon Coastal Management Program (prepared with NOAA). Revision of 1977 document.

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1980. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Coastal Zone Management Program and Final Environmental Impact Statement. NOAA and State of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Resources.

State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Office of the Governor, 1978. Rhode Island Coastal Management Program, (Prepared with NOAA), Two Volumes. (17.7 M)

US, Department of Commerce, 1983. State of Rhode Island Coastal Management Program and Final Environmental Impact Statement. NOAA Office of Coastal Zone Management.

Rhode Island, State Guide Plan Overview. 1984. Report No. 48 of the Coastal Resources Management Program, Rhode Island State Wide Planning Program. (18.7 M)

F-L States | M-N States | O-R States | S-W States


US, Department of Commerce, 1979. State of South Carolina Coastal Management Program and Final Environmental Impact Statement. NOAA Office of Coastal Zone Management. (56.4 M)

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1996. Texas Coastal Management Program, Final Environmental Impact Statement, NOAA and State of Texas Coastal Coordination Council.

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1994 (Re-Print), Virginia Coastal Resource Management Program – Final Environmental Impact Statement. NOAA Office of Coastal Zone Management and Council of Environment Commonwealth of Virginia. (47.3 M)

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1976. State of Washington Coastal Zone Management and Final Environmental Impact Statement, NOAA and State of Washington Office of the Governor.

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1978. State of Wisconsin Coastal Management Program and Final Environmental Impact Statement, NOAA and State of Wisconsin Coastal Management Program Office.


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