coastal zone management

The Baker-Polito administration announced on Thursday that $400,000 in grants will be awarded to six coastal communities, including two here on the Southcoast.

A team from the state's Coastal Zone Management department was in New Bedford Thursday morning, collecting samples and searching for potential invasive species. CZM Director Bruce Carlisle says the surveys are part of a New England-wide project to find out which non-native species have migrated here or are becoming established...