They are properties that support commercial and recreational fishing, boat building, shipping and rail yards, aquaculture, national defense, public safety, marine research, offshore energy production, and other water-related commercial and recreational activities.
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The goal of the Virginia Working Waterfront Master Plan is to facilitate the preservation and development of working waterfronts in Virginia.
For more information about the Working Waterfronts Program, please visit: https://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/CoastalZoneManagement/CZMIssuesInitiatives/WorkingWaterfronts.aspx
This project was funded by the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program at the DEQ through a grant of the U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA.