Mission
TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE HISTORIC NAUTICAL CHARACTER AND QUALITY OF BARNSTABLE HARBOR; TO ANTICIPATE LONG-RANGE ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS AND CHALLENGES; TO ENCOURAGE A BALANCE OF PUBLIC ACCESS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES; AND TO PROMOTE SAFE AND CONVENIENT VEHICLE AND VESSEL TRAFFIC IN, ON AND ABOUT ITS WATERS, CHANNELS, TRIBUTARIES, BEACHES, LAUNCHING RAMPS AND MARINA AREAS.