The information below provides a checklist of essential process information the coastal manager needs to understand in order to implement an appropriate saltmarsh management strategy. It covers both saltmarsh specific and estuary/bay-wide processes. The management of saltmarshes cannot be divorced from the wider understanding of the functioning of the estuary or bay within which they sit.

The key information required on estuary and bay processes is summarised below:

The key information required on the saltmarsh itself is: