The Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment will publish a new Gulf of Maine Action Plan in December that will be a web-based document.
Since its inception in 1989, the GOMC has had a new plan every five years that outlines its goals and mission. This one will guide the council from 2012 through 2017.
“It’s been a year of hard work by Council members and members of the Working Group” to prepare the document, said Theresa Torrent-Ellis of the Maine Coastal Program.
The plan provides the tools for the Council to meet the goals in the mission statement “to maintain and enhance environmental quality in the Gulf of Maine to allow for sustainable resource use by existing and future generations.”
The three goals under which the actions in the plan are defined are: 1) Protect and restore habitats; 2) Foster environmental and human health; and 3) Support vibrant communities.
The existing action plan, 2007-2012, may be found on the GOMC site:
http://www.gulfofmaine.org/actionplan/goal1/index.php
