In the January 20, 2012 Bangor Daily News: “Two recent reports from the U.S. Department of Energy attempt to attach a figure to that potential in Maine and across the country as both policymakers and energy developers seek new, more environmentally friendly ways to meet the nation’s energy demands.” Click for more. Print
The Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment released the 2012–2017 Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment Action Plan on December 7, in Saint John, New Brunswick. The plan presents the goals, outcomes and activities that the council will pursue in its continuing efforts to maintain and enhance environmental quality in...
ESIP, formed as a committee of the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment, is made up of expert advisors and volunteers from 73 organizations in the U.S. and Canada who provide information for a web-based reporting system for marine ecosystem monitoring. The first of eight planned fact sheets—four have been published already...
ESIP, the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment’s (GOMC) Ecosystem Indicator Partnership, introduced potential users to the webtools to use and the information they may gain by using them, at a joint workshop. Immediately after the workshop, designers made revisions to the tools to meet users’ needs. ESIP and the Northeastern Regional...
The Indicators Reporting Tool is an interactive web-based device that allows users to view different data affecting the Gulf of Maine in categories that include aquaculture, aquatic habitat, climate change, coastal development and nutrients. The Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment’s (GOMC) Ecosystem Indicator Partnership (ESIP) developed the tools to assist users...
By Melanie MacLean Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth NS. Each of the following articles were produced by the author listed, and summarized by Melanie MacLean for the Gulf of Maine Times. The Gulf of Maine is a dynamic, changing ecosystem. Bordered by the northeastern United States and the Canadian Maritime...
