Resources
Gulf of Maine Library Collection
This library is comprised of all the research papers, conference proceedings,
monitoring guidebooks, annual reports, and newsletters which the Maine
State Planning Office gathered in an effort to become the official home
of the Gulf of Maine Library. It consists of nearly 200 documents,
and aims to provide the Gulf of Maine community with the information it
needs to make good decisions about the future of this precious region.
The materials in the following list are in no particular order. We are in
the process of developing a cataloging system and searchable database, but
for the time being, use your browser's search function (found in the EDIT
menu) to find particular words, names, locations, etc. Documents cited near
the bottom of the page include abstracts and, in some case, full documents.
Contact David Keeley if you would like to
borrow or copy any of these documents.
"Identification of Important Coastal Habitats in Coastal New Hampshire"
(Arnold Banner and Gerald Hayes, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)
"Marine Monitoring Programs in the Gulf of Maine, An Inventory" (H. Chandler
for the Gulf of Maine Council and Maine State Planning Office, 2001)
"Characterization and Mitigation of Marine Debris in the Gulf of Maine"
(Peter Hoagland and Hauke L. Kite-Powell, Woods Hole Research Consortium,
October 1997)
Development of
a Mercury Cycling Model for the Bay of Fundy / Gulf of Maine Region;
Progress Report. E.M. Sunderland and F.A.P.C. Gobas. February 2001. 37 pp.
Protecting the Gulf of Maine from
Land Based Activities, Workshop I: Issues, Priorities and Actions. Global
Programme of Action Coalition for the Gulf of Maine. 27-29 April 1998. 21
pp.
Protecting the Gulf of Maine from
Land Based Activities, Workshop II: Developing Strategies and Actions.
Global Programme of Action Coalition for the Gulf of Maine. 15-17 November
1998. 32 pp.
Sustaining Resources in the Gulf of Maine:
Toward Regional Management of Actions. Judith Pederson, David Vander
Zwaag. January 1997. 103 pp.
Habitat Sustainability Index Models for Casco
and Sheepscot Bays, Maine. Strategic Environmental Assessments Division,
Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment, National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration and Gulf of Maine Project, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service. June 1997. 86 pp.
Gulfwatch Environmental Monitoring: Review
and Assessment - Preliminary Report to the Gulf of Maine Council. Bruce W.
Tripp. 13 June 1997.
Gulfwatch Environmental
Monitoring: Review and Assessment - Final Report to the Gulf of Maine
Council. Bruce W. Tripp. 3 October 1997.
Gulf of Maine Baseline Data
Information: A Survey of the Science, Policy and Management Communities in
the Gulf of Maine. Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment.
September 1998. 20 pp.
Gulf of Maine Habitat: Workshop Proceedings,
Regional Association for Research on the Gulf of Maine. Report number
94-2, Stevenson, D., and Braasch, E., Editors. 146 pp.
Land-Based Sources of Pollution: An
Inventory of the Gulf of Maine. Maine State Planning Office, Maine Coastal
Program. May 1995. 42 pp.
Penobscot Bay Maine - National Estuary
Program Nomination. Gro Flatebo and Anne Hayden. March 1995.
The Garden in the Sea: Remote Sensing for
Marine Resource Users, Managers and Educators. 16 May 1996.
The Gulf of Maine Regional Marine
Research Program: Report on Research Program. May 1997.
Restoration of Coastal Habitats and
Species in the Gulf of Maine. Christopher D. Cornelisen. August 1998.
Gulf of Maine 1996 Bibliography.
Regional Association for Research on the Gulf of Maine. 1996. 15 pp.
Gulf of Maine 1997 Bibliography.
Regional Association for Research on the Gulf of Maine. 1997. 11 pp.
Gulf of Maine 1998 Bibliography.
Regional Association for Research on the Gulf of Maine. 1998. 11 pp.
St. Croix International Waterway Commission.
St. Croix International Waterway: A Heritage - A Future. June 1990. 142
pp.
Braasch, Eugenia. Gulf of Maine Circulation
Modeling Workshop Proceedings. 15-16 November 1993. 102 pp.
Government of Canada.
Canada’s Green Plan. 1990. 174 pp.
Environment Canada. Health of Our Oceans
1987/1989 Progress Report. November 1989. 32 pp.
Maritime Resource Management
Service. Nova Scotia Fisheries Atlas. May 1982. 44 pp.
Hunter and Associates. Fundy Coastal Zone
Study - Map Descriptions.
Hunter and Associates. Fundy Coastal Zone
Study. 287 pp.
Marine Law Institute. Comparative
Assessment of State Laws Protecting the Marine Environment of the Gulf of
Maine - Appendix F: Summaries and Abstracts of State Laws. February 1991.
Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine
Environment. Evaluation of GulfWatch 1992. June 1994. 141 pp.
Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine
Environment Monitoring Committee. Gulfwatch Project - Standard Procedures
for Field Sampling, Measurement and Sample Preparation. 1994. 16 pp.
Environment Canada. The Atlantic Region
of Canada: An Ecological Perspective. March 1984. 28 pp.
International Joint Commission.
Atmospheric Deposition to the Gulf of Maine - Interim Report. August 1994.
47 pp.
Coastal 2000 - A Consultation Paper.
July 1994. 109 pp.
The Chewonki Foundation. The Wild
Gulf - Teaching Each Other About the Gulf of Maine Watershed. 15 pp.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration. Executive Summary of Actions Identified at the NOAA/Gulf
of Maine Council Regional Coordination Meeting. June 14-15, 2000. 3 pp.
Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine
Environment. Annual Report 1991/1992. 12 pp.
Environment Canada. Atlantic
Region - State of the Environment Reporting. 12 pp.
Van Dusen, Katrina. Our Fragile Gulf. 1990.
7 pp.
Pearce, Jack. The Health of the Gulf of
Maine Ecosystem: Cumulative Impacts of Multiple Stressors - Workshop
Executive Summary. 18-20 September 1995. 15 pp.
Maine Sunday Telegram. A
Special Reprint from the Pages of the Maine Sunday Telegram. August 28,
1988. 27 pp.
Van Dusen, Katrina. The Gulf of Maine:
Sustaining Our Common Heritage Executive Summary. November 1989.
Gulf of Maine 1993 Bibliography.
Regional Association for Research on the Gulf of Maine. 1993. 5 pp.
Sanctuary Journal of the
Massachusetts Audubon Society. October 1990. 30 pp.
Hildebrand, Larry and Barry Jones. Summary
Report from the Canada - U.S. Regional Workshop on Coastal Zone Management
- Experiences and Approaches. November 17-18, 1993. 12 pp.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Gulf
of Maine Coastal and Estuary Program. March 1991. 9 pp.
Brooks, David A., A Brief Overview of
the Physical Oceanography of the Gulf of Maine. 18 pp.
Larsen, Peter Foster and Henri E.
Gaudette. Spatial and Temporal Aspects of Sedimentary Trace Metal
Concentrations in Mid-Coast Maine. 1991. 8 pp.
Gottholm, B. William and Donna D. Turgeon.
Toxic Contaminants in the Gulf of Maine. 15 pp.
Wells, Peter G. and John Gratwick.
Canadian Conference on Marine Environmental Quality: Proceedings. February
29 - March 3, 1988. 320 pp.
Mandale Consulting. The Economic
Value of Marine-Related Resources in New Brunswick. May 2000. 76 pp.
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Proceedings of the Gulf
of Maine Ecosystem Dynamics. Gordon T. Wallace, Eugenia F. Braasch.
16-19 September, 1996. 352 pp.
The Regional Association for Research on the Gulf of Maine
was founded in 1991, based on the recognition that there was a need to
stimulate, facilitate and coordinate scientific research focused on the
Gulf of Maine as a natural system. This association planned and initiated
the Gulf of Maine Ecosystem Dynamics Scientific Symposium and Workshop
which took place from September 16-19, 1996 in St. Andrews, New Brunswick.
This resource is comprised of the panel remarks, plenary session papers,
and working group reports which were presented during the proceedings
of that week. One of the main goals for this scientific workshop was to
produce the next generation of research priorities and scientific questions
for the Gulf of Maine. Panel discussions focused on the contemporary management
issues requiring scientific research, and the plenary session papers included
such topics as Ecosystem Modeling Assessment and Human-Induced Biological
Changes in the Gulf of Maine.
Gulf of Maine Ecosystem
Dynamics Scientific Symposium and Workshop Participant List. Gulf of Maine
Council on the Marine Environment. October 16, 1996.
The Regional Association for Research on the Gulf of Maine was founded
in 1991, based on the recognition that there was a need to stimulate,
facilitate and coordinate scientific research focused on the Gulf of Maine
as a natural system. This association planned and initiated the Gulf of
Maine Ecosystem Dynamics Scientific Symposium and Workshop which took
place from September 16-19, 1996 in St. Andrews, New Brunswick. This resource
is a list all of all the people who participated in this Scientific Symposium
and Workshop.
Characterization and Mitigation
of Marine Debris in the Gulf of Maine. Porter Hoagland and Hauke L. Kit-Powell.
October 1997. 41 pp. View this entire Document!!
This report examines data on the temporal and spatial distribution of
marine debris in the Gulf of Maine and the effectiveness of policy responses.
It consists of two main parts: (1) the development of a historical "baseline"
for marine debris distributions in the Gulf of Maine and (2) a review
of existing debris reduction and prevention policies in the Gulf and elsewhere.
The purpose of the report is to provide guidance for the future efforts
to address the problems of marine debris in the Gulf of Maine. Two of
the main conclusions of this study include the following: some 80 to 85
percent of marine debris collected in beach cleanups appears to be from
shore-based sources, and the lack of data makes it difficult to establish
the success or failure of particular approaches to marine debris.
Identification of the
Regionally Significant Habitats in the Gulf of Maine: A Report on the
Peer Review of the Great Bay and Quoddy Region Pilot Projects. Peter Auster,
Syma Ebbin. October 1997. 18 pp.
In their Action Plan, the Gulf of Maine Council outlined the need to
identify "regionally significant habitats" in the Gulf of Maine
for protection, restoration, and enhancement. A habitat panel, formed
by the Council, agreed that such habitats could be identified as those
areas of greatest importance to highly regarded species. After a survey
was conducted to develop and rank a list of "priority species"
based upon a variety of social and ecological criteria, two pilot projects
were carried out to demonstrate approaches to delineating regionally significant
habitats; one each in Great Bay and Passamaquoddy Bay. This document is
a report of the results of a Peer Review which was convened to evaluate
the results of the pilot projects and assess the projects based on general
and technical acceptability of the findings, and the methods applied.
This report basically summarizes the discussions of the panel which address
each of the review criteria.
Shipping/Right Whale Workshop New England Aquarium
Aquatic Forum Series Report 97-3. Amy R. Knowlton, Scott D. Kraus.
April 17-18, 1997. 247 pp.
The New England Aquarium in Boston, Massachusetts held a Forum entitled
"Shipping/Right Whale Workshop" on April 17th and 18th, 1997,
to provide an opportunity for representatives from the shipping industry,
the scientific and conservation communities, and the federal and state
agencies responsible for protecting right whales and regulating shipping
to initiate discussions on developing a strategy to reduce the impact
of shipping on right whales. The workshops goal was to have forum
participants examine current research and mitigation initiatives, possible
technological solutions, potential regulatory measures, and the operational
structure of the shipping industry. This resource includes all the working
group discussion points and summaries developed at the workshop, and the
plenary session papers that were presented. The findings and recommendations
concluded upon by the end of the workshop are included as well.
Marine Conservation News-Vol.
9, No. 1, Spring 1997. Center for Marine Conservation. 23 pp.
Marine Conservation News is published by the Center for Marine Conservation,
committed to protecting ocean environments and conserving the global abundance
and diversity of marine life through science-based advocacy, research,
and public education, and the promotion of informed citizen participation
to reverse the degradation of our oceans. This volume is particularly
important to the Gulf of Maine program for its article Saving Whales
and Dolphins, One Fishery at a Time. This article sites the Gulf
of Maine Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Team as one of its conservation
teams fighting in the Gulf for a marine mammal species. The article also
sites the Gulf of Maine sink gillnet fishery as one fishery contributing
to mortality of right whales exceeding the biological level that would
allow the species to grow.
Operational Gulf of Maine
Council Environmental Data and Information Management System. Wendell
S. Brown, Karen M. Garrison.
Environmental Data and Information Management System (EDIMS) is on-line
resource for the Gulf of Maine Program. This document is a printout of
the main bits of information available for use on the Internet. There
is an Information Management Committee bulletin board where you
can post a message. There is an address database which can be searched
by e-mail address, name, or keyword, as well as allow for new addresses
to be entered. There is also mailing lists, worldwide web access statistics
for EDIMS, and a searchable directory for databases. The most important
features also available for use are the document library and publications
list. Here, certain documents can be downloaded for personal use and a
large list of publications concerning the Gulf of Maine are suggested.
One neat thing that is provided here is a list of web sites that people
in the Gulf of Maine community might be interested in.
Gulf of Maine News-Winter. Regional
Association for Research on the Gulf of Maine. 1996. 16 pp.
This newsletter is published by the Regional Association for Research
on the Gulf of Maine, which was founded in 1991, based on the recognition
that there was a need to stimulate, facilitate and coordinate scientific
research focused on the Gulf of Maine as a natural system. In this issue,
winter 1996, there are three main articles: Land-Ocean Interactions
in the Coastal Zone: An International Science Program with Relevance to
the Gulf of Maine, Canada GLOBEC Atlantic Program, and
Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) in the Gulf of Maine Sediments
Visualized by Principal Component Analysis (PCA). In this newsletter,
there is a workshop reports and updates section, a resources section,
and a section called the Internet corner. There is also a calendar with
upcoming dates of Gulf of Maine importance.
Gulf of Maine 1995 Bibliography.
Regional Association for Research on the Gulf of Maine. 1995. 12 pp.
The 1995 Gulf of Maine bibliography was published by the Regional Association
for Research on the Gulf of Maine, which was founded in 1991, based on
the recognition that there was a need to stimulate, facilitate and coordinate
scientific research focused on the Gulf of Maine as a natural system.
The bibliography contains scientific contact information for members of
the biology, chemistry, geology, hydrology, interdisciplinary, management,
and physics communities working in the Gulf of Maine. The names were obtained
by searching for the following keywords: gulf of maine, bay of fundy,
georges bank, georges basin, scotian shelf, maine, nova scotia, massachusetts,
cape cod, estuarine, and coast. The contact information for these contacts
was accurate as of November, 1995.
Identification of Important
Habitats in the Lower Casco Bay (Maine) Watershed, Arnold Banner and Jon
Libby. View this entire document!!
This report focuses on the clear depiction of important habitats in Gulf
of Maine/Casco Bay area, offering species habitat maps and listing funding
opportunities for local conservation groups interested in habitat protection.
Mapping Important Habitats
of Coastal New Hampshire, Arnold Banner and Gerald Hayes
PDF. Available!!
The Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment,US Fish and Wildlife
Gulf of Maine Project, and the Huntsman Marine Center cooperatively supported
2 pilot projects to map important habitats in U.S. and Canadian coastal
areas. The pilot projects in Great Bay, New Hampshire and in Passamaquoddy
Bay, New Brunswick were intended to develop methods for selection of evaluation
species, for identifying and rating those species' habitats, for determining
regionally important habitats based on that information, and for use of
the maps and associated information in resource conservation. The analysis
for Great Bay is described in detail, and maps of important habitats are
displayed on this and linked webpages. These maps are being distributed
to government agencies and to local conservation interests for their use
in habitat conservation.
Citizens Guide to Protecting
Natural Resources of Boston Harbor. The Boston Harbor Association. 1998.
12 pp. (English and Spanish)
This guide was published by the Boston Harbor Association, a nonprofit
organization founded in 1973 to promote a clean, alive and accessible
Boston Harbor, and was funded by the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine
Environment. The citizens guide highlights ways that you can help
keep Boston Harbor swimmable and fishable by taking actions at home, on
the water, and in the community. For the home, this guide suggests environmentally
safe ways to deal with household products, paint & other solvents,
automotive products, and pesticides & fertilizers. It also provides
easy ways of conserving water. On the water, this guide advises taking
action if you see a potential pollution problem, and being an environmentally
friendly boater. In the community, this guide suggests organizing a community
service project, volunteering as a water quality monitor, contacting public
officials, getting media coverage, or joining a local nonprofit organization.
Doing these kinds of things is essential to making a difference for our
environment. Also available in Spanish.
How Animal Wastes Pollute
Water, and What You Can Do About It: An Integrated Monitoring and Education
- Project Fecal Coliform Data Report. Ipswich River Watershed Association.
15 pp.
This report focuses on the impact of domestic animal wastes on fecal
coliform levels in the mainstream and tributaries in the non-tidal lower
basin of the Ipswich River. The document mainly contains the scientific
results of water samples that were collected and analyzed for fecal coliform
and optical brighteners during both dry weather and wet weather events.
The author points out that high concentrations of fecal coliform bacteria
in the river and its tributaries have severely impacted the shellfishing
industry in Ipswich, and the main conclusion to the study is that a great
deal of work still needs to be done in order to make it safe to reopen
the shellfish beds in the Ipswich area because fecal coliform levels are
too high. This document is just one of three main tasks for the How
Animal Wastes Pollute Water, and What You Can Do About It project,
the other two being an inventory of town records to determine where sources
of fecal contaminant exist near the mainstream or a tributary, and educational
materials for all grade levels centered around a "hands on, seeing
is believing" approach to learning an awareness of how activities
throughout the watershed impact the coastal zone.
Common Tern Habitat Restoration.
Audubon Society of New Hampshire. Sept 20, 1998. 33 pp.
This resource documents a project to protect, manage and enhance the
breeding population of common terns on White and Seavey Islands of New
Hampshire through a continued presence on the islands and the development
and implementation of an outreach program designed to educate coastal
resource users. The project had four main objectives: (1) to enhance and
expand the established tern colony on Seavey Island, (2) to monitor common
tern breeding populations on the New Hampshire mainland, (3) to contribute
information to the development of a management plan by the Department
of Resources and Economic Development to ensure the long term protection
of White and Seavey Islands as a colonial seabird nesting site, and (4)
to inform New Hampshire coastal residents and visitors about tern ecology,
restoration and protection in the Gulf of Maine. This document presents
the evaluations and recommendations produced from this project, as well
as how the project was executed. Results from both the 1997 and 1998 field
seasons were extremely encouraging.
Gulf of Maine Regional
Marine Research Program Report on Research Program. Gulf of Maine Marine
Research Program. February 1995. 140 pp.
In November 1990, Public Law 101-593 was signed into law. It authorized
the establishment of nine Regional Marine Research (RMR) Programs to:
(1) set priorities for regional marine and coastal research in support
of efforts to safeguard the water quality and ecosystem health of each
region, and (2) carry out such research through grants and improved coordination.
The Gulf of Maine is one of the nine regions. This document is a report
on the Gulf of Maine Regional Marine Research Program. It presents the
findings and conclusions of on-going research projects conducted in the
Gulf of Maine region as of February 1995; it also offers recommendations
for improvements in the design or implementation of programs for the protection
of the marine environment. The report includes data and information concerning
ecosystem health within the Gulf region and appendices which provide technical
progress reports and summaries of research proposals funded in the first
three years of the Gulf of Maine RMRP. There are progress reports for
twelve research projects.
Proceedings of the Gulf
of Maine Scientific Workshop, 8-10 January 1991. Jack Wiggin, Christopher
N.K. Mooers. December 1992. 388 pp.
The Gulf of Maine Scientific workshop (GOMSW) was the multidisciplinary
initiative of a group of U.S. and Canadian ocean scientists and environmental
managers. Created by the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment,
the GOMSW was structured with invited talks, poster presentations, and
working groups, all designed to promote communications across disciplinary,
functional and national boundaries. This workshop, which took place from
January 8th to the 10th, 1991 at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute,
gathered 250 coastal ocean research scientists and engineers, environmental
managers, commercial and industrial leaders and informed citizens. This
resource is comprised of the opening remarks, invited papers providing
a Gulf overview, and working group reports which were presented during
the proceedings of those few days. The resource also provides such things
as a list of all workshop participants, a list of Gulf of Maine research
and monitoring programs, and all poster session papers presented during
the workshop.
Proceedings of the Fourth
National Citizens Volunteer Monitoring Conference, April 10-14,
1994. Eleanor Ely. 1994. 140 pp.
April 10th to the 14th, 1994, the Environmental Protection Agency co-sponsored
the fourth in a series of National Volunteer Water Monitoring Conferences.
More than 300 people - volunteer program organizers, volunteer monitors,
government and business representatives, and educators - came to Portland,
Oregon to share their experiences, insights, methodologies, questions,
and enthusiasm. This document is comprised of all the plenary papers that
were presented during the week, and these papers show, among other things,
that volunteer programs nationwide are working to develop collaborative
partnerships with businesses, government, and universities. A complete
address list of all those who attended the conference is given as well.
The conference was held at Portland State University.
Effects of Fishing Gear
on the Sea Floor of New England. Eleanor M. Dorsey, Judith Pederson. 1998.
160 pp.
This document presents the discussion and research that was initiated
by a conference that occurred on May 30, 1997 at the Warren Conference
Center in Ashland, Massachusetts. The purpose of the conference was to
present available information about effects of fishing gear on New Englands
sea floor and on fishing productivity, benthic habitats, and biodiversity.
This resource includes all the papers delivered at the conference, as
well as a summary of discussion and recommendations from the conference,
but is not limited to a simple report of the conference proceedings. This
document also includes the following: fishermens perspectives on
their gear and on fish habitat, two additional papers researched after
the conference, an overview of the geology of New Englands sea floor,
and a section of additional observations by fishermen and scientists.
A discussion of the management implications and options is beyond the
scope of this resource. Among those responsible for the funding of this
volume are the Center for Marine Conservation, the National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation, and the Regional Marine Research Program for the Gulf of Maine.
Volunteer Estuary Monitoring:
A Methods Manual. United States Environmental Protection Agency. 1993.
176 pp.
This resource is a manual which compiles methodologies and techniques
used in volunteer programs for estuarine waters across the United States.
This information is useful not only to the citizen monitor but also to
the administrators of these volunteer monitoring efforts. This manual
describes specific techniques that managers can use to enhance exiting
programs or to launch a new volunteer monitoring program. The focus of
this document is the identification of those water quality parameters
that are most important in determining an estuarys water quality.
The significance of each parameter and specific methods to monitor it
are then detailed in a step-by-step fashion. This manual stresses proper
quality assurance and quality control techniques to ensure that the data
are useful to state agencies and any other data users. This resource is
a companion document to Volunteer Water Monitoring: A Guide
for State Managers, and is published by the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
Quality Assurance Plan
For The Friends of Casco Bays Citizens Water Quality Monitoring
Program. Friends of Casco Bay. March 1993, Received April 1995. 48 pp.
The goal of the Friends of Casco Bay Citizens Water Quality Monitoring
program is to coordinate a baywide citizen monitoring program which will
provide quality data to assist in the monitoring and protection of the
waters of Casco Bay and its watershed. To meet this goal, quality assurance
and quality control must be paramount in the program. These concepts are
emphasized in volunteer training and in the development of sampling and
analytical procedures. This documents presents the methods, procedures,
and maintenance necessary to carry out and report the findings of this
monitoring program in Casco Bay. It serves as a manual for the ongoing
assessment of water quality in the Casco Bay. Casco Bay is part of the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Estuary Program, and the
Citizens Water Quality Monitoring program is funded by the Casco
Bay Estuary Project, organized and implemented by the Friends of Casco
Bay.
Quality Assurance Project
Plan For The Citizens Monitoring Project Citizens Program
For The Chesapeake Bay, Inc. Chesapeake Bay, Inc. 1987.
Citizens Program for the Chesapeake Bay, Inc. (CPCB) sponsored a pilot
water quality testing project for volunteers as part of its Chesapeake
Bay Program (CBP) public participation grant from the Environmental Protection
Agency. The data collected in this project can be used to further assist
in determining seasonal and temporal trends and evaluating the water quality
status of selected tributaries to the Bay. This documents presents the
methods, procedures, and maintenance necessary to carry out and report
the findings of this monitoring program in the Chesapeake Bay. It serves
as a manual for the ongoing assessment of water quality in the Bay, and
provides the necessary background for volunteers wishing to add their
contribution to the success of the program.
50 Years of Population
Change Along The Nations Coasts 1960-2010. Thomas J. Culliton, Maureen
A. Warren. 13 pp.
Publication of a coastal trends report series is an evolving activity
of the Office of Oceanography and Marine Assessment (OMA) of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The series investigates and illustrates
the effects of current and projected development in the Nations
coastal areas. The series was initiated in 1989 as a program for strategic
assessments of the Nations coastal and ocean resources. This document
presents the analysis from the second report of a coastal trend series,
which focuses on population growth and related development. This report
describes recent and projected trends in size, distribution, and density
of the Nations coastal population. These trends are examined by
region, state, and county over a fifty-year period, 1960-2010. The northeast
is one of the regions analyzed, and within this section Maine, Massachusetts,
and New Hampshire, are considered individually for their population trends.
Agreement Between: New England Interstate
Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC) and Maine Department of Environmental
Protection (MeDEP). February 14, 1995.
This amendment, Amendment Number 2, revised the July 15th, 1991 agreement
as amended by Amendment number 1, signed by the MeDEP Commissioner on
October 23rd, 1992. It was understood by all parties that the programmatic
work and management decisions under the Casco Bay Estuary Project would
involve the cooperation of the CBEP Director and the EPA Project Coordinator,
and would work in accordance with guidance of the Management Committee
of the CBEP. This agreement was in effect until July 14, 1996, which was
the end date of the approved project period for the cooperative agreement
between U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and NEIWPCC for the
Casco Bay Estuary Project(CBEP). This agreement was to be amended at any
time by mutual consent and to be canceled by either party upon formal
written notification. This resource documents this amendment, outlining
all the responsibilities for the respective departments, and dealing with
all program costs.
Post Award Kit: Responsibilities for Managing
an Award of Financial Assistance. EPA New England. 1995.
This resource provides all the necessary information regarding awards
of financial assistance such as federal grants or cooperative agreements.
This report gives all the requirements for managing an assistance agreement,
such as the proper procedures for complying with federal regulations,
for requesting payment, for reporting, for closeout, and for records retention.
There are sample documents of the standard forms used in reporting financial
status, request forms for reimbursement, and a sample application. There
is also an EPA grants specialist telephone listing, a post award kit survey,
and a return mailing address. This document mainly serves as a manual
for awards of financial assistance.
Project Maps: Maine and New Hampshires
Rivers and Harbors, Vol. 1 of 3. United States Army Corps of Engineers.
1982.
This resource contains the pertinent data sheets and project maps for
Federally authorized civil works projects along the rivers and harbors
of Maine and New Hampshire. This booklet is Volume 1 of a three volume
series which documents these civil works projects along the entire New
England coast from the New York-Connecticut state line to the United States-Canada
border. Each project is listed individually along with its current status,
progress to date as of September of 1982, and cost of new work done. For
each project, there is also additional information such as when the last
full report was conducted and the mean range of tide for the area being
worked on. The index of this resource includes a listing of pertinent
federal and state agencies in the New England Area having jurisdiction
in the waterways and along the shoreline. This address and contact information
is probably outdated.
The Northern Right Whale: From Whaling
to Watching. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 36 pp.
Designed by the Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary, this handbook
explores the life history of the most endangered whale, the northern right
whale, and the Sanctuarys history with the whale from exploitation
to conservation. This handbook is designed for the classroom, there are
four engaging teaching activities that students will thoroughly enjoy
and remember. These activities are aimed at students to awaken them to
the presence of this rare and endangered ocean neighbor and them discover
that we as humans can and should navigate more carefully to protect the
right whales future. This resource is one unit in a more comprehensive
education module developed about key endangered and threatened species
in Georgia. This document is important to the Gulf of Maine because the
right whale is also a key species in the Gulfs ecosystem. In addition
to the student activities listed, there are also four informational articles:
whales great and small, hunting the right whale, migration, and anatomy
& physiology. Most of the activities deal with anatomy and physiology
of right whales, one deals with migration.
A Report on The Fishing
Industry: Status and Recommended Plan of Action. Paul Sisson, Lisa Standish.
March 27, 1995.
As of March 27, 1995 the Massachusetts offshore fishing fleet had become
over-capitalized due in large part to federal government incentives which
followed the implementation of the Magnuson Act in 1976. The act banned
foreign vessels from fishing within a 200 mile boundary of United States
waters. As a result, fishing effort efficiently had developed beyond the
capability of groundfish spawning stock to be self-sustaining. The drastic
decline in available stocks of groundfish, especially cod, haddock and
yellow-tail flounder, had adversely affected the Commonwealths fishing
fleet and, in turn, severely impacted the associated marine industries
(processors, distributors, outfitters, machinists, etc.). This document
reports the issues and recommendations that resulted from this situation.
The five maine issues raised are: fleet reduction, harvesting of underutilized
alternate species, display auctions, aquaculture, and the coordination
of existing and future funding programs and economic development projects.
Many recommendations are given for each issue.
Wetland Trends for Selected
Areas of the Casco Bay Estuary of the Gulf of Maine (1974-77 to 1984-87).
David B. Foulis, Ralph W. Tiner. June 1994. 15 pp.
The Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment and the U. S. Fish
and Wildlife Service provided funding to initiate quadrangle-based wetland
trends studies for selected areas in the Gulf of Maine. These studies
identify the extent and nature of wetland alterations for designated local
areas. This report presents the findings of the wetland trends analysis
study for selected areas of the Casco Bay Estuary. It is one of the four
study areas in the Gulf of Maine chosen by the Service for detailed wetland
trends analysis. The study area of this resource is located in southwestern
Maine, along the coast from Cape Elizabeth and Old Orchard Beach to Phippsburg
and Richmond. The analysis mainly involved the comparison of aerial photographs
from two different time periods, one from 1974-77 (mid 1970s), and
the other from 1984-87 (mid 1980s). The overall trend for the study
areas wetlands was losses of vegetated wetlands and gains in nonvegetated
wetlands (mostly ponds). Although this report documents recent trends
in the study areas wetlands, it does not address changes in the
quality of the remaining wetlands.
Wetland Trends for Selected
Areas of the Cobscook Bay/ St. Croix River Estuary of the Gulf of Maine
(1975-77 to 1983-85). David B. Foulis, Ralph W. Tiner. July 1994. 14 pp.
The Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment and the U. S. Fish
and Wildlife Service provided funding to initiate quadrangle-based wetland
trends studies for selected areas in the Gulf of Maine. These studies
identify the extent and nature of wetland alterations for designated local
areas. This report presents the findings of the wetland trends analysis
study for selected areas of the Cobscook Bay/St. Croix River Estuary in
Maine. It is one of the four study areas in the Gulf of Maine chosen by
the Service for detailed wetland trends analysis. The study area of this
resource is located in east-coastal Maine, from the Canadian border along
the St. Croix River at Calais, to West Quoddy Head in Lubec, to the Grand
Manan Channel off Trescott. The analysis mainly involved the comparison
of aerial photographs from two different time periods, one from 1975-77
(mid 1970s), and the other from 1983-85 (mid 1980s). The overall
trend for the study areas wetlands was losses of vegetated wetlands
as they were converted to gains in nonvegetated wetlands or deepwater
habitats. Although this report documents recent trends in the study areas
wetlands, it does not address changes in the quality of the remaining
wetlands.
Wetland Trends for Selected
Areas of the Gulf of Maine, from York, Maine to Rowley, Massachusetts
(1977 to 1985-86). David B. Foulis, Ralph W. Tiner. July 1994. 14 pp.
The Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment and the U. S. Fish
and Wildlife Service provided funding to initiate quadrangle-based wetland
trends studies for selected areas in the Gulf of Maine. These studies
identify the extent and nature of wetland alterations for designated local
areas. This report presents the findings of the wetland trends analysis
study for selected areas from York, Maine to Rowley, Massachusetts. It
is one of the four study areas in the Gulf of Maine chosen by the Service
for detailed wetland trends analysis. The study area of this resource
is located along the coast of Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts,
from Argo Point in York, Maine to Plum Island in Rowley, Massachusetts
(also included are the Isles of Shoals in Maine and New Hampshire). The
analysis mainly involved the comparison of aerial photographs from two
different time periods, one from 1977, and the other from 1985-86. The
overall trend for the study areas wetland was losses of vegetated
wetlands and gains in nonvegetated wetlands (mostly ponds). Although this
report documents recent trends in the study areas wetlands, it does
not address changes in the quality of the remaining wetlands.
Marine Debris Project
Highlights - May 1997. View this entire document!!
Throughout the Gulf of Maine Watershed, concerned citizens, community
groups, and government organizations are working together to reduce the
incidence of marine debris through education, prevention, and cleanup.
This newsletter describes efforts supported by the Gulf of Maine Council
on the Marine Environment (GOMC), a group of representatives from the
provinces and states of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Massachusetts, Maine,
and New Hampshire. By encouraging and providing funding to groups such
as those shown on the map below, the Council works towards one of its
goals: to significantly reduce the amount of marine debris in the Gulf
of Maine. This resource provides the project descriptions which highlight
successful projects carried out in 1996, and the Councils workplan
for addressing the marine debris issue in 1997.
Volunteer Water Monitoring:
A Guide For State Managers. US EPA. 78 pp.
A companion document to Volunteer Estuary Monitoring: A Methods Manual,
this resource is a guide to the management of citizen volunteer
monitoring programs which aim to assess the quality of our Nations
water resources. Although specific approaches will vary depending on the
type of waters to be assessed, the parameters to be monitored, and the
amount of resources the State is able to commit to the program, this guide
nonetheless helps new programs build on the experiences of successful,
established programs and avoid any pitfalls they may have encountered.
This guide also serves to help improve existing volunteer programs and
spark interest in States that have not yet made made plans to work with
citizen volunteers. The following chapters are included: volunteers in
water monitoring, planning a volunteer monitoring program, implementing
a volunteer monitoring program, providing credible information, and costs
& funding. This is also an appendix which describes five successful
programs, one in Illinois, Kentucky, New York, Ohio, and the Chesapeake
Bay.
Marine Protected Areas in the Gulf of Maine
PDF. Downloads!!
This resource is actually a connection to a number documents concerning
Marine Protected Areas in the Gulf of Maine. This useful site defines
marine protected areas (MPAs), offers an extensive reference list, and
reports on the results from a survey on the potential of a MPA program
for the Gulf of Maine. The document identifies key aspects in the
development of a possible marine protection initiative. There are
six documents in this resource, they include: Marine Protected Areas
in the Gulf of Maine: A Survey of Marine Users and Other Interested Parties;
Marine Protected Areas in the Gulf of Maine: A Report on the Results of
a Workshop, April 24-25, 1997; and an Evaluation of Legal Mechanisms For
Establishing Marine Protected Areas In the Gulf of Maine.
Massachusetts Bays 1996
Comprehensive Conservation & Management Plan. The Bays Program. 1996.
57 pp.
The Massachusetts Bays Program (MBP) is a federal, state, and local partnership
funded by the EPA and the Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental
Affairs. The Massachusetts Bays Program was launched in 1988 to actively
address the mounting environmental threats to the health of Massachusetts
and Cape Cod Bays. This document outlines the MBPs Comprehensive
Conservation and Management Plan, which serves as the blueprint
for coordinated action among all levels of government to restore and protect
water quality and the diverse natural resources of the Massachusetts Bay
estuary. Two of the projects main goals are improving the habitats of
living resources in Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bays, and protecting public
health by minimizing risk from environmental contaminants. This resource
describes and discusses the fifteen major action plans of the Comprehensive
Conservation and Management Plan in great detail. Also discussed in some
depth is CCMPs plans for the implementation, financing, and monitoring
of the action plans. Together, these plans expect to lead to the restoration
and protection of the Bays water quality, living resources, and
species habitats.
The 1990 National Shellfish
Register of Classified Estuarine Waters. US Dept. Of Commerce. 1991. 100
pp.
This document, the 1990 National Shellfish Registry of Classified Estuarine
Waters, describes declines in estuarine water quality, decreases in the
acreage of approved molluscan shellfish-growing waters, and continuing
declines in the Nations shellfish harvests. Relationships between
these declines are discussed in this resource, and although declines in
any given year, and even from 1985 to 1990, are not dramatic, an almost
inexorable trend that threatens to destroy the harvest of wild or natural
shellfish continues throughout the Nations coastal areas. The 1990
Register covers 3,172 shellfishing areas encompassing 18.7 million acres
of classified estuarine and offshore waters in 23 states. This reports
provides data for regional geographic areas (north atlantic, middle atlantic,
south atlantic, gulf of mexico, and pacific), and each region is broken
down by state. There are the following appendices to this resource: classification
by state, classification by estuary, pollution sources, landings by state,
and state shellfish programs. This report was funded by the U.S. Department
of Commerce.
Wetland Trends for Selected
Areas of the Coast of Massachusetts, from Plum Island to Scituate (1977
to 1985-86). David B. Foulis and Ralph W. Tiner. June 1994.14 pp.
The Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment and the U. S. Fish
and Wildlife Service provided funding to initiate quadrangle-based wetland
trends studies for selected areas in the Gulf of Maine. These studies
identify the extent and nature of wetland alterations for designated local
areas. This report presents the findings of the wetland trends analysis
study for selected areas of the coast of Massachusetts, from Plum Island
to Scituate. It is one of the four study areas in the Gulf of Maine chosen
by the Service for detailed wetland trends analysis. The study area of
this resource is located along the coast of Massachusetts, from Plum Island
in Rowley, Massachusetts to Scituate, Massachusetts. The analysis mainly
involved the comparison of aerial photographs from two different time
periods, one from 1977, and the other from 1985-86. The overall trend
for the study areas wetland was losses of vegetated wetlands and
gains in nonvegetated wetlands (mostly ponds). Although this report documents
recent trends in the study areas wetlands, it does not address changes
in the quality of the remaining wetlands.
Connecticut Wetlands Restoration
Investigation. United States Army Corps of Engineers. May 1994. 123 pp.
In Connecticut, historic tidal wetland losses have resulted from activities
such as dredging and filling. As a result, the restoration of degraded
tidal wetlands has been a priority of the Connecticut Department of Environmental
Protection for some time. This document presents the findings of a study
conducted by the Corps of Engineers under the Planning Assistance to States
Program and Coastal America initiative. This report evaluates the relationship
of transportation crossings to degradation in coves where the dominant
aquatic resource is tidal wetlands dominated by Phragmites. The findings
from eight tidal wetland sites in eastern Connecticut are presented in
this resource. Each site was suspected to have degrading or degraded tidal
wetlands believed to be caused by tidal restrictions associated with transportation
crossings. The sites were selected from the geographic range New Haven
to Stonington.
Gulf of Maine Data & Information
Systems, Status Report. Gulf of Maine Council Regional Marine Research
Program. July, 1998.
Access to high quality and up-to-date scientific and technical data and
information is essential to the conduct of scientific research and resource
management. As of July, 1998 the Council on the Gulf of Maine and the
Regional Marine Research Program had separately supported regional efforts
by several institutions in the development of two related on-line data
and information systems, REDIMS and EDIMS. This resource documents the
efforts to help these information systems reach their full potential.
It presents the recent actions of each group towards the increased success
and accessibility of these on-line resources, as well as introduces the
recommendations from both the Council and Association. This document also
includes the workshop proceedings of Data and Information workshop that
was convened as one of next steps in the organization of these two data
systems.
Funding the Gulf of Maine
Program: An exploration of non-government funding options, tax implications
regarding charitable giving, and a review of exemplary efforts of coordinated
water body protection. Craig Freshley. January 1991. 170 pp.
This report identifies and analyzes non-governmental funding options
for the Gulf of Maine Program. It was prepared by the Secretariat of the
Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment to aid the Councils
Finance Network. The purpose of this document is to examine the many aspects
of foundation, corporate and individual giving, as well as some of the
tax laws which regulate charitable giving in both Canada and the United
States. Also, a large part of this report is dedicated to the review of
other exemplary efforts at coordinated water body protection. Included
in the resource is an overview of the Gulf of Maine Program and its objectives,
as well as the recommendations produced as a result as this funding evaluation.
There are two appendices to this document, one lists the most promising
foundations for the funding of the Gulf of Maine Program, and the other
provides a directory of files for the program.
Estuarine Sediment Sampling
of Tributyltin and Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the St. Croix
Estuary. St. Croix Estuary Project. September 23, 1998.
On March 27, 1997 the St. Croix Estuary Project released a comprehensive
environmental management plan (CEMP) entitled Caring for Our Coast:
A Plan for Community Management of the St. Croix Estuary Area. The
sampling of Tributylin (TBT) and Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)
in sediment addresses two of the 50 actions in the CEMP that have been
deemed, through research and public input, necessary to maintain and make
improvements in the health of the St. Croix Estuary. These actions are
as follows: (#17) assess PAH concentrations and potential ecological effects,
and (#41) assess TBT concentrations and potential ecological effects.
PAHs and TBT have been identified as toxic substances of concern to human
and environmental interests. This document presents the project, and its
findings, which was undertaken in order to determine the impact these
substances have had in the St. Croix Estuary. Included in this resource
are the procedures, sampling methodologies, and decontamination instructions
used for this study.
St. Croix Estuary Area: A Profile, March 27, 1997. St.
Croix Estuary Project. March, 1997.
This document provides background information to Caring for Our Coast:
A Plan for Community Management of the St. Croix Estuary Area, the
environmental management plan developed by the directors, other volunteers
and staff of the St. Croix Estuary Project (SCEP). This resource profiles
the St. Croix Estuary Area, and contains a wealth of knowledge about the
physical, biological and socio-economic settings of the Estuary Area.
This report gives information on the existing jurisdictions for resource
and environmental planning and management. The focus of the profile is
on the estuarine and marine waters and associated resources of St. Croix
Estuary Area. The examination of freshwater and terrestrial systems within
the St.Croix River watershed in not included in this report. This document
is aimed at local people and others who may need or wish to learn more
about the water-based environment of the St. Croix/Passamaquoddy region.
Caring For Our Coast: A Plan for community
Management of the St. Croix estuary Area. . Croix Estuary Project. March,
1997.
This document is a companion volume to The St. Croix Estuary Area:
A Profile. It presents the management plan that followed the St. Croix
Estuary Programs initial work in 1993-94 to determine the values
of local residents with regard to the St.Croix Estuary Area, and their
vision for these coastal lands and waters. This resource also follows
considerable research to identify and define key issues of interest to
local people and others. Altogether, the plan addressed some 30 issues
and recommends 50 actions. This document chronicles this comprehensive
environmental community management plan through its creation, sustainability,
and implementation and evaluation. Initiated by an overwhelming community
vision, this plan aims to manage and protect the beautiful resources in
and around the St. Croix Estuary Area.
Final Report of the Seabird
Restoration Program. Stephen W. Kress. September 9, 1998. 3 pp.
This short, three page document is the final report on the National Audubon
Societys Seabird Restoration Program. The program had three main
tasks: (1) establishment of an outreach program, (2) tern restoration
on Pond Island NWR, and (3) Roseate tern research. This resource provides
not only the procedures which were carried out in order to meet these
tasks, but also the relative success or failure of each as of this final
report on September 9, 1998. Generally speaking, all three projects showed
signs of success. This report was funded by the U.S. Gulf of Maine Association.
Northeast States and Eastern
Canadian Provinces Mercury Study, A Framework for Action. Marika Tatsutani.
February, 1998.
Mercury is a toxic metal that exists as a trace element in the earths
crust. Once mobilized in the environment it can be transformed into methylmercury,
a particularly toxic form of mercury that can bioaccumulate in fish and
be ingested by fish-eating animals and humans. This document is a product
of a regional study that was prompted by a desire to refine the results
of a recent national evaluation of atmospheric mercury emissions that
was conducted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in accordance
with requirements of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments. This study is
the result of a two-year collaboration of three interstate organizations
- the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management, the Northeast
Waste Management Officials Association, and the New England Interstate
Water Pollution Control Commission - together with the eastern Canadian
provinces and Environment Canada. This document is primarily intended
as an informational resource for state and provincial governments as they
continue to address the mercury issue and seek ways to coordinate their
efforts. There are many conclusions and recommendations in this resource
as a result of this study, all are aimed at reducing the public health
and environmental impacts associated with mercury.
Gulf Links. A Resource Guide to Coastal Organizations
in the Gulf of Maine Region. 84 pp.
Gulf-links is designed to spark connections among organizations with
similar objectives and encourage them to collaborate on projects of mutual
interest. This guide is also intended to direct the general public to
cultural and educational opportunities, advocacy and professional organizations,
and sources of technical assistance. This document provides information
on aquariums and maritime museums; educational and research organizations;
environmental and conservation organizations; fishing, aquaculture, and
marine trade organizations; national parks and wildlife refuges; and regional,
state, provincial, and federal agencies in the Gulf region. The information
provided in this resource, and the contact information (where included),
was valid as of 1991. Information is given for all Gulf of Maine regions
- Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick.
Coastlinks. A Resource Guide to Maines
Coastal Organizations. 70 pp.
This resource, the 1997 addition of Coastlinks, provides a guide to Maines
Coastal organizations, helping to discover and understand their goals,
projects, and resources. Most of the entries of this resource have complete
information on the organizations goals, projects or programs, available
resources, mailing and e-mail addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and,
when available, Internet websites. The organizations are grouped under
the following headings: aquaria, maritime museums/societies, educational
and research organizations, environmental organizations, marine trade
organizations, parks and sanctuaries, state agencies, cooperative extension
offices, planning/municipal assistance, and miscellaneous. There are also
many appendices with pertinent listings such as state parks along the
coast and boat launching sites on saltwater and tidal rivers.
The Role of Research in Community-Based
Fisheries Management. Arthur Bull. 23 pp.
This handbook is about the role of research in community-based management
in the fisheries. It takes as its starting point the Fundy Fixed Gear
Councils (FFGC) research plans for its first two seasons of operation,
1996 and 1997. Based on this example, this document draws out some issues
and questions about how research relates to community-based management
(CMB) in general. The handbook has six main sections: (1) an account of
FFGCs research plan and the lessons that arose from it, (2) a general
discussion of the role of research in CMB, (3) a survey of research approaches
and methodologies currently in use in the fisheries, (4) a possible approach
to research in CMB, (5) a list of tools and resources available to groups
doing research as part of CMB, and (6) some general conclusions and suggestions
about research and CMB. This resource is not a how-to-manual
for research by fishermens associations, it is rather a discussion
of some ways that research might fit into CMB in general.
An Evaluation of Legal
and Institutional Mechanisms For Establishing Marine Protected Areas in
the Gulf of Maine. Samuel D. Brody. March, 1998. 39 pp.
An evaluation of the existing legal framework for Marine Protected Areas
(MPAs) in necessary when considering an ecosystem-based approach to protection
in the Gulf of Maine. This report describes and interprets the major agreements,
laws, and programs relevant to establishing MPAs. In cases where laws
are not geared exclusively towards creating MPAs, only applicable portions
or sections are emphasized. This report is not meant to be an exhaustive
list or detailed analysis of every law or program, but an evaluation and
comparison of the options which would have to be employed if a Gulf-wide
approach to MPAs is taken. This documents main conclusion is that
the greatest opportunity for designating and implementing MPAs in the
Gulf of Maine lies at the federal level. The legal mechanisms applicable
to MPAs in the Gulf described in this document fall under the following
categories: international agreements, major federal laws and programs,
supporting federal laws and programs, and state/provincial laws and programs.
Tidal Crossing Handbook, A Volunteer
Guide to Assessing Tidal Restrictions. Timothy A. Purinton, David C. Mountain.
69 pp.
The Parker River Clean Water Association (PRCWA) is an independent, non-profit
organization dedicated to promoting the restoration and protection of
the ecological integrity of the Parker River, Plum Island Sound, their
tributary streams, and adjacent lands. The Parker River-Plum Island Sound
Basin covers 82 square miles in northeastern Massachusetts and contains
extensive salt marshes. This handbook is designed to disseminate the methods
of assessing potential tidal restrictions that were developed by the PRCWA
to other volunteer-based efforts along the coast of the Gulf of Maine
and elsewhere. This resource has five chapters: (1) the salt marsh: a
place to value and protect, (2) getting started, (3) phase 1: visual assessment,
(4) phase 2: measuring the tides, and (5) phase 3: taking action. The
handbook also has two appendices, one goes over troubleshooting, the other
provides some example data sheets for the field.
Gulf of Maine Council
on the Marine Environment, Annual Report 1996-1997. 20 pp.
This annual report highlights some of the progressive elements of the
Gulf of Maine Councils work for the year 1996-1997. It includes
highlights of 1996-97 events, the Councils 1996-97 project portfolio,
their non-governmental organization (NGO) grant program, the 1996-97 visionary
award recipients, the 1996-97 revenues for Gulf of Maine program, the
1996-97 budget, and the secretariat income and expenditures for the year
1996-97. This document also includes a membership listing, Gulf of Maine
publications listing, and a Gulf watershed map. The Councils greatest
achievement for the year 1996-97 was the development and production of
the five year action plan which re-evaluated its priorities for the next
five years setting top priority focus on the coastal and marine habitats
of the Gulf of Maine.
Hands on Learning About
Marine Habitats and Marine Ecology With Students Around the Gulf of Maine.
Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment.
Funded by the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment and the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, this resource is a compilation of
materials and tools that can be used by schools to enhance their marine
ecology curriculum. This resource as many interesting, fun to read and
use, educational sections. There is information on marine intertidal ecology
and the rocky shore with reference sheets pointing out important intertidal
plants and animals. There is a Gulf of Maine marine coloring book, a booklet
on Maines intertidal habitats, a booklet on the classification of
marine and estuarine habitats in Maine, and a section dedicated to information
about Phytoplankton with reference sheets for common plankton. This document
also has sections devoted to marine algae, soft-shell clams, and clean
water monitoring. Overall, this resource can be used as a great reference
to marine ecology education for all ages.
Coastal Zone 97, The Next 25 Years. Conference
Proceedings, Volume 1 and Volume 2. Martin C. Miller, Jessica Cogan. July
1997. 506 pp., 460 pp.
Coastal Zone 97 was the tenth in an important series of international
meetings started in 1978 dealing with the management of coastal and marine
resources. This was a particularly significant year for the Coastal Zone
97 conference because for the first time it was held in New England. This
document is comprised of abstracts that reflect the best of some 600 papers
submitted for presentation at the conference, which represent more than
30 countries. These two volumes completely cover the plenary session papers,
oral presentations, and poster presentation abstracts which were presented
during the proceedings of the conference. There was a wide range in the
topics covered. To provide an example of this diversity here are to paper
titles: (1) integrating science and management: the Massachusetts Bays
Program experience and (2) effectiveness of diver education in the Florida
Keys. The conference was hosted by the Boston Park Plaza Hotel in Boston,
Massachusetts from July 19th to the 25th, 1997.
Upstream Solutions to
Downstream Pollution. NRDC and coast Alliance. December 1993. 127 pp.
This resource is a citizens guide to protecting seacoasts and the
great lakes by cleaning up polluted runoff. It is a document intended
to educate, motivate, and support citizens in their efforts to work together
and cut down the amount of polluted runoff in and around our Nations
natural water resources. This guide suggests that good place for citizens
to start is to participate in their states coastal nonpoint program.
This document includes outlines for the problem of polluted runoff, the
coastal nonpoint program, management measures and practices, and public
participation. This resource also has lists for state agency and EPA contacts,
as well a listing of states and territories with approved coastal zone
management programs. The guide acknowledges that each person who is a
source of pollution can also be a source of the solution.
Current, The Journal For Marine Education, Vol.
13, No. 2, 1995. 32 pp.
This issue of Current is dedicated to the diversity of life in
the oceans. The issue brings to the members of the National Marine Education
Association a definition of biological diversity and compares and contrasts
marine and terrestrial ecosystems. In addition to these issues, this resource
provides a broad outlook of the human threats to marine diversity, outlines
present management measures for sustaining marine biodiversity, and presents
information and tools that can be incorporated into educational programs.
There are seven articles in this issue, ones like "The Effects of
Overfishing on Biodiversity" and "Threats to Coastal Diversity:
Wetland Habitat Destruction" are certainly helpful and quite resourceful,
but perhaps the most significant article to the Gulf of Maine program
is the one titled "Making Connections: Global Lessons from the Gulf
of Maine."
Atlantic Shellfish Area
Classification Inventory, 1991. J.R. Machell, A.S. Menon. November 1991.
17 pp.
The Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program (CCSP) was developed in 1925
under the Canadian Fish Inspection Act as a measure directed at the outbreak
of typhoid fever which resulted from the consumption of contaminated oysters.
As a result of this act, a formal agreement was entered into between the
governments of Canada and the United States on April 30, 1948 dealing
with sanitary practices prevailing in the shellfish industries of both
countries. This practice includes the requirement for the continuing evaluation
of the level of contamination in the water overlaying shellfish growing
areas and their classification as to sanitary quality. This resource is
an inventory intended to provide a summary of the classification status
of growing area waters in the four Atlantic Provinces (Nova Scotia, New
Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland) for the year 1991.
This document also provides a review of the total area under surveillance
by the program and a measure of trends in the classification from year
to year.
Coastlinks, A resource Guide to Maines
Coastal Organizations. Maine Coastal Program. November 1994. 76 pp.
This resource, the 1994 addition of Coastlinks, provides a guide to Maines
Coastal organizations, helping to discover and understand their goals,
projects, and resources. Most of the entries of this resource have complete
information on the organizations goals, projects or programs, available
resources, mailing and e-mail addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and,
when available, Internet websites. The organizations are grouped under
the following headings: aquaria, maritime museums/societies, educational
and research organizations, environmental organizations, marine trade
organizations, parks and sanctuaries, state agencies, cooperative extension
offices, planning/municipal assistance, and miscellaneous. There are also
many appendices with pertinent listings such as state parks along the
coast and boat launching sites on saltwater and tidal rivers.
Fundy Issues, Information Update and Workshop
Synthesis. J.A. Percy, P.G. Wells, A. Evans. 1996. 209 pp.
The Bay of Fundy is an important component of the major functional coastal
unit known as the Bay of Fundy-Gulf of Maine-Georges Bank System. It is
renowned for its unique oceanography, abundant marine resources, diverse
wildlife (especially seabirds and whales), fascinating history and outstanding
natural beauty. The Bays dynamic environment is continually changing,
both naturally and as a result of human activity. The Fundy Marine Ecosystem
Science Project (FMESP) was developed in 1995 to address concerns arising
from these changes. This document is a overview of this project and also
a presentation of the proceedings from a workshop which was initiated
by it. In addition to this overview of FMESP, there are also sections
to describe in great depth the diversity within this ecosystem. The following
sections are included after the original overview: the physical environment
of the Bay of Fundy, the chemical environment of the Bay of Fundy, the
biological environment of the Bay of Fundy, marine resources of the Bay
of Fundy, and Bay of Fundy ecosystem issues.
Casco Bay Plan, Draft, Fall 1995. Casco
Bay Estuary Project. 1995. 227 pp.
This document represents an outstanding collaborative effort among hundreds
of citizens, local, state and federal government representatives, business
leaders, scientists and non-profit organization participants to develop
a plan which reflects strong interest in protecting the environmental
health of Casco Bay balanced with the needs of the citizens who use it.
It was prepared to generate actions and strategies to protect the health
of Casco Bay, which is an important economic and environmental resource.
This document was published under the efforts of the Casco Bay Estuary
Project, and is a product of numerous discussions, workshops, seminars,
and meetings. This resource introduces issues such as stormwater, clam
flats and swimming areas, habitat protection, and toxic pollution in Casco
Bay and then hopes to encourage on-going analysis of these areas by talking
about developing new solutions, measuring progress, implementing and financing
these plans, and also coordinating with federal programs. These plans
are all aimed at bettering the health of Casco Bay and its watershed.
New England Fisheries: Planning for
the Future. Workshop Reader for Forum at the New England Aquarium, January
1996. New England Aquarium.
This document serves as the resource for a forum which took place at
the New England Aquarium in January of 1996. It provides articles and
information about fisheries management, vessel buyout, aquaculture, fisheries
co-management, by-catch, and habitat alteration. An example of one such
resource is the CRS Report for Congress: Overcapitalization in the
U.S. Commercial Fishing Industry. This report provides background
information describing the current situation (as of 1996) faced by fishery
managers and policymakers. As such, this report provides a basic framework
for considering possible amendments to the Marine Fishery Conservation
and Management Act (MFCMA) of 1976 and other legislation that could affect
the health of the industry and the welfare of marine resources. This particular
article is one of many which are included in this resource.
The Florida Keys National
Marine Sanctuary: An Innovative Federal/State Partnership in Marine Resource
Management. Daniel O. Suman. July 1996. 58 pp.
Since Congressional designation of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
in 1990, a close partnership between the federal government and the State
of Florida has characterized sanctuary planning and development of the
management plan. The management plan and inter-agency Memoranda of Agreements
clearly partition governmental functions, such as permitting, enforcement,
and research and education, between federal and state agencies. The coordination
between federal, state, and local institutions is a product of many factors,
including an explicit legislative mandate, inclusion of both federal and
state waters in the sanctuary, two decades of successful federal/state
partnerships in two small national marine sanctuaries in the Florida Keys,
the State of Floridas long-time interest in management of Floridas
marine resources, and the clear acceptance of principles of ecosystem
management. This resource documents this agreement and discusses in great
depth its background information, procedures, and future plans.
Shark Management Under
the Precautionary Principal. Jon M. Van Dyke, Michael Nakano, Emily Gardner.
July 1, 1996. 51 pp.
Scientists have identified from 360 to 400 separate species of living
sharks. These species exhibit extreme diversity in form and the habitats
they occupy. They range in size from the gigantic whale shark, which can
grow to 12 or even 15 meters in length, to the tiny pygmy, which are full
grown at 25 centimeters. This is just a sample of the kind of information
given about sharks and the industry surrounding them in this document.
The main purpose of this resource is a guide to the management of shark
fisheries. Two challenges to managing sharks are presented: (1) the misuse
of fishery models based on telecost population dynamics, and (2) the migratory
and transboundary nature of many shark species, requiring international
collaboration for both research on stocks and the development and implementation
of fishery management. Techniques used to manage fisheries, catch-quotas,
entry and gear limits, monetary measures, finning and size restrictions,
harvesting only males, and international legal instruments and principles
governing the management of shark fisheries are also among the topic discussed
in this resource.
Action Plan: 1996-2001. The Gulf of Maine Council
on the Marine Environment. 1996.
PDF. Available!!
The Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment, in collaboration
with public and private entities around the Gulf of Maine, has charted
a course for the protection and conservation of coastal marine habitats
in the Gulf of Maine. This Action Plan is a sequel. The first Gulf
of Maine Action Plan, adopted by the Council in 1991, defined priorities,
objectives, and a timetable for cooperative work by member jurisdictions
ten years into the future. Major objectives for the years 1996-2001 focus
on coastal and marine habitats, and the five major goals are: (1) protect
and restore regionally significant coastal habitats, (2) restore shellfish
habitats, (3) protect human health and ecosystem integrity from toxic
contaminants in marine habitats, (4) reduce marine debris, and (5) protect
and restore fishery habitats and resources. This resource is arranged
by these major habitat goals, and follows a sequence beginning with a
description of each major goal, its relative importance to the Gulf ecosystem,
and then a list of the measurable objectives that have been selected in
order to achieve the goal.
The Green Book: New England Environmental Resource
Directory. 1993-94. 316 pp.
Ever since the first Earth Day and the establishment of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, New England has been a world leader in the development
of solutions to environmental problems. The Green Book continues in that
tradition by providing the most up-to-date, single source of regional
environmental products and services. This directory allows you quick and
easy access to time-critical, hard-to-locate regional data, manufactures/distributors,
environmental services, important federal, state, and local government
offices and officials, environmental organizations, publications, and
on-line services. This directory was complete and accurate as of the year
1993-1994. Both products and services are arranged alphabetically by large
categories, and government agencies are listed in a section after services.
References include listings of national organizations, regional organizations,
publications, colleges & universities, and on-line services.
1997 Official EnviroExpo
New England Guide. April 29, 30, May 1, Boston, MA.
From April 29th to May 1st, 1997 the 9th annual premier international
environmental conference & exposition, EnviroExpo, was held at the
World Trade Center in Boston, Massachusetts. This resource served as a
guide to the proceedings which transpired during that conference. It includes
everything from session descriptions to general information such as floor
plans and shuttle bus times. This resource starts with welcome letters
from dignitaries such as Bostons mayor Thomas Menino and US senator
John F. Kerry, and ends with the large listing of all exhibitors and products
& services involved with the 1997 EnviroExpo.
1997-1998 Gulf of Maine Council Work Plan. 65 pp.
This resource documents, among other things, the progress made on the
Gulf of Maine Action Plan 1996-2001 for the year 1997-1998. It includes
a financial summary of 1997-1998 work plan elements and detailed evaluations
of each of plans strategies, along with analysis on projects not
identified in the action plan, public outreach, and program support and
management. In the strategies derived from the 1996-2001 Gulf of Maine
Action Plan, each priority goal is broken down into the objectives and
tasks which fall under their execution. Some of the other projects summarized
include the regional protection strategy for the Northern Right Whale,
the Gulf of Maine Coastway program, the Council home page and EDIMS, the
Gulf of Maine Times, and the Gulf of Maine Council Business Advisory Committee.
Overall, 1997-1998 was a successful year for the Gulf of Maine Council
on the Marine Environment and future projects were looking just as good.
Environmental Funding Guide,
a Quick Reference of available Programs in the Atlantic Region. 1995.
55. pp. Canadas guide to environmental funding.
This guide provides information on funding programs available for environmental
projects in the Atlantic Region (New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia,
and Prince Edward Island). It is aimed at non-profit, non-governmental
organizations, although it does include information on some programs that
will fund individuals and municipalities. A brief, one-page description
is provided for each program. The information provided in this resource
is not comprehensive, but is only intended to give a general idea of what
each program is about. The programs in this guide are listed in alphabetical
order, and you can search for funding using the two indexes provided,
by program sponsor, and by who can apply. This guide was made
possible through funding by Environment Canada. All information provided
in this resource was accurate as of September, 1995.
Work In Progress: Five- Year Report of
the Gulf of Maine council on the Marine Environment, 1990-1995. 24 pp.
This report is an overview of the first five years of the Gulf of Maine
Council on the Marine Environments work, beginning with the first
Sustaining Our Common Heritage conference in 1989. Mid-way through
the Councils original ten-year plan, this activity report describes
the major results of their unique, transboundary role of creating a precedent
for developing a bioregional policy perspective and for taking action
to address the protection and sustainable use of ecosystems that cross
political boundaries. After introducing in summary the agreement and action
plan of the Council, this document proceeds to update the actions and
results done under the following titles: monitoring and research, coastal
and marine pollution and protection of public health, habitat protection,
creating connections, synergy, and the habitat focus and beyond. One of
the main conclusions from this progress report is that the Council is
working on their Action Plan 1996-2001 with a change in its major focus
to coastal and marine habitats.
Project Year 1997 Work Plan.
The Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment. November, 1996. 80
pp.
Pursuant to the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environments
goals elaborated in their Action Plan: 1996-2001, the U.S. Association
submitted this Work Plan for the 1997 Project Year. An overall budget
for the Project Year is presented first. This budget summarizes funds
and match dollars dedicated to each project and gives a project year total.
An overview of individual project goals, tasks, organizational structure
and a detailed budget are then presented in the Work Elements section.
Work Elements comprise the various projects the Council is undertaking
in Project Year 1997. Work Elements include public education & participation,
Gulf-wide analysis of conservation holdings, analysis of marine protected
areas, mercury deposition to the Gulf of Maine, the business advisory
group, action plan printing, and a continued Gulfwatch monitoring program.
Project Year 1998 Work Plan.
The Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment. July, 1997.
36 pp.
Pursuant to the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environments
goals elaborated in their Action Plan: 1996-2001, the U.S. Association
submitted this Work Plan for the 1998 Project Year. An overall budget
for the Project Year is presented first. This budget summarizes funds
and match dollars dedicated to each project and gives a project year total.
An overview of individual project goals, tasks, organizational structure
and a detailed budget are then presented in the Work Elements section.
Work Elements comprise the various projects the Council is undertaking
in Project Year 1998. Work Elements include volunteer monitoring, promoting
the interaction of science and management, the Gulf of Maine Times, increasing
habitat protection through marine protected areas, the protection strategy
for the Northern Right Whale, and the business advisory committee.
The Gulf of Maine Action
Plan 1991-2000. The Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment. July
1991. 33 pp.
The Gulf of Maine Action Plan: 1991-2000 was intended as an attempt by
the states of Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts, along with the provinces
of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, to rethink their management of the Gulf
and to define shared goals to strive toward over these ten years. The
creation of this Action Plan required that the states and provinces recognize
their common interests in the Gulf of Maine. The purpose of the Action
Plan is best summed up in its mission statement: "to maintain and
enhance environmental quality in the Gulf of Maine and to allow for sustainable
resource use by existing and future generations." This resource documents
how this plan came into being and lays out a rough outline for how its
priorities and goals would be attacked from 1991-2000. This Action Plan
sets its goals in the following areas: monitoring and research, coastal
and marine pollution, protection of public health, habitat protection,
and educational and participation. This resource provides detailed descriptions
and information for each of these areas.
Conservation Lands in
the Gulf of Maine. Mary Hayes. September 1997. 6 pp.
The Gulf of Maine Councils 1996-2001 Action Plan established an
ambitious goal of increasing the acreage of regionally significant coastal
habitats that are protected by public and private organizations and landowners
by 10%. As a first step, the Council funded a project to compile and analyze
the status of current conservation holdings throughout the Gulf of Maine
region. This resource provides the conservation land maps of the Gulf
of Maine region by providing maps for Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts,
and Canada. In this document, there is also analysis of these maps which
show that all jurisdictions in the Gulf of Maine collect and display electronic
information on conservation holdings and public lands within their borders.
From this report came four recommended next steps for the Council: create
a centralized database for conservation, conduct a full-scale analysis
of conservation holdings, establish a baseline for conservation holdings,
and develop a strategy to increase conservation holdings.
Marine Debris Project
Highlights. Gulf of Maine Council on the Environment. May 1997. 4 pp.
One of the major goals included in the Gulf of Maine Councils 1996-2001
Action Plan was to significantly reduce the incidence of marine debris
in the Gulf of Maine. Working together with concerned citizens, community
groups, and government organizations, the Council is hoping to achieve
this goal through proper education, prevention, and cleanup. This resource
presents descriptions of those programs which highlight the successful
projects carried out in 1996 towards this cause of reducing marine debris.
Also included in this document is the Councils workplan for addressing
the marine debris issue in 1997. These highlights were published in May
of 1997 by the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment.
The First Five Years of GulfWatch,
1991-1995: A Review of the Program and Results. Gulf of Maine Council
on the Marine Environment. September, 1998. 153 pp.
Gulfwatch is a monitoring program for toxic contaminants in the Gulf
of Maine. Because little was known on a regional basis about toxic contaminants
in the Gulf of Maine when Gulfwatch was initiated, the program began with
an initial step towards developing a better understanding about toxic
contaminants and environmental quality in the Gulf of Maine region. This
report summarizes the goals, organization, results, and uses of the first
five years (1991-1995) of Gulfwatch and discusses future directions. Gulfwatch
was designed to be a first-step action with a limited set of specific
objectives for implementing the Gulf of Maine Council Monitoring Plan
created by their Councils 1991-2000 Action Plan. This document includes
a retrospective survey of the Gulfwatch program, a technical review of
the results, peer reviews, discussion, and recommendations.
Habitat Identification
of the Critical Species in the Quoddy Region of the Gulf of Maine, Vol.
1-Text, Vol. 2-Maps. M.D.B.Burt. February, 1997. 79 pp.
In their Action Plan, the Gulf of Maine Council outlined the need to
identify "regionally significant habitats" in the Gulf of Maine
for protection, restoration, and enhancement. A habitat panel, formed
by the Council, agreed that such habitats could be identified as those
areas of greatest importance to highly regarded species. After a survey
was conducted to develop and rank a list of "priority species"
based upon a variety of social and ecological criteria, two pilot projects
were carried out to demonstrate approaches to delineating regionally significant
habitats; one each in Great Bay and Passamaquoddy Bay. This resource documents
the analysis developed from the project in the Quoddy Region. Initial
analysis for this region, using methodologies described for all species
and developing a single composite map, was not sensitive enough to indicate
differences between "critical" as opposed to "important"
habitat areas for most species. This evolved the project into splitting
the 27 selected species into two groups, open-water species
and coastal species, and this resource then proceeds to evaluate
each group separately for its importance.
Improving Interactions
Between Coastal Science and Policy, Proceedings of The Maine Gulf Symposium,
November 1-3, 1994. Donald F. Boesch, Biliana Cicin-Sain (Co-chairs).
1995. 259 pp.
The Gulf of Maine symposium, convened in November 1994, was the second
in the series. Participants included individuals from state and federal
agencies, environmental groups, universities, and industry, several of
whom were Canadians. Participants focused on three issues of importance
in the Gulf of Maine region: responding to the cumulative impacts of land
and water activities in the regions estuaries and near-coastal environments,
protecting regionally significant terrestrial and marine habitats, and
using indicators of environmental quality as a tool to maintain the health
of the Gulf of Maine. This document presents the discussions and work
done on these three main issues during the symposium. The resource begins
with the stage-setting papers for each issue, and then proceeds to discuss
each one by providing a issue paper on the topic, and also specific papers
on the issue concerning the following: environmental science considerations,
social science considerations, and policy development considerations.
A summary is included for each main issue.
Massachusetts. United States District Court
for the District of Massachusetts: Northern Whale Case.
This resource documents a complaint and request for declarative and injunctive
relief, held in District Court of Massachusetts. The document presents
an action taken on behalf of five federally listed endangered species
of great whales; the Northern Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis); the Humpback
whale (Megaptera novaenagliae); the Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus);
the Sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis); and the Blue whale (Balaenoptera
musculus); one species of whale proposed for listing as threatened, the
Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena); and the non-endangered Minke whale
(Balaenoptera acutorostrata) that live and inhabit marine waters along
the coastline of the United States, and in waters under its jurisdiction.
The complaint was brought up against the Massachusetts Division of Marine
Fisheries by a Conservation Research Group from Boston College. This resource
lists the 94 claims raised against the Marine Fisheries Division. Also
included are the motion for the consolidation of the preliminary injunction
hearing with trail on the merits, the motion for leave to amend complaint,
and the application for a temporary restraining order and motion for a
preliminary injunction.
Gulf of Maine Council. Gulf of Maine
Program Accomplishments 1989-1992. Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine
Environment. 4 pp.
The Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment established in 1989
by agreement among the governors and premiers of Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
Maine, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia was composed of three appointed
representatives (two governmental and one non-governmental) from each
of these five jurisdictions. Council members were drawn from the state
and provincial Environmental Marine Resource, Fisheries, and Coastal Zone
agencies. However, the Council itself was not a regulatory body; it was
a forum for activity by its members on issues relating to the Gulf of
Maine environment. As such, it relied on establishing relationships among
the many public and private players in the Gulf region whose activities
affect, negatively or positively, the well-being of the Gulf. Working
cooperatively to define a long-range vision for the Gulf, and the practical
means to accomplish that vision, the Council encouraged member agencies,
fellow agencies, as well as private organizations, to combine their individual
efforts where possible. Though small in size, the Council represented
more than the sum of its parts. This resource details some of the events
(1989-1992) that reflected the Council's synergistic approach. This resource
summarizes seventeen highlights from that year.
Fiscal Year 1995 Annual
Workplan for the Casco Bay Estuary Project. 1995. 29 pp.
This resource is the annual workplan for the fifth year of the Casco
Bay Estuary Project (CBEP) - fiscal year 1995 (FY95). 1995 represented
the final year of the plan development phase of the CBEP. This workplan
was based on completing a final plan for submittal to the Governor of
Maine and to EPA by January, 1996. A detailed explanation of the schedule
to complete the project is provided in Section II. This workplan was based
on the preliminary Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (pCCMP)
approved by the Management Committee in October, 1992. The final year
of the project was devoted to finalizing the plan and closing information
gaps. Specific projects included: raising public awareness about the recommendations
contained in the plan; filling information gaps; writing and production
of the plan, producing a Casco Bay atlas; and ensuring proper data management.
The work in this resource workplan continued to focus on the priority
issues identified in the pCCMP. Each of the projects in this workplan
related to one of the five priority issues identified in the pCCMP or
to the actual development of the plan.
Casco Bay Financial Report
for 3rd Quarter - Fiscal Year 1995. November 1995.
This resource provides all of the financial information about the Casco
Bay Estuary Project (CBEP) for its fifth year, 1995. 1995 represented
the final year of the plan development phase of the CBEP. In this document,
there is a complete contact list of all people associated with CBEP programs,
updated spreadsheets for all fiscal matters, and a expenditure & match
list for the 3rd quarter. There is also a listing of all employee changes
within the Casco Bay Estuary Project.
Draft for the Canadian
Portion of the Gulf of Maine Shellfish Registry.
This resource is the initial draft of the Canadian portion of the Gulf
of Maine Shellfish Registry which Dorothy Beonard from the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Association put together with the U.S. Portion to produce
a final Gulf-wide report. It includes inshore shellfish growing waters
analysis and listings for classified shellfish growing waters from 1990-1994
in both Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. This resource also provides listings
for the pollution sources affecting shellfish harvesting waters, descriptions
of aquaculture activities, and landings for both Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
The resource concludes with a section for the reclamation and enhancement
efforts in New Brunswick. This document is a draft, it is not complete,
in fact, the section for the reclamation and enhancement efforts in Nova
Scotia is left blank.
East Coast and North America
Strategic Assessment Project. Strategic Environmental Assessments Division.
February 1995. 53 pp.
The East Coast of North America Strategic Assessment Project (ECNASAP)
is a collaboration among several Canadian agencies and National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAAs) Strategic Environmental Assessments
Division from the United States. This document summarizes the plans and
ongoing activities for the ECNASAP Pilot Project. The purpose of the Pilot
was to demonstrate the value of strategic environmental assessment by
generating useful products for an international study area, extending
from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina,
USA. This resource documents this pilot project, which consists of inshore
and offshore case studies, and was completed in late 1995 to early 1996.
This document was published before the completion of the pilot project.
The project involved jointly developed information and assessment capabilities,
but did not involve joint management.
Gulf of Maine Point Source
Inventory: A Summary by Watershed for 1991. December 1994.
This document presents the results of the first phase of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations (NOAAs) Gulf of Maine
Project, completed in December 1994. The information contained within
the database and this report reflect the comments and additional data
provided by the reviewers during the summer of 1994. This report summarizes
the information contained in the Gulf of Maine Point Source Inventory.
The inventory includes structural data and pollutant discharge estimates
for 273 major and 1,751 minor direct discharging point source facilities
located in the U.S. and Canadian watersheds draining to the Gulf of Maine.
Also in this resource, estimates of annual and seasonal discharges are
made for 15 pollutants for a base year of 1991, using combination of monitoring
data, permit limits, and typical engineering values. This document provides
resource managers with valuable insights as to which facilities are important
contributors of pollutant discharges to the coastal waters of the Gulf.
Ray, Gary L. The Environmental Effects of Dredging.
US Army Corps of Engineers. July 1997. 6 pp.
This resource is a bulletin with one article: "Ecological evaluation
of mud flat habitats on the coast of Maine constructed of dredged material."
This bulletin was published in accordance with AR 25-30 as an information
dissemination function of the Environmental Laboratory of the Waterways
Experiment Station. The publication is part of the technology transfer
mission of the Dredging Operations Technical Support (DOTS) Program managed
by the Environmental Effects of Dredging Programs. Results from ongoing
research programs were presented. Special emphasis was placed on articles
relating to application of research results or technology to specific
project needs. Contributions of pertinent information were solicited from
all sources and were considered for publication.
Coastal America. A Coastal America Progress
Report: Building Alliances to Restore Coastal Environments. January 1993.
The Coastal America initiative established a partnership for action among
the four Federal agencies having primary responsibility for the management,
regulation, and stewardship of coastal living resources: the Department
of the Army, the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection
Agency, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The main
purpose of the Coastal America initiative is to protect, preserve, and
restore the Nations coastal ecosystem - through existing Federal capabilities
and authorities and to facilitate collaboration and cooperation in the
stewardship of coastal living resources by working in partnership with
other Federal programs and integrating Federal actions with state, local,
and non-governmental efforts. On an annual basis the Coastal America office
submits a progress report to the Principals which identifies management
action undertaken and evaluates the effectiveness of program activities.
This resource is the report for the year 1992. This documents main
section analyzes the program according to its regional objectives.
Coastal America. 1994 Coastal America
Progress Report: Sustaining the Commitment to Our Coastal Environment.
January 1993. 21 pp.
The Coastal America initiative established a partnership for action among
the four Federal agencies having primary responsibility for the management,
regulation, and stewardship of coastal living resources: the Department
of the Army, the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection
Agency, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The main
purpose of the Coastal America initiative is to protect, preserve, and
restore the Nations coastal ecosystem - through existing Federal capabilities
and authorities and to facilitate collaboration and cooperation in the
stewardship of coastal living resources by working in partnership with
other Federal programs and integrating Federal actions with state, local,
and non-governmental efforts. On an annual basis the Coastal America office
submits a progress report to the Principals which identifies management
action undertaken and evaluates the effectiveness of program activities.
This resource is the report for the year 1994. This documents main
sections are strengthening regional partnerships, and building on success.
Graphic Artists Guild Handbook,
Pricing & Ethical Guidelines 7th Edition. Paul Basista. 1991. 219
pp.
This book provides both graphic artists and their clients with a current
compilation of pricing methods, ranges and professional business practices
applied throughout the industry. The growing complexity of uses, fee arrangements
and business and financial considerations makes information of this type
essential for all participants in the field. This resource addresses the
major components in the graphic arts industry: Professional Issues and
Practices, Pricing and Trade Customs, Standard Contracts and Business
Management. The Graphic Arts Guide is dedicated to raising and maintaining
ethnical standards throughout the communications industry. Sometimes,
abuses of industry standards stem from ignorance of established criteria,
but many stem from attempts to take advantage of the unwary, the inexperienced
and the unorganized. It is this resources aim to change these conditions.
Water Resources Development:
The Work of the United States Corps of Engineers in Maine, New Hampshire
and Massachusetts 1993. 1993. 91 pp. (3 Books)
The Corps of Engineers was formed some 218 years ago to be responsive
to the needs of a young nation. And while the nature of their work has
changed with time, their basic purpose remains - to be responsive to Americas
needs. These three booklets present brief descriptions of water resources
projects completed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Maine, Massachusetts,
and New Hampshire as of 1993. Each booklet describes the role of the Corps
in planning and building water resource improvements and explains the
procedure leading to the authorization of such projects. The material
in these resources are arranged according to the type of project, i.e.
flood damage reduction, navigation, or shore and bank protection. These
documents also present the work of the Corps according to to the community
in which they were executed, and provide two maps, one showing the location
of all Corps projects in the state, and the other delineating Corps
projects on the coastlines of Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire,
respectively. Each state is considered completely individual for its own
booklet.
Habitat Restoration Initiatives
in Coastal Massachusetts-Cape Cod. Coastal America.
The Northeast Regional Implementation Team (NERIT)of the National Coastal
America program was asked to investigate the potential for habitat restoration
projects throughout Cape Cod, MA as part of their Northeast Coastal Strategy.
The New England Division of the Corps of Engineers responded with two
of their own programs designed to provide assistance to the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts, in conjunction with the Coastal America partnership.
These two projects were (1) the regional evaluation of Cape Cods
degraded saltmarshes, and (2) saltmarsh restoration in Sagmore, MA. This
resource documents these two projects by providing the pictures and analysis
which resulted from each projects execution. This document also
has many important appendices such as the Cape Cod wetlands investigation
in cooperation with the Coastal America initiative, the 1995 status report
of the Coastal America Northeast Regional Implementation Team, and general
background information about the Coastal America program.
A State By State Analysis
of the Vital Link Between Healthy Coasts and a Healthy Economy. Coast
Alliance. June 1995. 127 pp.
Local, state, and national economies supported by the coasts depend on
clean water and healthy habitat. There is no getting around it. People
travel to the beach to go in the water, and increasingly health-conscious
consumers want fish on their tables. Whether its from fisheries,
tourism, boating, or other activities, the coasts are the engines that
drive many state economies. This report tells the horror stories of families
and towns put out of business by coastal pollution and introduces the
smart businesspeople who figured out that protecting coastal resources
increases profits. This resource presents a state-by-state breakdown of
the economic values of healthy coastal resources. The complete report
includes all states in the nation which have any connection to the Atlantic
Ocean, Pacific Ocean or Great Lakes, but for Gulf of Maine purposes this
document only includes the analysis from the Mid & North Atlantic
states, with particular attention paid to New England States bordering
the Gulf.
Fishermans Report, Autumn Bottom Trawl
Survey, Cape Haterus-Gulf of Maine. September 5 - October 27, 1995.
This resource presents the listed and plotted data from commercially
and recreationally important species caught during the Northeast Fisheries
Science Centers 1995 autumn bottom trawl survey. The tows made were
with a #36 otter trawl from the research vessel ALBATROSS IV out of Woods
Hole, MA. The trawl had an 80-foot roller rigged footrope, 5-fathom legs
and 1,000 pound polyvalent doors. Because of the 30-minute tow duration,
and random selection of station locations, catches can be light compared
to commercial tows. Also, vessel operations are on a 24-hour basis and
catches have not been adjusted for day/night catchability differences
for some species. Nevertheless, these data can provide fishermen with
useful information about distribution and the relative abundance of fish
over the entire survey area from Cape Hatteras to the Gulf of Maine. Catch
data from 23 special tows made in the Georges Bank are also included in
this report. This document is composed of the station maps, station information,
and species locality breakdown that result from this trawl survey.
The Volunteer Monitor, Vol. 7, No. 1,
Spring 1995. 24 pp.
The Volunteer Monitor newsletter facilitates the exchange of
ideas, monitoring methods, and practical advice among volunteer environmental
monitoring groups across the nation. This issue was published by the New
Hampshire Lakes Lay Monitoring Program, a collaborative effort between
the University of New Hampshire and lake and watershed associations across
the state. This particular issue is titled Managing and Presenting
your Data. It talks about all the things you need to do after your
monitoring information is collected, such as how you get those numbers
into a format that makes sense to yourself and others, and how you turn
your data into a story. The steps are summarized in the following schematic:
data, entry & validation, preliminary summary, interpretation (findings,
conclusion, and recommendations), presentation to different audiences,
and use. These sections are discussed in detail in the articles throughout
the issue, such as "Designing a Data Management System" and
"Using Graphs to tell a Story".
Tidelines: A Newsletter of the New Hampshire
Coastal Program. Winter 1994/1995. Also here is the Spring 1995 issue.
Winter 1994/1995 Issue - Announcements: The Manager
Speaks-Add Two More, Clams! Some Flats Reopen in Hampton Harbor, and Visionary
Awards. Features: Program Tackles Nonpoint Pollution in Coastal Waters,
COASTWEEKS '94, and Volunteers Work on Restoration of Sandy Point Marsh.
Community involvement: A Watershed Approach to Marine Debris, NH Coastal
Program Hosts Gulf of Maine Secretariat for the Year, Environmental Management
Workshops, DES Workshops, Seabrook Septics are Under the Microscope, and
Odiorne Hosts Mini Series onthe Gulf of Maine. Salty shorts: Fall and
Winter Coastal Migratory Visitors Puzzle. Spring 1995 Issue
- In this issue: Manager's Corner, and Five Years of Great Bay Watch.
Features: Under the Boardwalk, Coastal Cleanup Results, and Non-Point
Efforts in Coastal Watersheds. Community involvement: Island Ethics, Think
Global & Act Local, Sandy Point March Restoration Continues, and Aquaculture
Forum. Salty Shorts: Non-Point Pollution Quiz, and Mailing List Update.
EPA Requirements For Quality
Assurance Project Plans For Environmental Data Operations. US Environmental
Protection Agency. August 1994. 25 pp.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) developed the Quality
Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) to document the type and quality of data
needed for environmental decisions and to provide a blueprint for collecting
and assessing those data from environmental programs. The development,
review, approval, and implementation of the QAPP is an essential part
of the mandatory Agency-wide Quality System. This document is a draft,
it provides the QAPP requirements in an external publication primarily
for organizations that conduct environmental data operations on behalf
of EPA through contracts, financial assistance agreements, and inter-agency
agreements; however, it may be used by EPA as well for specific plan requirements.
This document presents the specifications and instructions for the information
that must be contained in a QAPP for environmental data operations performed
by or for the EPA. The main purpose of this resource is to provide the
procedures of QAPP for review and approval.
Mercury Meeting Summary. 1996 Gulf
of Maine Science Symposium. September 20, 1996. pp. 25
In follow-up to a previous mercury meeting held in Kennebunkport, Maine,
a second meeting was organized in St. Andrews, New Brunswick on September
20, 1996 in conjunction with the Gulf of Maine Science Symposium. The
purpose of the St. Andrews meeting was to share information on mercury
science in this region; to form better linkages between air, marine, and
terrestrial disciplines in the future study of mercury pollution; to build
partnerships between various agencies and individual researchers and to
develop recommendations for future action. This documents presents the
objectives & background information, recommendations, mercury presentations,
and list of registered participants from this meeting. The recommendations
are organized by category, such as policy & decision making, and risk
assessment.
Mercury in the Eastern
Canadian Provinces: US Northeast States and Eastern Canadian Provinces
Mercury Study Report . Wilfred Pilgrim. 88 pp.
A Mercury Resolution was signed by Governors and Premiers of the Northeast
States and Eastern Canadian Provinces in June of 1997. The Resolution
called for cooperation amongst northeast States and eastern Canadian Provinces
in addressing the mercury issue. The Northeast States and Eastern Canadian
Provinces Mercury Study Report was released at a Mercury Workshop held
in Portland, Maine in February, 1998. The report was compiled as a resource
tool for developing a Regional Mercury Action Plan. It includes an emissions
inventory, a mercury emissions analysis for the Atlantic Provinces (combustion
sources, manufacturing sources, area sources, and products), a summary
of Atlantic Canadas emissions, a monitoring section, a human health
section, and section devoted to the studys conclusions and recommendations.
Appendices include the mercury resolution, the mercury the action plan,
and chronology of cooperative Hg events in Canada 1994-1998.
Brody, Samuel D.. The Gulf of Maine Marine Protected
Areas Project. Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment. August
1998. 130 pp.
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are increasingly being considered important
tools for promoting the conservation and sustainable use of marine resources.
MPAs have become widely accepted as places to protect, study, and wisely
utilize important parts of the marine realm. Today, they offer innovative
solutions to some of the most pressing environmental problems and have
become flagships of marine conservation programs in many parts of the
world. Marine protected areas had been identified as an important tool
for addressing many of the ecological and socioeconomic problems contributing
to the decline of the Gulf of Maine ecosystem. This resource documents
the evaluation of marine protected areas in the Gulf, in the following
sections: an evaluation of legal and institutional mechanisms for establishing
MPAs in the Gulf of Maine; evaluating the role of site selection criteria
for MPAs in the Gulf of Maine; and an evaluation of the establishment
processes for MPAs in the Gulf of Maine: understanding the role of community
involvement and public participation. An important section also included
in this resource is the final conclusions and recommendations produced
from this study.
Cornelisen, Chris. Habitat and Species Restoration
in the Gulf of Maine. Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management. September
1997. 40 pp. PDF. Available!!
Habitat restoration is increasingly employed to compensate for ecological
deficits. Also numerous, are efforts involving the restoration of ecologically
and commercially important species, including anadromous fish, seabirds,
and waterfowl. This resource documents a project that was originally initiated
in an effort to evaluate the effectiveness of habitat and species restoration
throughout the Gulf of Maine, including Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
Maine, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. While investigating this task,
an even more pressing need was identified, which was the need to collect
and provide information on habitat and species restoration projects. The
report presents information collected during the first year of a two year
project that began on October 1, 1996. This document is designed to provide
a Gulf-wide perspective on habitat and species restoration and to stimulate
ideas for future efforts related to the project. Included in the report
is information on the restoration of coastal habitats and species. Information
gaps and needs are identified, as are potential products and deliverables
that can stem from this project.
Gulf of Maine Council. Tips for
Successful Grant Applications: A Guide for Community Groups within the
Gulf of Maine Watershed. GOM Council on the Marine Environment. 1997.
9 pp.
The Gulf of Maine Council is a multi-jurisdictional body that was formed
when the governments of Maine, Massachusetts, New Brunswick, New Hampshire,
and Nova Scotia made a commitment to the management and protection of
the Gulf of Maine (GOM) Watershed. Through a collective agreement, these
governments provide funding to the Council which then allocates a portion
of the monies to a number of non profit organizations for projects in
the GOM watershed. The partnerships created between the GOM Council and
community groups within the watershed are key to the successful protection
of GOM resources. This resource provides all the necessary information
needed to to apply for GOM Council grants. It documents whose eligible,
what resources are available, contact information, and how to complete
a proposal. It also provides tips for writing the cover letter and writing
the proposal along with giving the evaluation criteria on which it will
be reviewed. Everything you need to know about Gulf of Maine Council grants
and how to get them is in this resource.
The Future of Scallop Enhancement,
Conference Report. Bryan Patterson, Gregory Thompson. May 1998. 14 pp.
PDF. Available!!
The Fundy North Fishermens Association sponsored a one day conference
on the future of scallop enhancement to address the Gulf of Maine Councils
habitat priority goal: Restoration of Shellfish Habitat. The conference
brought together members of Government, Industry, Science and Conservation
groups. Speakers from each group presented papers discussing their priorities
and concerns. Following the paper presentations, facilitators provided
a workshop environment to further develop stakeholder issues. The conference
concluded with summations from each workshop group and a list of issues
that require follow-up. This resource documents this conference by providing
perspectives from research groups, fishermen, regulators, the New Brunswick
government, and conservationists along with a summary of the discussions.
There is also a list of all the presenters and a section for the fears
and concerns that were concluded upon during the conference proceedings.
Reducing Nutrient Loss
With Catch Crops- Final Report. Nova Scotia Organic Growers Association.
17 pp.
The Nova Scotia Organic Growers Association (NSOGA) had been studying
the use of fall catch crops for nutrient retention with support from the
U.S. Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment. The project involved
both research and education. This resource is a final report, it describes
the various components of this project, and the achievements and challenges
associated with each component, as well as providing the end of contract
project summaries from the study. The research components are catch crop
comparison, on-farm trials, and reduction in nutrient leaching and erosion.
The components for education include booklet & fact sheets, articles,
information on the Internet and workshops. Three articles are also included
in this document: "A Farmers Guide to Reducing Nutrient Loss with
Catch Crops," "Nitrogen: Fixing & Keeping Nitrogen in the
Soil," and "Mulching: No Time Weeding or Watering? Try Mulching.
Covering The Coasts, a Reporters Guide
to Coastal and Marine Resources. Environmental Health Center. 165 pp.
Americas coastal environments present the nation with a bounty
of tangible and intangible benefits. Home to growing a percentage of the
countrys population, the coasts provide a wealth of resources, serve
as habitat to many marine species, and also attract vacationers. This
resource is a tool for journalists and editors, and the result of an innovative
effort of Coastal America. As a resource, this guidebook defines the marine
and coastal environments, the resources themselves, and also the wide
range of challenges that must be effectively addressed in managing them.
It is intended to provide reporters with information that can aid them
in more effectively pursuing answers on their own. This book is also intended
to be a one-stop read providing background information on
coastal issues. Chapters include defining coastal and marine waters, the
importance of a resource: facts at your fingertips, major coastal and
marine resource issues, and key laws and associated programs.
Papers from the Fifth
Annual Symposium of the Ocean Governance Study Group, July 21-23, 1996.
This resource serves to document the Ocean Governance Study Groups
Fifth Annual Symposium which was held from July 21st to the 23rd, 1996.
The report lists the participants of the symposium, along with their complete
contact information, and provides the papers from the presentations and
plenary sessions presented at the workshop. This resource mainly does
three things: (1) gives the tables from a presentation given by Dr. Biliana
Cicin-Sain titled Cross-National Experiences with Integrated Coastal
and Ocean Management: Results from a Survey, (2) outlines the proceedings
of a panel discussion on teaching ocean law and management, and (3) provides
an article titled The UN Straddling Stocks Agreements: Some Issues
in Implementation which was prepared for the symposium.
1997 Product Directory: Innovative
Environmental & Casualty Changes. C&I. 1997. 100 pp.
For over 17 years, Commerce & Industry Insurance Company (C&I)
has been providing our insureds with the innovative environmental and
casualty insurance products and services they need. This 1997 Product
Directory is an introduction to the wide range of insurance products and
services available from C&I. It was developed as a quick reference
tool to aid in your discussions with C&I underwriters. To begin with,
there is a road map to the local and regional C&I underwriting offices
and phone numbers with corresponding geographical territories provided.
There is also a section for engineering and supplementary services available
through C&I, a section on C&I innovative environmental coverages,
a section which describes C&Is environmental surety capabilities,
and a section which contains claims services information. The appendices
feature a summary of available insurance products from C&I and an
index of products and targeted businesses.
The North Atlantic Pipeline. North
Atlantic Pipeline Partners.
This resource documents the proposal for the North Atlantic Pipeline,
which promised to provide abundant natural gas supplies, competitive energy
prices, new industries for Atlantic Canada, four times more natural gas
for New England than the competition, and cleaner, healthier air. This
resource serves to advertise this proposal pipeline by providing the necessary
comparative graphs and background information to help this project gain
supporters in the Gulf of Maine region. Each of the North Atlantic Pipelines
five proposed objectives is illustrated, described, discussed for importance,
and compared to current system in use. The proposed pipeline would go
from New Hampshire all the way passed Newfoundland.
Areas of Critical Environmental
Concern, Program Guide, June 1993. Massachusetts Guide to state program
The purpose of the Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) Program
is to identify critical resources and ecosystems, and to work for their
long-term preservation and stewardship. The only way that this program
can be successful is through the collaborative efforts of individual residents,
communities, non-profit groups and organizations, and regional and state
agencies. This ACEC Program Guide describes how the program can work through
these partnerships. This resource is designed to be used by people who
live in and around critical areas, and for those who are directly involved
with their stewardship. It also serves as an introduction and summary
to those who want to learn more about the ACEC Program and the preservation
and management of critical areas. Included in this resource are inland
and coastal site summaries and maps, and the summary of effects of ACEC
designation.
The Gulf of Maine. Peter Townsend, Peter
Larsen. February 1992. 135 pp. Proceedings of the seminar held May 22,
1989.
This document includes a set of papers delivered at the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administrations (NOAA) Estuary-of-the-month seminar
in May of 1989 that address a number of aspects concerning the Gulf of
Maine. Although it is not possible to be comprehensive, these proceedings
should provide an overview of the 1989 setting of the Gulf of Maine and
convey a sense for the dramatic and rapid natural and human-induced changes
that the Gulf had experienced and will continue to experience. Underlying
each paper is the concept that the Gulf of Maine is a very productive
and discrete ecosystem which makes it an ideal laboratory for the study
of many physical, geological, ecological and even sociological processes
important on local, regional and global scales. This resource includes
the eight papers prepared for the conference along with the introductory
comments of Congressman Joseph E. Brennan. The conference was sponsored
by NOAA and the Association for Research on the Gulf of Maine (ARGO-Maine).
Comparative Assessment
of Canadian Provincial and Federal Laws Protecting the Marine Environment
of the Gulf of Maine. Janet Dickie. November 8, 1991. 187 pp.
This report, commissioned by the Maine State Planning Office, provides
an overview of Canadian federal, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia laws regulating
and protecting the coastal and marine resources of the Gulf of Maine region.
The report briefly outlines the division of legislative jurisdiction between
the federal and provincial governments. Then, the report summarizes federal
efforts towards protection of the marine environment. Nova Scotia and
New Brunswick's laws are outlined with three major issues addressed, namely
development and planning, pollution control, and conservation, with a
section generally comparing and contrasting provincial regulatory approaches.
Finally, the report recommends strengthenings in provincial legal and
administrative frameworks and emphasizes the need for greater interprovincial
and federal provincial cooperation.
Bay of Fundy Resource Inventory,
Vol 2. Back Bay, Letang Inlet. Aurthur McKay, Robert Bosien. March 31,
1978. 134 pp.
Marine Research Associates Ltd., Lord's Cove, Deer Island, N.B. undertook
a survey in 1977 of the marine resources of the New Brunswick coast of
the Bay of Fundy. This inventory is one of a series of volumes giving
their findings. It was hoped that this survey would eventually include
the entire coast and would cover intertidal, shallow-water, clearwater,
and pelagic organisms and that the information obtained would serve as
the foundation for intelligent management and utilization of the marine
resources of the Bay of Fundy. The purpose of this study, and this document,
was to catalogue, as fully as possible, the shallow-water marine resources
of the Bay of Fundy coast. The coast was divided into zones, each encompassing
a specific geographical area of a size where field work could be completed
during a reasonable period of time. Zone locations and extents are shown
on the page of this resource. This document includes a listing of all
the significant plant and animal species in the Bay of Fundy, along with
sections devoted to ecological evaluation, oceanography, and water quality
& pollution.
Explorations: A Journal of Research at the
University of Maine. Carole J. Bombard. January 1986, 52 pp.
From recognizing the potential for a new Maine business locked in the
simple marine worm and working tirelessly to protect the lobster industry
to finding ways to resolve Canadian/United States differences over the
fish catch in the Gulf of Maine and bringing the lessons learned so dearly
into Maine classrooms, marine studies at the University of Maine touch
on every facet of the Gulf of Maine and its thousands of miles of coastline.
This resource is the entire issue of Explorations: A Journal of Research
at the University of Maine devoted completely to marine studies. Papers
in this issue range from Seismic Profiling: the Search for the Submerged
Geological Record in the Gulf of Maine by Daniel Belknap and Joseph
Kelley to Free Trade, Not Trade War by James Wilson. There
are eighteen papers presented in this document and one editorial reflection
on the field of research.
Gulf of Maine Action Plan, May
1990. Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment.11pp.
This resource documents some of the first actions which the Gulf of Maine
Council on the Marine Environment undertook: the establishment of Council
responsibilities and a general Action Plan. "The Council on the Marine
Environment would play a crucial role in the application of the Gulf Action
Plan. As the fink between the many state, provincial and federal agencies
involved in Gulf management, the Council would be able to facilitate ongoing
or future efforts by the five jurisdictions to maintain and enhance the
health of the Gulf. Council support would come in many forms: funding
assistance, dissemination of scientific data,improved state, provincial
and federal communications, or heightened public awareness. The Council
goal with respect to the components of the Action Plan would be to develop
interjurisdictional mechanisms for resolving environmental problems within
the Gulf region." The Action Plan would have the following mission
statement: to maintain and enhance environmental quality in the Gulf of
Maine and to allow for sustainable resource use by existing and future
generations. This draft is the first document to contain this mission
statement, which remains to this day.
Gulf of Maine Council. The Gulf
of Maine Program: Success through Cooperation - Funding Request. Gulf
of Maine Council on the Marine Environment. February 1993. 10 pp.
The Gulf of Maine Program was initiated in 1989 by Nova Scotia, New Brunswick,
Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts to prevent degradation of the
water body they border. The governors and premiers of the five jurisdictions,
recognizing the unique and fragile character of the Gulf, signed the Agreement
on the Conservation of the Marine Environment of the Gulf of Maine, creating
a fifteen-member regional body called the Council on the Marine Environment
to oversee the Gulf of Maine Program. This resource provides the Councils
proposed 1994 project summary list in an effort to request funding for
the fiscal year from October 1993 to September 1994. The level of fiscal
year 1994 funding requested was $3.01 million. This document outlines
the funding needs in a step-by-step fashion for all its intended projects
for the year
Importance of a Plume Tidally-Mixed
Water to the Biological Oceanography of the Gulf of Maine. David W. Townsend.
Journal of Marine Research. 1987. 29 pp.
During the warmer months of the year the eastern Gulf of Maine features
a plume of cold water which extends from the tidally well-mixed area adjacent
to Grand Marian Island at the mouth of the Bay of Fundy southwest along
the Maine coast to well beyond Penobscot Bay. Near Grand Manan Island
the plume waters are cold (ca 10°C), nearly vertically isothermal
and carry high concentrations of dissolved inorganic nutrients. This resource
documents the study that analyzed this plume and these nutrients, concluding
to suggest that as much as 44% of the new nitrate which enters the Gulf
of Maine at depth through the Northeast Channel upwells in the eastern
Gulf becoming part of the plume. This feature appears to be very important
to the nutrient budget and general biological oceanography of the inner
Gulf of Maine. This document is the scientific research paper which produced
these results; it was published under the Sea Grant Advisory Program.
Larsen, Peter. Marine Environmental Quality in the
Gulf of Maine: A Review. CRC Press. Inc.. 1992.
Human population growth and industrial development in the coastal zone
invariably place stress on estuaries and coastal oceans. This has resulted
in the nearly universal decline in coastal environmental quality. This
trend is expected to continue as an increasing percentage of the world's
population concentrates near the coast. In 1970, one half of the U.S.
population resided within 150m of the coast. By the year 2000, 75% of
the population is expected to live within this same area, adding greatly
to the potential for further degradation of coastal waters and marine
resources. In this article, an attempt is made to summarize existing information
on the environmental quality of the Gulf of Maine and to put it into perspective
by making comparisons with other coastal regions. The nature of the data
demands that comparisons be made, but it should be pointed out that the
ranking of a water body relative to another is not necessarily what is
important. This resource uses environmental threats such as trace metals,
pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons,
UCM hydrocarbons, marine transportation, and biological effects in its
comparison efforts.
Gulf of Maine Workshop, August 20-22,
1985. Association for Research on the Gulf of Maine.
Over 140 people registered for the 3-day Gulf of Maine workshop which
opened with four invited plenary session speakers on Tuesday, August 20,
1985. The contributed sessions consisted of talks and poster presentations
which were presented during the workshop. The contributed talks were divided
into the broad categories of Geology, Physical Oceanography, Water Column
Research, Benthic Research, and Fisheries/General Research. The poster
sessions were available for viewing throughout the workshop. The workshop
concluded with a round-table panel discussion of the highlights of the
meeting, impressions on where significant gaps in our knowledge exist,
and the identification of future research needs. This resource documents
this workshop by providing a complete list of the participants in the
workshop, their addresses and institutional affiliations, as well as the
titles and abstracts of the plenary session talks and the contributed
oral and poster presentations. This document summarizes the contributed
presentations and the panel discussion, and highlights some themes that
developed during the meeting.
Council of Maritime Premiers
Annual Report 1991. 36 pp. (English and French)
This document is the annual report of the year 1991 from the Council
of Maritime Premiers, committed to achieving economic self-reliance for
their provinces and improving the well-being and prosperity of their peoples.
In 1991 the Council of Maritime Premiers celebrated the most remarkable
year since its creation in 1971. Cooperation between the governments of
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island was greater than ever
before. It centered on the Maritime economy. Highlights include: program
initiatives in 30 areas of public policy that are leading to real change;
the release of two widely-read publications Challenge and Opportunity
and Standing Up to the Future: the Maritimes in the 1990's
(the McMillan Report); the first-ever meeting of the cabinets of New Brunswick,
Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island; the expansion of Maritime-Newfoundland
cooperation; and greater public visibility and serious discussion on Maritime
cooperation than in any year since 1971. This resource documents these
highlights by providing summaries of all Council actions for the year,
listed the work done in conjunction with Council agencies, and the operating
summaries such as financial highlights.
Gulf of Maine Council
on the Marine Environment Annual Report 1992/1993. 2 pp.
The Gulf of Maine extends from the northern reaches of the Bay of Fundy
to the waters of Cape Cod Bay. Because of Georges Bank, where in some
places water depth is less then twenty feet, the Gulf of Maine is nearly
an enclosed sea. This resource documents the monthly highlights and reports
from Gulf of Maine Council activities for year 1992/1993. Other information
provided in this resource include: a letter from the Chairperson at the
time, Trudy Coxe, the Gulf of Maine Program Budget for 1992-1993, a list
naming all sources or support, and a listing of all Council members and
program participants. In this document, the reports on Council activities
include information updates on Gulfwatch, data management, coastal and
marine pollution, habitat protection, education & participation, and
program coordination & development. The year 1992/1993 was a successful
growing year for the Council.
Council of Maritime Premiers
Annual Report 1988-89. 28 pp. (English and French)
This resource is the seventeenth Annual Report of the Council of Maritime
Premiers to the legislative assemblies and the citizens of New Brunswick,
Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island for the year 1988-89. The Council
of Maritime Premiers was established to promote unity of purpose, to ensure
maximum coordination and to undertake joint initiatives among the Maritime
provinces. The Council has accomplished many things under each of these
general objectives, and is a symbol of cooperation among the people and
governments of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. This
report discusses the period from April 1, 1988 to March 31,1989. During
this period, Council acted on new proposals for cooperation in diverse
areas including the horse industry, transportation, an Acadian heritage
tourism project, and soil and water conservation. This document includes
a letter from the secretary, reports on the Councils central activities,
a report on the work of Council agencies, and an operating summary. An
appendix lists the Council directory.
Final Report of the Halifax
Harbor Task Force. Robert O. Fournier 1990. 84 pp.
Halifax and Dartmouth had been using Halifax Harbour as a repository
for raw sewage for nearly 250 years. The first sewer pipes were installed
in the 1850s. They discharged sewage and stormwater runoff directly into
the Harbour at the closest convenient point. As of 1988, over 40 outfalls
line the Halifax and Dartmouth waterfronts. A task force was established
in1989 to develop strategies to deal with this issue. This document is
the final report of the Halifax Harbour Task Force. It is a succinct summary
of their often extensive discussions, which captures the complex nature
of the problem which confronts any serious deliberations regarding the
future of Halifax Harbour. Also included are the recommendations which
represent the essence of the Task Forces advice prepared for the
Honorable John Leefe, Minister of Environment. Discussion sections include
the harbour today, setting objectives, the regional sewage treatment system,
and integrated harbour management.
Challenge and Opportunity. Council
of Maritime Premiers. May 1991. 28 pp. A discussion paper on Maritime
Economic Integration. (English and French)
In 1991, one of the most significant accomplishments of the Council of
Maritime Premiers was the release of this this widely read publication.
In March of that year the Council committed itself to discussing with
Maritimers the idea of Maritime economic integration. In this discussion
paper, the Council puts forward a vision, guiding principles and strategic
goals for a strong and integrated Maritime economy. These visions, principles,
and goals define what economic integration could be, and this paper puts
forth the initial list of opportunities produced from this integration.
The sections of this document include: maritime economic integration,
an overview; removing the barriers; working together; and agenda for the
future. This resource and the Maritime Forum which followed were the first
milestones in a long journey for the Council, which at the time was aimed
at working together to meet the challenges of the 1990s.
Council of Maritime Premiers
Annual Report 1989-90. 28 pp. (English and French)
This resource is the eighteenth Annual Report of the Council of Maritime
Premiers to the legislative assemblies and the citizens of New Brunswick,
Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island for the year 1988-89. The Council
of Maritime Premiers was established to promote unity of purpose, to ensure
maximum coordination and to undertake joint initiatives among the Maritime
provinces. The Council has accomplished many things under each of these
general objectives, and is a symbol of cooperation among the people and
governments of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. This
resource provides an annual report for the Councils 1989 to 1990
work year. Part of this report is a summary of the results produced from
their study Standing Up to the Future: the Maritimes in the 1990's.
This report marked the twenty-year anniversary of the Council, and so
included in the report is a general analysis of its first twenty years.
Other information concerns selected Council highlights such as updates
on economic development and energy matters, work done by Council agencies,
and an operating summary.
Standing Up to the Future
The Maritimes in the 1990s. Charles J. McMillian. December 1989.
46 pp.
In 1991, one of the most significant accomplishments of the Council of
Maritime Premiers was the release of this this widely read publication.
This resource is the principal finding of a report commissioned by the
Council. Maritime cooperation and coordination are a fact of life. Institutionally,
the Council serves the provinces' need for interprovincial coordination;
policy-wise, the Council provides important advice on a range of operational
issues vital to the Maritimes. The Council has almost a twenty-year history
of operation serving the Premiers, their respective governments and their
populations with an abundance of timely and relevant policy, programs
and information. This resource documents a study that addresses the problems,
opportunities and new environment for the Council of Maritime Premiers
in the context of the new environment facing the region over the next
decade. This study strongly recommended an invigorated Council, one more
focused on industrial development for the region based on leadership stemming
directly from the Premiers and revitalized economic agenda.
Council of Maritime Premiers
Estimates 1990-91. 18 pp. (English and French)
This resource is a estimates report of the Council of Maritime Premiers
to the legislative assemblies and the citizens of New Brunswick, Nova
Scotia and Prince Edward Island for the year 1990-91. The Council of Maritime
Premiers was established to promote unity of purpose, to ensure maximum
coordination and to undertake joint initiatives among the Maritime provinces.
The Council has accomplished many things under each of these general objectives,
and is a symbol of cooperation among the people and governments of New
Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. The purposes of this
document are: (1) to consolidate provincial contributions which, when
added to funds from various other sources, represent Council's total revenue;
(2) to disclose the approved budgets for the agencies; (3) to provide
information on grants to the post-secondary sector; and (4) to provide
other information. This resource provides all the information necessary
to fulfill these purposes.
Federal Expenditures as
a Tool for regional Development. Phil Hartling. September 1990. pp. 40
The Council of Maritime Premiers produced major reports on the distribution
of federal spending in 1979 and in 1983. The purpose of this resource
is to report on updates to that information. This information was provided
by federal government line departments directly, by the Atlantic Provinces
Economic Council (APEC) and by Statistics Canada. The majority of the
information on departmental expenditures relates to fiscal year 1988-89.
Therefore it does not take into account federal government budget decisions
since that time. In 1989-90 the Canadian federal government spent about
$ 100 billion on items other than debt servicing (program expenditures).
Another purpose of this resource is to report on these program expenditures
by province. This document presents the observations and conclusions from
this study. It should be noted that the recommendations contained in this
report do not necessarily reflect the position of the Council of Maritime
Premiers.
Northeast:1988 Population and 1987 Per capita
Income Estimates for Counties and Incorporated Places. U.S. Department
of Commerce. March 1990. 83 pp.
This report was one of five regional reports containing population estimates
for July 1, 1988, and estimates of per capita income for calendar year
1987 for all general purpose governmental units in each State. The estimates
were used by a wide variety of federal, state, and local government agencies
for program planning and administrative purposes. The figures shown in
the tables of this resource were for areas defined under the provisions
of various Federal revenue distribution programs and may not have coincided
with the areas previously covered in censuses before this one. Areas included
in this series of reports are (1) counties, (2) incorporated places, and
(3) active minor civil divisions (MCD's. The detailed tables show the
July 1, 1988, population estimate and the April 1, 1980, census population
for each area, along with the numerical and percent change between 1980
and 1988. In addition, they present the 1987 per capita money income estimates,
together with the 1979 per capita money income and the percent change
between these two figures. These estimates are presented by county for
each state in the northeast region, with all incorporated places in each
county listed in alphabetical order, followed by any functioning MCD's
also listed in alphabetical order.
Environmental Quality
Monitoring Program: An Initial Plan. Gulf of Maine council on the Marine
Environment. June 1991. 40 pp.
To understand and manage the impact of stresses on the health of the
Gulf of Maine ecosystem requires accurate understanding of the nature,
scale, and impact of environmental perturbations in the Gulf. As a step
toward generating the requisite information, the Gulf of Maine Council
on the Marine Environment established a tightly focused and pragmatic
environmental quality monitoring plan for the Gulf of Maine, presented
in this resource. The monitoring plan was based on following mission statement
provided by the Council: in support of the Councils goals, it is
the mission of the Gulf of Maine marine environmental quality Monitoring
Program to provide environmental and resource managers with information
to support sustainable use of the Gulf, and allow assessment and management
of risk to public and environmental health from current and potential
threats. This resource documents this plan by providing information on
monitoring methods, monitoring guidelines, databases, transfers, the structure
of the program, and the processes for implementation.
Canada Land Inventory
Objectives, Scope and Organization. Minister of Economic Expansion. 1978.
61 pp.
The Canada Land Inventory (CLI) was a comprehensive survey of land capability
and use designed to provide a basis for resource and land use planning.
It included assessments of land capability for agriculture, forestry,
recreation, wildlife, present land use, and pilot land use planning projects
in each province of Canada. It was undertaken as a co-operative federal-provincial
program and was administered under the Agricultural Rehabilitation and
Development Act (ARDA) of June, 1961. The CLI was designed primarily for
planning rather than for management. It was of a reconnaissance type,
it provided information essential to land development planning at the
municipal, provincial and federal levels of government. It did not provided
the detailed information required for management of individual parcels
of land, nor for land planning in small watersheds, local government units,
etc. The CLI, which used a computer mapping technique, facilitated more
detailed future studies as more detailed land capability information became
available and as socio-economic factors changed. This resource documents
the Canada Land Inventory, outlined by the objectives and organization
mentioned here.
The Northeast Coast of
Newfoundland: An Ecological Land Survey. Eric H.J. Hiscock and David A.
Maloney. April 1983. 176 pp.
The objectives of this resource were stated as follows: (1) to provide
information on the coastal zone of Northeast Newfoundland which would
facilitate the assessment of impacts on the shoreline that might result
from oil spills, and to generate a data base that could be utilized in
oil spill countermeasures planning, (2) to provide information on the
coastal zone that could assist in determining suitability for onshore
development in conjunction with offshore exploration and production, and
to provide a data base against which the impacts of such development could
be assessed, and (3) to test the applicability of the established principles
of ecological land classification to these practical requirements. Through
the application of an integrated ecological land survey, coastal zone
parameters were mapped to satisfy these objectives. This resource documents
the results in the presentation of the maps, pictures, and summaries which
analyze wave energy, offshore features, foreshore and backshore characteristics,
terrain, soil, vegetation, land use and selected cultural features.
Arbour, J.H.. Land Resources of South East New Brunswick.
Environmental Canada. 1980. 80 pp.
This report is one of a series of papers which present various applications
of the Canada Geographic Information System (CGIS) to land use problems
across Canada. Their intent is to provide users with a description of
the situations in which CGIS has proven useful, with the hope of stimulating
further thought regarding the utility of such a system in land use analysis.
The information contained in this report was compiled as background material
for a Regional Development Plan. The region was the South East portion
of New Brunswick. This comprised all of Kent County, the parishes of Rogersville
and Hardwicke in Northumberland County, the parishes of Botsford, Dorchester,
Sackville, Shediac and Westmorland in Westmorland County and the parishes
of Harvey, Hillsborough and Hopewell in Albert County. The information
was drawn from the Canada Land Data System of Environment Canada and presented
as a series of tables and plots. The data was based on the Canada land
inventory, describing the capabilities of the land in the region and the
various land uses to be found there.
Environmental Quality
in the Atlantic Region 1985. P.B. Eaton, L.P. Hildebrand. 1986. 241 pp.
This 1985 report on environmental quality in the Atlantic region describes
aspects of the state of the environment in 1985, as well as certain trends
that can be compared to those in a similar report published five years
earlier. The Atlantic region of Canada, consisting of New Brunswick, Newfoundland/Labrador,
Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, had a population of 2,285,000 (9.1
percent of Canada) in 1985, most of which was located within a few miles
of the 40,000 km coastline. A healthy natural environment was important
because the regional economy would continue to revolve around the renewable
resource industries of fishing, forestry, agriculture and tourism, all
of which required a suitably high level of environmental quality to thrive.
This environmental quality analysis of provided in this document is stated
according to the following chapter listings: air quality, water quality,
toxic chemicals, other environmental issues, human health & the environment,
nature conservation, developments in environmental management, and trends
in environmental research.
Habitat Mitigation Efforts
in the Gulf of Maine: Stemming the Tide of Environmental Degradation.
Jonathan M. Kurland. January 1991. 67 pp.
This resource presents a study that examined habitat mitigation policies
employed by the governments surrounding the Gulf of Maine. By looking
at mitigation practices throughout the Gulf, resource managers could broaden
their understanding of the challenges of coordinated ecosystem management.
Likewise, interested citizens could gain an appreciation of existing laws
and policies governing activities which affect crucial Gulf habitats.
Lawmakers could benefit from such a study as well, as they strive to improve
upon existing policies with the ultimate goal of sustaining the Gulf ecosystem
for future generations. In the documents first section, sensitive
habitats are discussed in an attempt to specify exactly which environments
are the most critical to the long-term productivity of the Gulf. Section
2 builds upon the discussion in section 1 by detailing existing federal
and provincial/state habitat mitigation efforts in the Gulf of Maine.
Finally, in the last section, recommendations are presented for future
habitat mitigation efforts in the Gulf of Maine.
Habitat Journal of the
Maine Audubon Society. Vol3/No.7. August 1986. 37 pp.
This resource documents an issue of a Maine journal completely devoted
to knowledge about the Gulf of Maine ecosystem. This issue of Habitat:
Journal of the Maine Audubon Society from August 1986 includes the
following articles: "The Missing Connection: the time for the public
to assert its interest in marine resources is at hand," "The
Mixing of the Waters: an introduction to the oceanography of the Gulf
of Maine," "An Industry Aground: in trouble but not yet on the
rocks, Maines fishing industry needs help," "The Elusive
Panacea: why the 200-mile limit has not lived up to its expectations,"
"A Not So Distant Warning: the early warnings of serious pollution
in the Gulf of Maine," "Oceanography Demystified: two books
for the serious amateur naturalist," and "Making Waves in the
Gulf of Maine: a directory of marine research centers around the Gulf."
Gulf of Maine Data and
Information Systems: Workshop Proceedings November 3-5, 1993. D.K. Phelps.
Nov 3. 204 pp.
The Regional Association for Research on the Gulf of Maine and the Gulf
of Maine Council on the Marine Environment joined the Workshop for Data
and Information Systems effort as Co-conveners, reflecting their mutual
interest in the subject. The Workshop was convened on November 3rd through
5th, 1993 at the New England Center on the University of New Hampshire
campus. The workshop objectives were addressed through presentations of
current data and information systems during the plenary session followed
by discussion held in the working group sessions. Each group was charged
with producing recommendations focused on identified issues. This resource
provides the record of the meeting. It includes the an overall executive
summary and recommendations, the working groups recommendations, plus
all of the pre and post workshop support materials.
Evaluation of Gulfwatch
1991 Pilot Project of the Gulf of Maine Marine Environmental Monitoring
Plan. Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment. October 1992. pp.
39
PDF. Available!!
The Gulf of Maine Marine Environmental Monitoring Plan was based on following
mission statement provided by the Council: in support of the Councils
goals, it is the mission of the Gulf of Maine marine environmental quality
Monitoring Program to provide environmental and resource managers with
information to support sustainable use of the Gulf, and allow assessment
and management of risk to public and environmental health from current
and potential threats. A key part of this monitoring plan was to identify
pilot projects which, once completed, would in effect implement the larger
plan. "Gulfwatch," which was established by the Gulf of Maine
Monitoring Committee, is such a project. This resource documents the paper
which presents the findings and recommendations of the Gulfwatch Subcommittee
on that pilot project outlined in its 1991 workplan. This documents provides
the workplan, methods, quality control, results, management implications,
research issues, and conclusions from the plans 1991 work year.
Sustaining Our Common
Heritage Conference Proceedings December 10-12 1989. Victor Konrad, Steven
Ballard. 1989. 270 pp.
The Gulf of Maine; Sustaining Our Common Heritage Conference
was held in Portland, Maine, on December 10-12, 1990. More than 250 participants,
including scientists, policy makers, fishermen, and citizens, gathered
to discuss what cooperative state/provincial work is needed to sustain
the Gulfs productivity. The conference began with a review of the
findings from the Working Groups report, The Gulf of Maine:
Sustaining Our Common Heritage, and was concluded with the Governors
and Premiers signing an agreement to cooperatively protect the resources
of the Gulf of Maine. The agreement established goals, objectives, and
specific tasks that the states and provinces would work on collaboratively.
The recommendations that emerged from the conference work sessions were
to be incorporated into an Action Plan. This resource documents the proceedings
of this conference by presenting the program schedule, speeches and commentaries
given, plenary sessions papers, and work session summaries. This conference
was a huge success for the Gulf of Maine Council.
The Gulf of Maine Sustaining
Our Common Heritage. Katrina Van Dusen, Anne C. Johnson Hayden. State
Planning Office. November 1989.
Brought together by an interest in sustaining the health of the Gulf
of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
joined with Maine in a cooperative effort to protect this shared resource.
This resource, a report on sustaining the common heritage of the Gulf
of Maine, was the first step towards addressing the mutual concerns on
a Gulfwide basis. Looking beyond the political boundaries that divide
the Gulf, this report describes the Gulf ecosystem, discusses its multiple
values and the stresses to which it is subjected, as well as their impacts
on the ecosystem. This resources findings and recommendations were
intended to lay the groundwork for improved, cooperative management of
the Gulf. This resource documents the efforts of the Gulf of Maine working
group by providing the following chapters: the gulf as an ecosystem, the
value of the Gulf, stresses on the Gulf, effects of stresses on the Gulf,
and summary & future outlook. There is also a list of references and
suggested readings.
Geographical Perspectives
on the Maritime Provinces. Douglas Day. 1988. 218 pp.
The Maritimes form a distinctive part of Canada. A diverse landscape,
close proximity of land and sea, and a rich cultural heritage have served
not only to set that region apart from the rest of the country, but to
create significant differences between Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and
Prince Edward Island and within each of the provinces. The thirteen articles
in the resource explore some of the aspects that bind the region together
as a geographical unit, and the geographical diversity within the region.
The authors are researchers who have devoted much of their efforts to
an understanding of the Maritime and the way the regions geography
has changed over time. In this resource, they consider the regions
cultural landscape, aspects of its settlement, some of the resource industries,
urban development and problems, and the effect of public policy on matters
of regional concern. Articles in this document range from Migration
and Settlement: The Scots of Cape Breton to Mining and Landscape
Modification on the Sydney Coalfield.
Canadian Perspectives
on Air Pollution. J. Hilborn, M. Still. 1990. 81 pp.
This resource, a State of the Environment Report, discusses the causes
of some of the local and atmospheric air pollution problems, as well as
their general effects on both human health and the environment. This documents
details the sources, emissions, levels, and environmental and human health
effects of the the six common air pollutants - airborne particulates,
sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, ground-level ozone,
and hydrocarbons. Characteristics of toxic air pollutants are more difficult
to describe because there are so many of them. This resource illustrates
the variety of approaches used in their study - by single chemical, as
in the case of lead; by class of chemicals, as for polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons; by polluting activity, for example, residential wood combustion;
and by geographic area, for instance, Junction Triangle, a small, industrialized
urban area with local sources of pollution. This resource examines several
regional and global pollution issues of importance to Canadians, discussing
their significance and outlining the efforts of Canadian government to
prevent air pollution through legislation.
The Coastal Zone of the
Avalon and Burin Peninsulas, Newfoundland: An Ecological Survey. Eric
H.J. Hiscock. September 1991. 81 pp.
The objectives of this resource were stated as follows: (1) to provide
information on the coastal zone of Southeast Newfoundland which would
facilitate the assessment of impacts on the shoreline that might result
from oil spills, and to generate a data base that could be utilized in
oil spill countermeasures planning, (2) to provide information on the
coastal zone that could assist in determining suitability for onshore
development in conjunction with offshore exploration and production, and
to provide a data base against which the impacts of such development could
be assessed, and (3) to test the applicability of the established principles
of ecological land classification to these practical requirements. Through
the application of an integrated ecological land survey, coastal zone
parameters were mapped to satisfy these objectives. This resource documents
the results in the presentation of the maps, pictures, and summaries which
analyze wave energy, offshore features, foreshore and backshore characteristics,
terrain, soil, vegetation, land use and selected cultural features.
Environmental Cooperation
Between Maine and New Brunswick: Progress 1974-1989. Peter H. Meserve.
1990. 15 pp.
This resource was presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Association
for Canadian Studies in the United States, November, 1989, San Francisco.
The economies of Maine and New Brunswick continued to depend on the environment
even though the regional employment structure had changed dramatically
from earlier decades. Traditionally, aquatic resources such as herring,
lobster, and bottom fish and terrestrial resources of pine, spruce, and
fir had supported Canadians and Americans alike. Commercial fishing and
lumbering had not disappeared, but they ebbed while tourism and recreation
industries grew. These service industries remained closely tied to nature
- advertisements extolled the parks, shores, and forests of the region.
Scenery was only one concern; recreation relied on watersports, fishing,
and other outdoor activities that were highly sensitive to environmental
quality. This resource documents to cooperation between Maine an New Brunswick
in response to these concerns. Their cooperation began in 1974, and this
document presents the progress in this cooperation up to 1989.
Canadas Green Plan for a Healthy Environment.
Government of Canada.. 1990. 174 pp.
Canadians have many concerns and ideas for cleaning up and protecting
their environment. This resource, Canadas Green Plan for a healthy
environment, was the federal governments response to these concerns
and ideas. In preparing this environmental action plan, they worked hard
to ensure the priorities expressed so eloquently by Canadians are reflected
in the many Green Plan initiatives. In fact, 400 of the 500 recommendations
made at the national wrap-up consultation were incorporated into this
Plan. This resource was the most important environmental action plan ever
produced in Canada, it provided more than 100 important and well-funded
initiatives. This document presents the targets and schedules that would
drive environmental initiatives within federal jurisdiction of Canada
for years to come. This resource is organized into two main sections,
first an overview and then an incredibly detailed description of the Green
Plan outlining clean air, water, and land principles; sustaining renewable
resources; species; and global environmental security.
Comparative Assessment
of the State Laws Protecting the Marine Environment of the Gulf of Maine.
Timothy Eichenberg. April 26, 1991. 76 pp.
This report to the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment provides
an overview and background on existing state and federal laws and programs
affecting the coastal and marine environment of the Gulf of Maine. It
is intended to assist the Council in evaluating the existing legal framework
relating to the Gulfs natural resources to identify areas of similarity
and differences among jurisdictions bordering the Gulf. This resource
briefly discusses the federal regulatory framework and how it affects
state laws; it compares state laws and programs; it contrasts different
and unique state approaches; and it suggests options for uniform and cooperative
approaches to regulating and protecting the coastal and marine resources
of the Gulf of Maine. For many of these options additional research is
called for, similar to that prepared for the Council on Habitat
Mitigation Efforts in the Gulf of Maine. This resource also contains
comparative assessment of the laws and programs of the States of Maine,
Massachusetts and New Hampshire and highlights a number of similarities
and differences among state approaches. Recommendations are also provided.
Continental Shelves. H. Postma, J.J.
Zijlstra. 1988. 57 pp.
The continental shelf off the northeast coast of the United States is
one of the most intensively studied regions of the North Atlantic. For
three and half centuries the ecosystem has supported large and important
common-resource fisheries, extending from the export trade in salted cod
of the early colonists in the late 17th Century to the heavy exploitation
of the total fin-fish biomass in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Uses of the shelf as a source of petrogenic hydrocarbons and as a repository
for wastes had heightened concerns for the health of the ecosystem.
In an effort to provide the information base from which the ecosystem
perturbation could be monitored and forecast, the National Marine Fisheries
Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration initiated
a long-term study of the northeast shelf. This resource is part of a effort
to continue updating the analysis from on-going surveys of the northeast
shelf. This document provides the most recent information and description
of all aspects of the continental shelves in the northeast.
The State of the Worlds Oceans
According to United Nations Environmental Program: New Ways Forward For
the Gulf of Maine. John B. Pearce. 10 pp.
As local or regional action plans and strategies are developed to prevent
damage and mitigate present and past pollution issues, it is important
to turn to the specific and generic results of research and monitoring
carried out in other parts of the world. The Gulf of Maine was, as of
1989, a more-or-less pristine marine habitat suffering relatively few
effects from marine pollution; other coastal seas of the world were not
so fortunate. The effects of pollution and development in Europe, Asia,
Africa, Latin America, and other regions of North America were often intense
and wide-spread; understanding the issues and problems in these waters
would have aided in solving the principal Gulf of Maine habitat degradation
issues. This resource comments of the work done by the Group of Experts
on Scientific Aspects of Marine Pollution, whose drafted State of the
Marine Environment Report was to be published by the United Nations Environmental
Program (UNEP). The report was based largely on several UNEP Regional
Seas Reports. This document presents the state of the worlds oceans
according to these reports in an effort to aid the Gulf of Maine Council
in their efforts towards a healthier GOM.
Energy Options for Atlantic
Canada. Marshall Conley, Graham Daborn. 1983. 157 pp.
Atlantic Canada before 1982 was faced with a unique set of opportunities
for satisfying its growing energy demands. Since all available options
could not be adopted, selection among these options had to be made - a
prospect that was beset by extremely difficult political and social problems.
It was in recognition of these opportunities and problems that series
of workshops were held to review separately the various energy options,
and this series culminated in a final conference in 1982 at which technical,
economic, social and political aspects were discussed. This resource contains
accounts of all the major energy options available to Atlantic Canada
and environmental aspects of their development written by acknowledged
experts in each field. This documents presents the facts about these options
in the most favorable light; comparison and evaluation are the prerogative
of the reader. There are five different papers for five unique energy
options. Each option in discussed also by its category according to environmental
perspectives and political & economic perspectives.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Activities in Support
of the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environments Action Plan.
October, 1993. 8 pp.
The responsibility of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service includes protection
of migratory birds, seabirds, anadromous fish, and endangered species
and their habitats. By law, the Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal
agency in the federal government with the responsibility to conserve,
protect, and enhance these resources and their habitats. The Service established
the Gulf of Maine Project in Portland, Maine to provide a bridge among
all Service programs and build partnerships among state and federal agencies,
local organizations, and private citizens working to improve coastal habitats
in the Gulf of Maine. This resource documents the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service activities that were in Support of the Gulf of Maine Council on
the Marine Environments Action Plan of 1990. It includes summaries
of work done on objectives 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 for habitat protection, and
4.2 and 4.4 for education & participation. This document also lists
the cooperative initiatives and opportunities available through the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service for implementing the Gulf of Maine Action Plan.
Ames, Edward P.. Cod and Haddock Spawning Grounds
in the Gulf of Maine. Island Institute. 1998. 33 pp.
This report presents the results of oral histories among retired fishermen
in the State of Maine and New Hampshire. It talks about spawning areas
and former spawning areas for cod and haddock that were identified in
coastal waters extending from Grand Manan Channel to Ipswich Bay. The
characteristics of these areas and a review of factors relating to the
demise of these coastal stocks are included in this document. This resource
first provides an overview titled Restoring Cod and Haddock to the
Gulf of Maine and then proceeds to present the results of the spawning
area surveys. Geographic locations are split according into the following
sections: Grand Manan Channel to Monhegan, Monhegan to Ipswich Bay, and
totals, Grand Manan Channel to Ipswich Bay. There is also a discussion
section, and appendices showing the spawning ground charts and listing
of Cod and Haddock spawning grounds.
Roy, Leo Pierre. Aquaculture White Paper & Strategic
Plan. Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management. September 1995.
This resource documents two plans, the Aquaculture Strategic Plan and
the Aquaculture White Paper Plan. The Aquaculture Strategic Plan explains,
as of September 1995, the present and future status of aquaculture in
Massachusetts. It is the tool that is needed to form a framework to support
aquacultural activity, both private and public, and to encourage the growth
of this industry during a critical stage of development. The purpose of
the White Paper report is to review the status of the aquaculture industry
in the state both from a biological and technological standpoint as well
as from a legal/regulatory perspective. This White Paper includes information
on the biology, technology, support systems, water quality, seafood safety,
legal, and economic aspects of the aquaculture industry. This resource
reports equally on these two programs, discussing their progress and reflecting
upon their purpose as a action towards an increase in environmental awareness
in Massachusetts.
Gulf of Maine Council. Evaluation
of Gulfwatch: 1993. Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment. December
1996. 128 pp. PDF. Available!!
In 1989, the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment endorsed
the concept of a Gulf-wide environmental health monitoring project and
funded a pilot project consistent with the goals of the Gulf of Maine
Environmental Monitoring Plan. This report presents the findings of the
third year of this project. The Monitoring Plan is based on a mission
statement provided by the Council: It is the mission of the Gulf of Maine
Marine Environmental Quality Monitoring Program to provide environmental
and resource managers with information to support sustainable use of the
Gulf and allow assessment and management of risk to public and environmental
health from current and potential threats. This resource provides information
on the methods used, the results & discussion (including specific
results on metal and organic contaminants), and conclusions. John Sowles
is the person who did the main preparation for this document.
Gulf of Maine Council. Evaluation
of Gulfwatch: 1994. Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment. December
1996. 108 pp. PDF. Available!!
In 1989, the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment endorsed
the concept of a Gulf-wide environmental health monitoring project and
funded a pilot project consistent with the goals of the Gulf of Maine
Environmental Monitoring Plan. This report presents the findings of the
fourth year of this project. The Monitoring Plan is based on a mission
statement provided by the Council: It is the mission of the Gulf of Maine
Marine Environmental Quality Monitoring Program to provide environmental
and resource managers with information to support sustainable use of the
Gulf and allow assessment and management of risk to public and environmental
health from current and potential threats. This resource provides information
on the methods used, the results & discussion (including specific
results on metal and organic contaminants), and conclusions. Margo Chase
is the person who did the main preparation for this document.
Gulf of Maine Council. Evaluation
of Gulfwatch: 1995. Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment. December
1996. 137 pp. PDF. Available!!
In 1989, the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment endorsed
the concept of a Gulf-wide environmental health monitoring project and
funded a pilot project consistent with the goals of the Gulf of Maine
Environmental Monitoring Plan. This report presents the findings of the
fifth year of this project. The Monitoring Plan is based on a mission
statement provided by the Council: It is the mission of the Gulf of Maine
Marine Environmental Quality Monitoring Program to provide environmental
and resource managers with information to support sustainable use of the
Gulf and allow assessment and management of risk to public and environmental
health from current and potential threats. This resource provides information
on the methods used, the results & discussion (including specific
results on metal and organic contaminants), and conclusions. Margo Chase
is the person who did the main preparation for this document.
Gulf of Maine Council. Evaluation
of Gulfwatch: 1997. Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment. December
1996. 125 pp.
In 1989, the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment endorsed
the concept of a Gulf-wide environmental health monitoring project and
funded a pilot project consistent with the goals of the Gulf of Maine
Environmental Monitoring Plan. This report presents the findings of the
seventh year of this project. The Monitoring Plan is based on a mission
statement provided by the Council: It is the mission of the Gulf of Maine
Marine Environmental Quality Monitoring Program to provide environmental
and resource managers with information to support sustainable use of the
Gulf and allow assessment and management of risk to public and environmental
health from current and potential threats. This resource provides information
on the methods used, the results & discussion (including specific
results on metal and organic contaminants), and conclusions. Margo Chase
is the person who did the main preparation for this document.
US EPA - Region 1. 1998 State of the New England
Environmental Report. 1998. 29 pp.
The EPA works very hard to increase its presence in New England's communities;
to stand tough on important environmental issues such as safe drinking
water and clean air; to tackle new, troubling issues like sprawl development;
and to improve internal management systems so as to deliver more inspired,
cost-effective service. EPA does not meet these challenges without the
help of eager, able, committed New Englanders; they have benefited from,
and continue to welcome, ideas and labor of citizens to help strive towards
a healthier, more beautiful New England for generations to come. This
resource reports on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Region
1 1998 evaluation on the state of the New England environment. This document
has chapters covering the following topics: public health & our environment,
the challenge of global climate change, sprawl, New Englands ecological
health, the Charles River: a progress report, compliance & pollution
prevention, you & your environment, and agency goals.
US EPA - Region 1. 1997 State of the New England
Environmental Report. 1997. 29 pp.
The EPA works very hard to increase its presence in New England's communities;
to stand tough on important environmental issues such as safe drinking
water and clean air; to tackle new, troubling issues like sprawl development;
and to improve internal management systems so as to deliver more inspired,
cost-effective service. EPA does not meet these challenges without the
help of eager, able, committed New Englanders; they have benefited from,
and continue to welcome, ideas and labor of these citizens to help strive
towards a healthier, more beautiful New England for generations to come.
This resource reports on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys
Region 1 1997 evaluation on the state of the New England environment.
This document has chapters covering the following topics: New England
ecosystems, public health & our environment, economic opportunities,
recreational resources, environmental education & outreach, and new
directions.
Kelly, David. Developing a Strategic Assessment and
Planning Framework for the Marine Environment. Academic Press Limited.
1987. 11 pp.
The concept of environmental impact assessment (EIA) was 16 years old
as of 1987. In the intervening years since the National Environmental
Policy Act of the United States brought the concept to prominence in 1969,
it had matured considerably. The process of maturation had taken many
forms. In the United States, it had become a very legalistic process.
This paper synthesizes discussions and findings of an international workshop
on "Strategic Planning for the Coastal and Marine Environment",
held in March 1985. EIA practitioners from industry, government, university,
and special interest groups from Canada, the United States and Scotland
gathered to develop further the concept of area-wide or strategic assessments.
The objectives of the workshop were to describe a process that would facilitate
decision-making on a timely basis, minimize resource conflicts and allow
more effective public participation. This paper also reviews appropriate
literature on the subject in order to demonstrate the more comprehensive
approach to EIA that is being advocated by researchers, planners and practitioners.
Various bits of Information
about Quality Assurance Project Plans.
This resource is comprised of documents and other information EPA has
produced relating to volunteer monitoring and quality assurance. Quality
Assurance Project Plans are documents that show how quality assurance
and quality control are applied to environmental data operations to ensure
that results obtained are the type and quality needed and expected. This
resource talks about these plans, what they are, why we have them, when
are they needed, who uses then, and how to make them. Also included in
this document are the Casco Bay and Chesapeake Bay Quality Assurance project
plans as examples of programs which have many groups associated with them.
All EPA-funded projects that involve collecting environmental measurements
must have an EPA approved quality assurance project plan prior to initiation.
However many groups have developed QA plans regardless of funding sources,
in order to develop confidence in their information, reduce variability
in procedures and provide written documentation available for users.
US EPA - Region 1. 1996 State of the New England
Environmental Report. 1996. 29 pp.
The EPA works very hard to increase its presence in New England's communities;
to stand tough on important environmental issues such as safe drinking
water and clean air; to tackle new, troubling issues like sprawl development;
and to improve internal management systems so as to deliver more inspired,
cost-effective service. EPA does not meet these challenges without the
help of eager, able, committed New Englanders; they have benefited from,
and continue to welcome, ideas and labor of these citizens to help strive
towards a healthier, more beautiful New England for generations to come.
This resource reports on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys
Region 1 1996 evaluation on the state of the New England environment.
This document has chapters covering the following topics: preserving New
Englands natural resources, building environmental stewardship,
restoring contaminated sites, and new directions.
US EPA - Region 1. State of the New England Environmental
1970-1995. 1996. 29 pp.
New Englanders are a people defined by their natural resources. From
the peak of Mount Washington to the coastal islands, from Mount Katahdin
to the Berkshires, from Lake Champlain to Long Island Sound, New Englanders
look to natural resources for their sustenance, their recreation and their
livelihoods. This report, presented for the 25th anniversary of Earth
Day, takes stock of where New Englanders are in preserving and improving
those natural resources. It captures many of their successes and hard-won
victories, stories that give them cause for celebration, for they have
made significant progress in restoring the New England environment. This
report also provides an honest assessment of the concerns New Englanders
still face and the approaches they must use to tackle them. EPA-New England
charted the course for that new approach. This report is EPA-New England's
first effort to document the region's environmental quality. It was intended
to be the first of many annual reports. Chapters title charting a course
in to the future, air quality, water quality, ecosystems & habitats,
built environments, waste management, pollution prevention in New England,
and new directions.
Colgan, Charles S. & Plumstead, Janice. Economic
Prospects for the Gulf of Maine. Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment.
October 1, 1995. 45 pp.
This report examines recent trends in the economic growth and development
of the Gulf of Maine region, defined as the counties bordering the Gulf
of Maine in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, New Brunswick and Nova
Scotia. This resource covers an economically diverse region, with major
metropolitan centers and small one-industry villages. The region has experienced
economic and population growth throughout, with a few exceptions, and
it has generally become more diverse over the past 15 years. Four aspects
of the region's economy are likely to be of particular concern to the
Gulf of Maine Council and its work safeguarding the region's environmental
resources:patterns of metropolitan and nonmetropolitan growth, tourism
and recreation, fisheries, and transportation. This report discusses these
four key economic forces in great depth before concluding with several
recommendations for actions the Council should consider taking to better
understand and come to grips with the economy and ecology of the Gulf
of Maine region.
Canada. Population Projections for Canada Provinces
and Territories 1989-2011. 1989.
This resource is a listing of the population projections for Canadian
provinces and territories. It lists components of estimated population
growth, postcensal annual estimates of population by marital status, age,
sex, and components of growth for Canada, census divisions, and population
& dwelling counts for Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, separately. This
document is filled with numbers, it is comprised of all the data sheets
for these population studies. There is no analysis included and no conclusion
are drawn from these projected populations for Canadian provinces and
territories.
Gulf of Maine Council. Gulfwatch
Project Standard Procedures: Field and Laboratory. Gulf of Maine Council
on the Marine Environment. August 1997. 115 pp.
In 1989, the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment endorsed
the concept of a Gulf-wide environmental health monitoring project and
funded a pilot project consistent with the goals of the Gulf of Maine
Environmental Monitoring Plan. Gulfwatch was the main result of this plan.
The monitoring Plan is based on a mission statement provided by the Council:
It is the mission of the Gulf of Maine Marine Environmental Quality Monitoring
Program to provide environmental and resource managers with information
to support sustainable use of the Gulf and allow assessment and management
of risk to public and environmental health from current and potential
threats. This resource is a detailed account of the standard procedures
used by the Gulfwatch Program for the implementation period (1993 to 2001).
This report includes both the field procedures and the laboratory methods
for the extraction and quantification of the concentrations of organic
and inorganic contaminants. The laboratory protocol for the contaminants
are presented in the annual results publishing the results of the Gulfwatch.
This report, however, is the first to combine the methods for laboratory
and field procedures used in the Gulfwatch program.
United States Government. Environmental
Trends in the Gulf of Maine: A Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Environmental
Protection..... US Government Printing Office. 1987.
This resource documents a hearing held on Tuesday, September 8, 1987
when the Subcommittee on Environmental Protection met, pursuant to notice,
at 1:30 p.m., at Council Chambers, 389 Congress Street, Portland, Maine.
The hearing was intended to provide a clear and accurate picture of environmental
trends in the Gulf of Maine. In addition, the hearing brought forth the
views of many witnesses concerning what we should be doing to preserve
the high quality of the Gulf. Questions like should we expand scientific
research and monitoring; what priority should be given to different types
of research; is there a need for greater cooperation, coordination, expanded
technical effort, or more stable funding sources; and what is the appropriate
role for the Federal Government to play in research and monitoring in
the gulf, were the focus of attention during the hearing. This resource
provides a exact account of all the proceedings which transpired during
the hearing. Included in this document are the testimonies and written
statements from ten witnesses, along with the opening remarks from Senator
George Mitchell.
Widoff, Lisa. Conference Report: Bridging the Gulf
- A Watershed of Watersheds. Collaboration of Community Foundations in
the Gulf of Maine. 1996. 100 pp.
The conference, "Bridging the Gulf A Watershed of Watersheds",
grew out of an effort to improve networking among citizen coastal water
monitoring groups around the Gulf of Maine and to make a concerted effort
to build their capacity (improve credibility, organizational status, public
awareness etc.). It was found that local groups start with a focus on
their local waters but they quickly find their connection to the Gulf
of Maine. This conference intended to reinforce their understanding of
these regional issues while demonstrating the local implications of these
trends. This resource documents the proceedings of this conference, including
summaries of the workshops and breakout sessions, a list of technical
assistance resources for groups and an outline of internet resources that
are and will be available to facilitate ongoing communication among the
participants and other coastal groups. The conference had four main themes:
the State of the Gulf, the Rising Tide of Citizen Monitoring in the Gulf
of Maine, Bridging the Gulf: Linking Citizens, Science & Policy, and
Testing the Waters.
Wells, Peter G.. Health of Our Oceans: A Status Report
on Canadian Marine Environmental Quality. Environmental Canada. March
1991. 167 pp.
This Status Report on Canadian Marine Environmental Quality is a project
of the MEQ Advisory Group of Conservation and Protection, Environment
Canada. It is the last of three projects assigned to the Group by the
Assistant Deputy-Minister, Conservation and Protection, in 1985. The other
projects were the first Canadian Conference on Marine Environmental Quality
held in Halifax in 1988 (Proceedings published in 1988) and the Five-Year
Conservation and Protection MEQ Action Plan approved in 1989. All three
projects were intended to bring a new focus and direction to Environment
Canada's marine environmental quality programs, and to achieve a higher
government and public profile for marine environmental quality issues
in Canada. This report evolved conceptually during preparation and contributed
to papers, talks and other reports on the state of Canada's seas. The
report largely takes a contaminants and pollution approach. It in no way
presupposes that Marine Environmental Quality can only or should only
be evaluated in this manner. Chapters include: National and International
Perspectives, the Pacific, the Arctic, the Atlantic, and Assessment of
Canadian Marine Environmental Quality.
Jones, Barry. 2nd Shellfish Habitat Restoration Workshop.
Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment. 1996. 32 pp.
During June, 1996, a workshop on shellfish habitat restoration in the
Gulf of Maine area was held in Saint John, New Brunswick. This was the
second on this topic sponsored by the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine
Environment. Some 64 people attended from throughout the Maritimes and
New England region, representing shellfish industries, researchers, resource
regulators, conservation organizations and the general public. The objective
of the workshop was to share management approaches, experiences and ideas
relative to improving the quality of degraded marine shellfish habitat
and to make recommendations to resolve existing problems for the overall
environmental, economic and social benefit of the citizens of the Gulf
of Maine. These recommendations of the working groups logically fell into
four areas (not in priority order) as follows: Management & Regulation,
Community Involvement & Public Education, Harvesting & Marketing,
and Research & Development. This resource documents this workshop
by presenting the presentation abstracts (from MA, ME and NB), and working
group session summaries. Appendices list the participants, working group
members, and notes to facilitators.
Bright, Sarah. The Wild Gulf Almanac. The Chewonki
Foundation. 1995. 168 pp.
The purpose of the Wild Gulf Almanac is to give the Gulf of Maine region
the visibility it merits as an extraordinary global ecosystem, to put
information about the Gulf in the hands of educators, and to put people
who live and work on its shores in touch with one another to help protect
and restore its natural abundance. This first issue of the Wild Gulf Almanac
only begins the process; it is the first volume-of what was hoped would
become an accessible, up-to-date guide for people who want to learn more
about the Gulf of Maine and how they can affect its future. The first
chapter discusses materials that help to introduce the watershed concept
and environmental education in general. Following chapters focus primarily
on terrestrial, freshwater, estuarine, and coastal and marine systems.
The last chapter describes several resources, activities, and materials
dealing within the effects of human actions on natural systems in the
watershed. As is the case with natural systems themselves, the materials
discussed in the Almanac inevitably overlap and are always subject to
change.
Our Common Heritage: Gulf of Maine,
Volume 1 - Winter/Spring 1995. Gulf of Maine Council of the Marine Environment
Prior to Spring 1995, the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment
has responded to pollution threats in the Gulf through a wide spectrum
of programs and projects, including activities such as the completion
of an initial inventory of land based sources of pollution in collaboration
with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Environmental
Protection Agency, establishing and maintaining a Gulf-wide monitoring
program, and initiating a marine debris recovery program now beginning
its third year. This list just begins to outline the work of the Gulf
of Maine Council ... and it just begins to touch upon its possibilities.
This resource "Our Common Heritage" attempts to initiate a system
that provides the Gulf of Maine region with updates to the Councils
accomplishments and objectives. This resource has articles such as: Annual
Report 1993-1994 (GOM Council), Mapping Marine Debris,
Perspectives on the Sea, and Ecology for Beginners.
The aim of this journal is to increase awareness and educate about Gulf
of Maine issues. This is Volume #1.
Our Common Heritage: Gulf of Maine,
Volume 2 - Summer 1996. Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment.
Just as humans need food, water, space, and shelter to survive, so do
the fish and wildlife that inhabit the Gulf of Maine. It is a well-documented
fact that maintaining habitat - whether it's terrestrial or aquatic -
is crucial to the well-being of the Gulfs wild animal species. Fish and
wildlife populations would quickly diminish without suitable habitat.
In this issue of Our Common Heritage, the Gulf of Maine Council on the
Marine Environment examines the important topic of habitat protection,
and shows some examples of the good stewardship activities that are occurring
within the Gulf of Maine watershed to accomplish it. These efforts range
from large projects undertaken by government agencies to small ones initiated
by committed individuals. This resource includes articles such as: Town
of Rye: Restoring tidal flow returns marshes to good health, Mill
River Pollution Remediation Project: Collaboration and implementation
at work, Protecting Maine's Coastal Nesting Islands,
Corporations Partnering with Nova Scotia to Protect Wetlands,
and St. Croix Estuary Project: A model of international cooperation.
Goodman, Nancy. Salem Sound 2000 Monitor. Gulf
of Maine Council on the Marine Environment. January 1997.
Salem Sound 2000 is a coalition of local governments, businesses, educational
and other non-profit institutions, and citizens from the communities of
Beverly, Danvers, Manchester, Marblehead, Peabody and Salem. This coalition
is dedicated to taking cooperative action to protect and enhance the quality
of Salem Sound and to maximize its benefits as a regional resource. This
resource is the January 1997 issue which has the following sections: update
and welcome to new staff members, staff bios, natural resources inventory,
Salem Sound 2000 Monitor goes overboard, volunteer opportunities,
pollution prevention project, new directions in monitoring, Salem Sound
2000 Monitor in the news, funding update, and honorable mentions.
Maine Heritage: the Newsletter of Maine
Coast Heritage Trust. Two issues: Summer 1997 and Spring 1997
The Maine Coast Heritage Trust is dedicated to protecting land that is
essential to the character of Maine, its coastline and islands in particular.
Since 1970, more than 76,000 acres have been permanently protected. Maine
Coast Heritage Trust provides conservation advisory services to landowners,
local land trusts and state and community officials free of charge. A
membership organization, Maine Coast Heritage Trust welcomes support and
inquiries. Articles in the summer issue include Three Gifts Invigorate
Bay Initiative, Second Largest Land Gift to State of Maine
- Ever, Stemming the Tide of Development, and Charitable
Remainder Trust to Honor Matthew Baxter. Articles in the spring
issue include Calderwood Island Forever Wild, Land Conservation
and Property Taxes, and Small Grant Produces Big Results.
McMahon, Robert. Maine Business Indicators - Volume
35. University of Southern Maine. Fall 1989.
This newsletter is published through the Center for Business and Economic
Research School of Business, Economics and Management at the University
of Southern Maine. It has four articles: (1) Economic growth trends
on the Gulf of Maine littoral by Charles S. Colgan, (2) The
Maine economy and the R-word: Soft landing of recession? By David
W. Findlay, (3) Predicting leveraged buy-out activity: When debt
doesnt matter by Linda L. Richardson, and (4) Federal
Government packs fiscal punch in Maine by Carl E. Veazie. This resource
aims to increase awareness about business indicators in the Maine economy.
Volumes 1 and 2 of Gulf
Guardian. Spring 1995 and Summer 1997. Published by the Clean Annapolis
River Project
Volume 1, Spring 1995 is an issue of the Gulf Guardian focused on the
diversity of volunteer monitoring activities taking place around the Bay
of Fundy / Gulf of Maine watershed. Inside this resource you will find
information on nutrient testing, tracking Common Loon nesting patterns,
biodiversity monitoring and several other ways that volunteers are contributing
to an understanding of ecosystem health in the region. Volume 2, Summer
1997, highlights five main topics, the articles are titled: An array
of partners cooperate to benefit Parker River Alewife, Bay
of Fundy highlighted at RIM of the Gulf conference, The future
of fisheries in the Bay of Fundy, Effects of fishing gear
on the sea floor of New England, and The Great Bay start 8th
monitoring season.
The Great Bay Matters Newsletter.
Volume 1 No. 2 Summer 1994.
Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve is an estuary comprised
of 4,500 acres of tidal waters and wetlands with 850 acres of coastal
land. Acquired through land purchases and conservation easements, the
Great Bay NERR was designated on October 3, 1989 to be preserved for the
purposes of education, research, and resource protection. This issue has
four articles: Sandy Point Opening, Staff Coming and
Goings, Great Bay ... A Poem, and Coastlinks.
Great Bay Matters newsletter is published through the New Hampshire Fish
and Game Department.
The CERCular Coastal Engineering
Research Center. March 1996.
This resource is a bulletin published in accordance with AR 25-30 as
an information dissemination function of the U.S. Army Engineer Waterways
Experiment Station. The publication is part of the technology transfer
mission of CERC under PL 79-166. Results from ongoing research programs
will be presented. Special emphasis will be placed on articles relating
to application of research results or technology to specific project needs.
This resources main article is titled Numerical Modeling of
Storm-Induced Beach Erosion which includes a field case study of
Dewey Beach, DE. Also included is list of publications of interest, CERC
publications, and a calendar of Coastal Events of interest.
Jones, Barry. 2nd Shellfish Habitat Restoration
Workshop. Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment. 1993. 32 pp.
During April, 1992, Environment Canada sponsored a workshop in Halifax,
Nova Scotia, for senior Canadian environmental managers on behalf of the
Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment. The objective of this
venture was to "educate" the higher, decision-making levels
of government as to the mandate, work and plans of the Council relative
to the preservation of the environmental health of the Gulf, and to obtain
their commitment to support and pursue such activities. As a result of
this workshop, the New Brunswick Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture
made the commitment to sponsor another workshop, in 1993 - The focus of
this workshop was to be placed on the restoration of shellfish habitat
throughout the Gulf of Maine. The purpose of this workshop was to give
key players in the industry, such as managers, researchers and industry
representatives, the opportunity to discuss the situation in the Gulf
of Maine and what effects it has on the shellfish which inhabit it. The
ultimate objective was to promote more harvesting openings in the Gulf
through improving the marine environment in the Gulf of Maine. This resource
documents this workshop, providing the abstracts, recommendations, and
summaries produced from its proceedings.
Gulf of Maine Council
on the Marine Environment Annual Report 1990/1991. 15 pp.
The Gulf of Maine extends from the northern reaches of the Bay of Fundy
to the waters of Cape Cod Bay. Because of Georges Bank, where in some
places water depth is less then twenty feet, the Gulf of Maine is nearly
an enclosed sea. This resource documents the monthly highlights and reports
from Gulf of Maine Council activities for year 1990/1991. Other information
provided in this resource include: a letter from the Chairperson, Council
highlights 1990 and 1991, descriptions of Council meetings, the completed
1990-91 work plan tasks, public outreach efforts, a summary of Gulf-related
events, and an outlook for the future. The year 1990/1991 was a successful
growing year for the Council, it illustrated that the Gulf Program was
expanding at a rapid pace.
Colclough, Meg. Environmental Education in Massachusetts:
A Resource Guide. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Fall 1995.
This is the 3rd edition of Environmental Education in Massachusetts.
Originally issued in 1989, this booklet was compiled in response to the
growing interest in the many excellent environmental education programs
available through public and private organizations across the Commonwealth
at little or no cost. In response to the many inquiries received by the
Executive Office of Environmental Affairs and the environmental agencies,
the Secretaries' Advisory Group on Environmental Education (SAGEE) has
once again surveyed the state and compiled a listing of programs for educators.
This 1995 edition is also be available on-line. The electronic version
was updated continually and served as the basis for future printings.
Listings include: Executive Office of Environmental Affairs (EOEA), Department
of Environmental Management (DEM), Department of Environmental Protection
(DEP), Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Environmental Law Enforcement
(DFWELE), Department of Food and Agriculture, Metropolitan District Commission
(MDC), Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, Local Resources, Massachusetts
Utility Educators Association, Residential Environmental Education Centers,
Other Resources, Spanish Resources, Recycling Resources, Other Resource
Guides, and Environmental Education Organizations.
Rich, Walter. Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine.
State of Maine Department of Marine Resources. September 1989. 115 pp.
This resource, written by Walter H. Rich, first appeared in the U.S.
Department of Commerce, Bureau of Fisheries, Report of the United States
Commissioner of Fisheries, for the fiscal year 1929. When Captain Robert
McLellan of Boothbay Harbor died in 1981, the employees of the Maine Department
of Marine Resources contributed money to be used to purchase books in
his memory, for the Departments Fishermen's Library. Captain McLellan's
family was asked what purchases they would recommend, and a top priority
was to somehow reprint this work on the fishing grounds. This was a book
that had been helpful to Captain McLellan in his career, and one which
his son, Captain Richard McLellan, found still valid and useful. It is
the hope of the Department and its employees that the fishermen of today
will benefit from the detailed information in this publication, and that
they will remember Captain Robert McLellan, a man who knew how to use
books to enhance his career as a fisherman, who knew how to share his
knowledge with the scientific community, and who was widely respected
by fishermen and scientists alike. This resource is an exact copy of his
report.
White, Cyrille. Rim of the Gulf: Restoring Esturaries
& Resources Conference Proceedings. Island Institute. 1997. 195 pp.
This resource documents the proceedings of the Rim of the Gulf
conference by presenting the conferences opening remarks, all of
the papers prepared for and presented at the conference, a report of the
working group sessions, and a list of conference registrants. Papers included:
"Seafloor Mapping in Penobscot Bay, Maine," "What can Science
do for Fisheries Management," "Bay of Fundy: Science, Issues,
and Actions," "GIS: A tool for Habitat Protection Partnerships
in Coastal Maine," and "Salmon Aquaculture in Southwestern New
Brunswick." These are only a few of the papers which this resource
documents and publishes. The organizers of the conference where the Island
Institute, the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, and the Conservation
Law Foundation.
Canadas Green Plan for a Healthy Environment:
In Brief. Government of Canada.. 1990.
Canadians have many concerns and ideas for cleaning up and protecting
their environment. This resource, Canadas Green Plan for a healthy
environment: In brief, summarizes the federal governments response
to these concerns and ideas. In preparing this environmental action plan,
they worked hard to ensure the priorities expressed so eloquently by Canadians
are reflected in the many Green Plan initiatives. In fact, 400 of the
500 recommendations made at the national wrap-up consultation were incorporated
into this Plan. The original Green Plan was the most important environmental
action plan ever produced in Canada, it provided more than 100 important
and well-funded initiatives. The original presents the targets and schedules
that would drive environmental initiatives within federal jurisdiction
of Canada for years to come. This resource summarizes all that, and then
briefly outlines detailed descriptions of the Green Plan initiatives in
clean air, water, and land principles; sustaining renewable resources;
species; and global environmental security. Also included is a Green Plan
news release.
Participants Recommendations
to the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment - from the Sustaining
Our Common Heritage Conference, August 2-4, 1994.
The Gulf of Maine Agreement provided for a mid-term review to reassess
its goals and objectives. The Gulf of Maine Council adopted the the following
objectives for a Sustaining Our Common Heritage conference: to inform
conference participants on the progress of initiatives and development
of new initiatives being undertaken in the Gulf of Maine; to identify
and prioritize Gulf-wide issues, and to identify present and potential
key partners in each issue; and to identify opportunities for both government
and non-government groups to follow through with conference recommendations.
This was a working conference. For the Action Plan goals to be achieved,
the Council recognizes the need to build lasting, effective partnerships
with other organizations and community groups throughout the Gulf of Maine
region. To achieve this, it is critical that all parties have the same
knowledge and collectively develop a shared vision for the Gulf of Maine
in the year 2000. This resources documents this conference by presenting
the working session recommendations and list of conference participants.
Gordon, Donald C.. Habitat Loss in the Gulf of Maine.
Department of Fisheries and Oceans - Canada. October 16, 1989. 13 pp.
The Gulf of Maine region is composed of a wide variety of freshwater
estuarine and marine habitats which support a diverse number of plants
a animals including man. While the Gulf of Maine region is generally thought
having few environmental problems, a substantial portion of its habitat
already lost or damaged and future degradation certain if corrective steps
are not taken soon. This resource provides examples of habitat loss and
discusses the resulting impacts and recommendations for future action.
It was prepared for the working conference The Gulf of Maine: Sustaining
Our Common Heritage which was held in December of 1989 in Portland, Maine.
The destruction or loss of valuable habitat is the subject of this paper.
It present a general overview of this topic from a Gulf-wide perspective
with a focus more on issues than on details. The author tried to be objective,
but inevitably some personal bias crept in. This paper is not a definitive
tome but rather a vehicle to stimulate thought and discussion at the Gulf
of Maine working conference.
Gulf of Maine Council. Conference
Proceedings of an ARGO-Maine Workshop. Date Unknown!!
At the time of this conference, the Gulf of Maine was, and still is,
one of the Maine's most important resources, but not many people knew
as much about it as they should have. ARGO-Maine consortium had been formed
4 years prior to the conference in an effort to try and bring to bear
the resources of the varied marine research institutions in the State
of Maine. The most significant accomplishment completed in the preliminary
stage was to obtain a research vessel from the National Science Foundation
in competition with other states. That particular 80-foot vessel was based
at the Maine Maritime Academy and provided an excellent platform for research
in the Gulf of Maine. The purpose of this conference was to bring together
those people who were interested in this problem: what did they have out
there and what could they do to protect it? What did they have to know
to manage it?
Hayes, Mary. Environmental Requirements for Priority
Species in the Gulf of Maine. Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment.
September 1997.
During October 1992, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Gulf of Maine
Project, in association with the Gulf of Maine Council, convened a workshop
in New Brunswick to begin implementation of the Habitat Protection goals
stated in the Council's Action Plan. One of the goals of the workshop
was to initiate a coordinated, comprehensive, systematic approach for
identifying priority fish and wildlife habitats in the Gulf of Maine region.
Workshop participants worked together to develop criteria for ranking
species, and then applied these criteria to develop a list of priority
fish, wildlife and plants for the region. Since habitats are the places
where species live, the nomination and ranking of important species is
an effective means of identifying such regionally significant habitats.
Ecological data, such as upland, wetland, or water cover types, bathymetry,
soil/substrate, salinity/hydrology, and other types of data would then
be used to locate and display habitats. This resource documents the ecological
data that can be used to locate, display, and assess important habitats
in the Gulf of Maine region. The data helps to analyze landcover, bathymetry,
marine vegetation, salinity, shellfish occurrence, shoreline type, substrate/sediment,
and temperature.
Sweetwater Seas: The Legacy of the Great
Lakes. Environmental Canada. 24 pp. Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine
Environment. 8 pp.
The Great Lakes are Canada's most precious fresh water resource. They
are also an international resource, and hence an international responsibility.
This was recognized as long ago as 1909, when the Boundary Waters Treaty
was signed by Canada and the United States. This treaty set up the International
joint Commission (IJC), composed of three members from each nation. Its
purpose was to oversee boundary waters, including the Great Lakes, and
to deal with serious problems. In order to effectively marshal Canadian
forces and co-ordinate efforts on the Great Lakes, the Canada-Ontario
Agreement was signed in 1971. Through the agreement, the federal and provincial
governments synchronize their work in a variety of areas, such as research
and development of pollution control measures, sewage treatment, surveillance
and monitoring. This resource is a booklet that was published by the Canada-Ontario
Agreement Review Board. The Board, which oversees Agreement activities,
is composed of representatives of federal and provincial agencies. It
is hoped that the booklet would lead to a greater understanding of the
Great Lakes ecosystem and prompt citizens to take an active interest in
its present and continuing health.
Boudreau, D.C. The Possible Environmental Impacts
of Petroleum Exploration Activities on the Georges Bank. Fisheries and
Oceans Canada. 1999. 106 pp.
A Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) Regional Advisory Process
(RAP) was carried out to generate a peer-reviewed summary of the Georges
Bank ecosystem and potential impacts from petroleum exploratory activities.
The process included input from Canadian and USA government scientists,
external reviewers and representatives from fishers groups and the petroleum
industry. The review resulted in seven conclusions, four of which are:
(1) Georges Bank is an important offshore bank that has a number of features,
which, in combination with its size, make it unique; (2) Routine exploratory
seismic activity might have a significant but temporary impact on adult
fish behavior and movement. This might affect fish catch rates and spawning
behavior; (3) There is a low probability of a large release of petroleum
product from a well blowout. If this were to occur, it might have population
and ecosystem level impacts; and (4) Production activities were not reviewed
but the impacts are expected to be different, both in scale and in nature,
from those considered for exploratory activities. A review of specific
production proposals is needed before any assessment of these can be carried
out. This resource is the research document that provides the scientific
information and references to support all conclusions, including those
not listed here.
Maine State Planning Office.
Exploring Limits: Making Decisions About the Use & Development of
Maines Islands. Maine State Planning Office. April 1994. 85 pp.
Maine's coastal islands are special places to many of us-whether you
live on one, are a regular or occasional visitor, or enjoy them from afar.
These islands constitute a unique natural and cultural resource of state
and national significance. However, people are concerned that the variety
and intensity of human activities on and around the islands are beginning
to threaten fragile island ecosystems and the unique quality of island
life. Exploring Limits: Making Decisions About the Use and Development
of Maine Islands is intended to be both a primer on understanding the
limits on use and development of islands and a how-to guide for assessing
certain elements that make up an island's carrying capacity. The publication
is designed for people in island towns and towns with offshore islands,
the State Land Use Regulation Commission, which regulates land use on
several hundred islands, and communities and individuals considering long-range
plans for a single island. People living in other coastal areas, particularly
those on Maine's coastal peninsulas, should also find it relevant. It
can be used as a specially-tailored guide to comprehensive planning for
islands.
Egg Rock Update. National Audubon Society.
1997.
This resource is the newsletter of the Seabird Restoration Program of
the National Audubon Society. Articles include: Gannet Restoration
at Perroquet Island, Puffin News: Eastern Egg Rock and Matinicus
Rock, Tern News: Maine Tern Numbers Continue to Rise and Tern
Highlights at Audubon Sanctuaries, and Field Season Highlights.
Field highlights include an Albatross update, Murre update, Moes
tower receives new cap, and NFWF matching grant received. Also in this
resource are two short educational sections, a list of 1996-1997 contributors,
and a listing of all benefactors. This issue of Egg Rock Update was dedicated
to Chris McNamara who was remembered for his friendship and generosity
to the staff at the Matinicus Rock Field Station.
Habitat Hotline: Atlantic. Atlantic States
Marine Fisheries Commission. August 1995. 4 pp.
This newsletter has one main article: "Magnuson Act Reauthorization
Language Boosts Habitat Protection" written by Lori Rosa. Also included
in this resource is a section concerning information about Clean Water
Act Reauthorization and a section titled Along the Coast with bits
of information about New Hampshire, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Chesapeake
Bay, and North Carolina.
Stellwagen Soundings: News from the
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. Stellwagen Bank. 1996. 8 pp.
This resource is a publication produced by the Stellwagen Bank National
Marine Sanctuary on topics concerning the marine ecosystem at Stellwagen
Bank and the management plan for the Sanctuary Program. This resource
is the Sanctuarys newsletter. The main articles of the newsletter
are: Sanctuary to Establish Advisory Council, a Tidings
section which answers questions about the program, Getting to Know
Big-Winged New Englanders, and Chow Time for Humpbacks.
Also included in this document is a short guide to whale behavior, a list
of whale watch operations, an education digest section, and research report
section. This newsletter was published in 1996.
RARGOM Review of the Gulf
of Maine Council on the Marine Environment Action Plan 1996-2001. Gulf
of Maine Council. June 30, 1998. 11 pp.
The Regional Association for Research on the Gulf of Maine (RARGOM) was
asked to provide technical review of the Council on the Marine Environment's
Action Plan 1996-2001. This review was carried out in spring of 1998,
focusing on three of the five goals: (1) Protect and Restore Regionally
Significant Coastal Habitats; (3) Protect Human Health and Ecosystem Integrity
from Toxic Contaminants in Marine Habitats; and (5) Protect and Restore
Fisheries Habitats and Resources. Their procedure involved requesting
reviews from 2-4 individuals per goal. These resource is comprised of
these reviews which constitute the bulk of this report. This document
shows that the general reaction to the Plan from the reviewers was positive.
They found that it focused on important regional priorities. The presentation
was logical, with goals followed by strategies and objectives, and easy
to read. Some formatting changes in the next revision might make it easier
for many audiences to use. A variety of reactions to the specifics in
the three goals were received. The greatest concerns were found for Goals
1 and 3.
Wilson, Pete. Californias Ocean Resources:
An Agenda for the Future. The Resources Agency of California. July 1995.
California's Ocean Resources: An Agenda For the Future was prepared
pursuant to a legislative mandate (AB 205, Chapter 1027, Status. 199 1).
This document helped the California Ocean Resources Management Program
realize its mission of ensuring comprehensive and coordinated management,
conservation, and enhancement of California's ocean resources for their
intrinsic value and for the benefit of current and future generations.
In doing so, the major State and federal laws that impacted California's
ocean ecosystem are listed and described herein, as are the roles of the
agencies charged with implementing these laws. California's complex system
of State and federal reserves, refuges, sanctuaries, areas of special
biological significance, and other managed areas are described and mapped
in a single source document for the first ' time. A computer- based geographic
information system was developed in conjunction with this effort that
allowed immediate retrieval and analysis of an extensive array of ocean
and coastal resource information. Also included in this resource is an
economic analysis prepared specifically for this project which reveals
that seven ocean-dependent industries directly and indirectly contributed
17.3 billion dollars to the State's economy in 1992, supporting over 370,000
jobs in California.
Gulf of Maine Council. Coastal
Awareness Forums-Marine Debris: How Can We Stop Trashing Our Coastline?
(Forum Report and Marine Debris information booklet) January 1998.
The Marine Environmental Research Institute, in cooperation with the
Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment sponsored a series of
three Coastal Awareness Forums during the Fall, 1997 on the following
topics: Marine Debris: How Can We Stop Trashing Our Coastline? Claming:
Can the Fishery Be Restored? and Co-management: Can Fishermen Manage Themselves?
This series of Coastal Awareness Forums was patterned after the model
of the National Issues Forums to encourage public dialogue about coastal
Issues of pressing concern. Each issue book, in conjunction with the forum,
offered the public an opportunity to deliberate alternative choices, with
the intent that participants identify a common ground for action. The
proceedings of the first forum entitled Marine Debris: How Can We Stop
Trashing Our Coastline? are summarized in this report. This resource documents
the proceedings of this forum by presenting the welcome remarks, slide
show discussion, panelist presentations, community discussion, forum wrap-up,
and forum participants from the forum.
Gulf of Maine Council. Coastal
Awareness Forums-Fisheries Co-Management: Can Fishermen Manage Themselves?
(Forum Report and Fisheries Co-Management information booklet) January
1998.
The Marine Environmental Research Institute, in cooperation with the
Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment sponsored a series of
three Coastal Awareness Forums during the Fall, 1997 on the following
topics: Marine Debris: How Can We Stop Trashing Our Coastline? Claming:
Can the Fishery Be Restored? and Co-management: Can Fishermen Manage Themselves?
This series of Coastal Awareness Forums was patterned after the model
of the National Issues Forums to encourage public dialogue about coastal
Issues of pressing concern. Each issue book, in conjunction with the forum,
offered the public an opportunity to deliberate alternative choices, with
the intent that participants identify a common ground for action. The
proceedings of the third forum entitled Fisheries Co-Management: Can Fishermen
Manage Themselves? are summarized in this report. This resource documents
the proceedings of this forum by presenting the welcome remarks, panelist
presentations, community discussion, forum wrap-up, and forum participants
from the forum.
Gulf of Maine Council. Coastal
Awareness Forums-Claming: Can the Fishery Be Restored? (Forum Report and
Claming information booklet) January 1998.
The Marine Environmental Research Institute, in cooperation with the
Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment sponsored a series of
three Coastal Awareness Forums during the Fall, 1997 on the following
topics: Marine Debris: How Can We Stop Trashing Our Coastline? Claming:
Can the Fishery Be Restored? and Co-management: Can Fishermen Manage Themselves?
This series of Coastal Awareness Forums was patterned after the model
of the National Issues Forums to encourage public dialogue about coastal
Issues of pressing concern. Each issue book, in conjunction with the forum,
offered the public an opportunity to deliberate alternative choices, with
the intent that participants identify a common ground for action. The
proceedings of the second forum entitled Claming: Can the Fishery Be Restored?
are summarized in this report. This resource documents the proceedings
of this forum by presenting the welcome remarks, panelist presentations,
community discussion, forum wrap-up, and forum participants from the forum.
Duinker, Peter N. and Gordon E. Beanlands. The
Characteristics and Role of Scientific Information in the Canadian Environmental
Assessment and Review Process (Working Paper 11). Marine Law Institute.
May 1984. 20 pp.
This paper is one of twelve working papers prepared for a study of the
international environmental risks of large-scale coastal energy developments
in the Gulf of Maine - Bay of Fundy region. The study was conducted by
a team of investigators from the University of Southern Maine, the University
of New Hampshire, and Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Support
for the project was provided by the William H. Donner Foundation, Inc.
of New York, NY and the Max Bell Foundation of Toronto, Canada. This draft
paper examines the application of scientific information to existing decision-making
processes in Canada. More specifically, the draft provides an overview
of the characteristics and role of scientific information, related to
the natural environment, in the Environmental Assessment and Review Process
(EARP) administered by the Government of Canada.
Vanderzwaag, David. Canadian Law Relating to
Tidal Power Development and Oil Terminal Siting and Oil Tankering. (Working
Paper 10). Marine Law Institute. May 1984. 92 pp.
This paper is one of twelve working papers prepared for a study of the
international environmental risks of large-scale coastal energy developments
in the Gulf of Maine - Bay of Fundy region. The study was conducted by
a team of investigators from the University of Southern Maine, the University
of New Hampshire, and Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Support
for the project was provided by the William H. Donner Foundation, Inc.
of New York, NY and the Max Bell Foundation of Toronto, Canada. Part I
of this paper examines the Canadian legal regime applicable to Fundy tidal
power development through three lenses: The Constitutional Division of
Powers, Federal 'Legislation and Administration and Provincial Legislation
and Administration. Part II provides an overview of the Canadian legal
regime governing oil terminal siting and emissions. Part III reviews the
Canadian legal regime governing the shipment of Oil by tankers.
Lamson, Cynthia. Fundy Tidal Power: A Technology
Assessment System Case Study (Working Paper 9). Marine Law Institute.
May 1984. 33 pp.
This paper is one of twelve working papers prepared for a study of the
international environmental risks of large-scale coastal energy developments
in the Gulf of Maine - Bay of Fundy region. The study was conducted by
a team of investigators from the University of Southern Maine, the University
of New Hampshire, and Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Support
for the project was provided by the William H. Donner Foundation, Inc.
of New York, NY and the Max Bell Foundation of Toronto, Canada. This paper
is concerned with the events and decisions taken by Canadians on proposed
Fundy tidal power developments from August, 1966 (the signing of the Federal/Provincial
tidal Power Study Agreement) to 1983 (the turning of the switch at Annapolis
Royal tidal power demonstration project). It is a case study of a technology
assessment system and process and, therefore, is both descriptive and
analytical. This study attempts to document the issues and the actors
which have been most influential in promoting Fundy tidal power development
over the past seventeen years.
Massey, Karen. Existing United States Regulatory
Authority Applicable to Nova Scotian Power Development (Working Paper
8). Marine Law Institute. May 1984. 46 pp.
This paper is one of twelve working papers prepared for a study of the
international environmental risks of large-scale coastal energy developments
in the Gulf of Maine - Bay of Fundy region. The study was conducted by
a team of investigators from the University of Southern Maine, the University
of New Hampshire, and Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Support
for the project was provided by the William H. Donner Foundation, Inc.
of New York, NY and the Max Bell Foundation of Toronto, Canada. This paper
examines how a tidal power development wholly within the United States,
or a joint Canadian-American venture in Passamaquoddy Bay would be subject
to a full range of United States environmental regulation. It appears,
however, that such a tidal power project situated entirely in Canada,
even if its primary purpose were provision of power to the United States
and construction were conditioned on American purchase power contracts,
might largely escape United States regulation.
Massey, Karen. United States Regulation of Domestic
Tidal Power Development (Working Paper 7). Marine Law Institute. May 1984.
32 pp.
This paper is one of twelve working papers prepared for a study of the
international environmental risks of large-scale coastal energy developments
in the Gulf of Maine - Bay of Fundy region. The study was conducted by
a team of investigators from the University of Southern Maine, the University
of New Hampshire, and Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Support
for the project was provided by the William H. Donner Foundation, Inc.
of New York, NY and the Max Bell Foundation of Toronto, Canada. The purpose
of this paper is to survey the federal legislation that would be applicable
to the development of a tidal power project in the United States, for
purposes of comparison with the Canadian licensing and environmental evaluation
processes discussed in a companion paper.
Taylor, Robert A.. The International Joint Commission
and Transboundary Environmental Impacts in the Bay of Fundy-Gulf of Maine
Region. (Working Paper 6). Marine Law Institute. May 1984. 67 pp.
This paper is one of twelve working papers prepared for a study of the
international environmental risks of large-scale coastal energy developments
in the Gulf of Maine - Bay of Fundy region. The study was conducted by
a team of investigators from the University of Southern Maine, the University
of New Hampshire, and Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Support
for the project was provided by the William H. Donner Foundation, Inc.
of New York, NY and the Max Bell Foundation of Toronto, Canada. This working
paper examine the International Joint Commissions (IJC's) potential
role in the prevention or resolution of transboundary environmental problems
affecting marine waters. After describing the Boundary Waters Treaty and
the IJC's operations under it, the paper concludes that the Commission's
reference process can be of benefit to a partial resolution of such problems.
Taylor, Robert A.. Private Remedies for Transboundary
Environmental Injury Due to Coastal Energy Development in the Bay of Fundy-Gulf
of Maine region. (Working Paper 5). Marine Law Institute. May 1984. 43
pp.
This paper is one of twelve working papers prepared for a study of the
international environmental risks of large-scale coastal energy developments
in the Gulf of Maine - Bay of Fundy region. The study was conducted by
a team of investigators from the University of Southern Maine, the University
of New Hampshire, and Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Support
for the project was provided by the William H. Donner Foundation, Inc.
of New York, NY and the Max Bell Foundation of Toronto, Canada. This paper
examines potential environmental injuries, such as oil spills, caused
by coastal energy development in the Bay of Fundy-Gulf of Maine region.
To examine these potential impacts, this resource explores private lawsuits
brought upon past coastal energy developers.
Taylor, Robert A.. International Law and Proposed
Energy Development in the Bay of Fundy-Gulf of Maine Region: Liability
for Transboundary Pollution Damage and State Responsibility. (Working
Paper 4). Marine Law Institute. May 1984. 95 pp.
This paper is one of twelve working papers prepared for a study of the
international environmental risks of large-scale coastal energy developments
in the Gulf of Maine - Bay of Fundy region. The United States and Canada
resolve problems and differences between them through a variety of mechanisms:
ad hoc consultations, formal negotiations, arbitration and judicial settlement,
and referral for decision or recommendation to special joint bodies such
as bilateral commissions. Each of these mechanisms draws to a varying
degree on a body of principles and standards of international law governing
the behavior of nations. This working paper examines these principles
and their potential applicability to United States - Canadian coastal
energy developments affecting the transboundary region of the Bay of Fundy
- Gulf of Maine System. The areas explored include international law of
the environment and transfrontier pollution, rules for the use of international
watercourses, and general principles of state responsibility. The papers
main focus is on the content of the relevant rules and principles and
then upon their potential application to the area under study.
Spiller, Judith and John Roanowicz. Overview of
the Adequacy and Analysis of Scientific Information Concerning the Transboundary
Effects of Fundy Tidal Power (Working Paper 2). Marine Law Institute.
May 1984. 99 pp.
This paper is one of twelve working papers prepared for a study of the
international environmental risks of large-scale coastal energy developments
in the Gulf of Maine - Bay of Fundy region. The study was conducted by
a team of investigators from the University of Southern Maine, the University
of New Hampshire, and Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Support
for the project was provided by the William H. Donner Foundation, Inc.
of New York, NY and the Max Bell Foundation of Toronto, Canada. This paper
explores in a general sense the meaning of adequacy with respect to the
proposed Fundy tidal power project. It then considers two approaches to
applying scientific information to environmental decision-making. The
first utilizes analogs as a basis for making predictions. The second draws
on existing scientific and technical information about tidal power operation
and the geographic area under consideration. This approach provides an,
overview of current scientific understanding about the Fundy-Gulf of Maine
system, and it suggests direction of change, extrapolated from similar
perturbations of the local ecosystems.
Roanowicz, John and Judith Spiller. The Proposed
Pittson Oil Refinery: A Case Study of U.S. Environmental Decision Making
(Working Paper 1). Marine Law Institute. May 1984. 67 pp.
This paper is one of twelve working papers prepared for a study of the
international environmental risks of large-scale coastal energy developments
in the Gulf of Maine - Bay of Fundy region. The study was conducted by
a team of investigators from the University of Southern Maine, the University
of New Hampshire, and Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Support
for the project was provided by the William H. Donner Foundation, Inc.
of New York, NY and the Max Bell Foundation of Toronto, Canada. In the
early 1970s, the Pittston Company proposed to build and operate a 250,000
barrel/day capacity oil refinery and associated deepwater terminal for
very large crude carrier vessels (VLCCs). They chose to locate this facility
at Deep Cove in Eastport, Maine where they acquired an option on former
airport land from the city of Eastport. This resource documents the story
of this oil refinery, and uses it as a case study of U.S. environmental
decision making.
International Risks of
Coastal Energy Development in the Gulf of Maine-Bay of Fundy Region. Final
Evaluative Report Submitted to the William H. Donner Foundation, Inc..
Marine Law Institute. May 1, 1984. 130 pp.
This resource documents the findings of an interdisciplinary research
team brought together to conduct a comparative study of U.S. and Canadian
environmental decision making, focusing on coastal energy development
in the transboundary Bay of Fundy - Gulf of Maine region. Two proposed
projects were examined: the Pittston Company's oil terminal port and refinery
complex in Eastport, Maine and the Tidal Power Corporation's large-scale,
tidal power facility in the upper Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia. The projects
were selected for case studies because of their potential for causing
significant, transboundary environmental impacts within an oceanic region
that functions as a unified ecosystem. Special attention was given to
the Fundy tidal power project because of its unique transboundary environmental
implications, while the Pittston oil refinery study served as a basis
for comparing U.S. and Canadian environmental decision making. There are
twelve working papers which go along with this report.
Spiller, Judith. Analysis of Scientific Information
Concerning the Transboundary Effects of Fundy Tidal Power. Complex Systems
Research Center. November 7, 1983. 98 pp.
This report reviews scientific research concerning the Bay of Fundy and
Gulf of Maine ecosystems in order to provide a basis for subsequent discussion
of the adequacy of existing research to address projections of Fundy tidal
power's transboundary effects. Part I introduces the geographic extent
of the effects attributed to the proposed project; the variability of
the forces and the linkages which structure the Bay and the Gulf; and
the categories of effects which may be expected. Part II presents an analysis
of the basis for predicting changes in the Bay and Gulf tidal regimes.
The next sections (Parts III and IV) provide an analytical summary of
relevant research on this region. Parts V and VI review phenomena which
may contribute to predicted changes in the tidal regime.
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