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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Activities in Support of the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment’s 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 Environment’s 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.

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