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IYO web sites

Information on International Year of the Ocean events, activities, and more is available on these organizations' web sites:

NOAA www.yoto98.noaa.gov
UNESCO www.ocean98.org/ or
http://ioc.unesco.org/iyo
ME State Planning Office www.state.me.us/spo/mcp/ocean/front.htm
NH Coastal Program www.state.nh/coastal/news.htm#yoto
MA Coastal Zone Management Office www.magnet.state.ma.us/czm/
Environmental News Network www.yoto.com

NS Adopt-a-Stream manual

This community-based volunteer program takes a watershed approach to aquatic habitat restoration and fish population enhancement. Available to Nova Scotia groups on a long-term loan basis, and to others for a fee, the manual provides information on aquatic habitats and wildlife, laws and regulations, how to start and run a project, fundraising tips, and more. In Nova Scotia, contact the NS Salmon Association/Adopt-A-Stream Program, (902) 644-1276. Outside the province, contact the NS Department of Fisheries at (902) 485-5056.

National Environmental Directory

The National Environmental Directory Project is series of nine regional databases that provides descriptions and contact information for more than 12,000 US organizations involved in environmental education, management and policy. The information has been made available on the web, on diskette, and in print by the Global Action and Information Network (GAIN). Visit their web site, http://eelink.umich.edu/GAIN/ALL.dir/orderinfo.html or call 406-721-0440.

GOMC Five-Year Action Plan

Copies of the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment's five-year action plan for the period from 1996-2001, containing the Council's five priority goals, is available while supplies last. Call Margot Mays at the GOMC Secretariat (617) 727-9530 ext. 406, or e-mail margot.mays@state.ma.us for a copy.