Introductory information, maps, and photographs

The Gulf of Maine is bordered by Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. It covers 93,000 square kilometers (36,000 square miles) of ocean and has 12,000 kilometers (7,500 miles) of coastline.

• Introduction
• State of the Gulf of Maine Report
• Gulf of Maine Marine Habitat Primer
• Overview of Habitat Types
• Photo Gallery
• Maps
• Contaminants:
  • Mercury
  • Nitrogen
  • Sewage & wastewater
• Gulfwatch Contaminants Monitoring Program
• Ecosystem-based management (EBM):
  • Presentations from EBM meeting in Portland, Maine
  • Survey of U.S. law influencing Gulf governance ( 70 kb)
• Environmental indicators
• Ecosystem Indicator Partnership (ESIP) Monitoring Map
• Riparian buffers
• Habitat restoration
  • Fact sheet: Long-term monitoring of salt marshes
• Seafloor mapping
  • Gulf of Maine Mapping Initiative (GOMMI)

Links

• Gulf of Maine Summit Report
• Gulf of Maine Council member agencies
• Other Gulfwide information sources