Current meetings
The next Working Group meeting will be held in Kennebunkport, ME October 6-7, 2007 The Colony Hotel
The remainder of the Nova Scotia Secretariat Year meetings will be posted here when scheduled.

Past meeting presentations can be downloaded by clicking here

Past meeting documents
June 2008
1. Working Group briefing packet PDF (618KB)
2. GOMC financial report (please print both tabs of this file) Excel spreadsheet (54KB)
3. Gulf of Maine Times business plan PDF (379KB)
4. Gulfwatch Peer Review PDF (214KB)
5. Gulf of Maine Council Annual Work Plan (this item is informational and not required for the meeting discussions) PDF (630KB)
6. Analysis of Action Plan Grants Program (this item is informational and not required for the meeting discussions) PDF (405KB)
Meeting presentations can be downloaded by clicking here

1. Council briefing packet PDF (874KB)
2. GOMC financial reports (please print both tabs of this file) Excel spreadsheet (54KB)
3 . Gulf of Maine Times business plan PDF (379KB)
4. Gulfwatch Peer Review PDF (214KB)
5. Gulf of Maine Council Annual Work Plan (this item is informational and not required for the meeting discussions) PDF (630KB)
6. Analysis of Action Plan Grants Program (this item is informational and not required for the meeting discussions) PDF (405KB)

March 2008
1. Working Group briefing packet PDF (690KB)
2. Gulfwatch Peer Review PDF (214KB)
3. Analysis of Action Plan Grants Program (this item is informational and not required for the meeting discussions) PDF (368KB)

December 2007
1. Working Group briefing packet PDF (769KB)
2. Council briefing packet PDF (549KB)
Additional materials
A. Work Plan Draft, 83 pp. for the WG and Council PDF (610KB)
B. Work Plan at-a-glance for the WG and Council PDF (76KB)
C. EPA updates for the Council PDF (884KB)
D. Update for EBM work session PDF (46KB)

October 2007
1. Working Group briefing packet PDF (370KB)
2. Working Group survey results summary PDF (108KB)

June 2007
1. Working Group briefing packet PDF (953KB)
A. Council briefing packet PDF (950KB)

March 2007
WG briefing packet PDF (recommended 231KB) or MS Word (304KB)

December 2006
1. WG briefing packet PDF (214KB)
2. Action Plan funding PDF (900KB)
3. Internal Grants Program report PDF (12KB)
4. Action Plan with notes v2 (Dec 6, 2006) PDF (1,136KB)
5. Action Plan Work Plan PDF (887KB)
A. Council briefing packet PDF (161KB)
B. Action Plan with notes v2 (Dec 6, 2006) PDF (1,136KB)
C. Action Plan Work Plan PDF (887KB)

June 2006
1. Action Plan 2006-2011 "First Look Bringing-It-Together Draft": PDF (202 KB)
2. Council briefing packet: PDF (203 KB) or MS Word (623 KB)
3. Working Group briefing packet: PDF (187 KB) or MS Word (582 KB)

 

March 2006

Working Group Action Plan session and business meeting: PDF (143) or MS Word (542K)

January 2006
Working Group Action Plan session and business meeting: PDF (186K) or MS Word (582K)

December 2005

1. Council briefing agenda document PDF (373KB) or MS Word (378KB)
2. A Survey and Synthesis of Significant US Law and Priorities Influencing Governance in the GOM Region PDF (351KB) or MS Word (251KB) with the following appendices:
3. Appendix A Funding PDF (42KB) or MS Word (66KB)
4. Appendix B Laws Cited PDF (20KB) or MS Word (24KB)
5. Appendix C Goals PDF (103KB) or MS Word (73KB)
6. Synthesis of GOM region recommendations PDF (98KB) or MS Word (133KB)

7. Ecosystem Indicator Partnership Report PDF (92KB) or MS Word (139KB)
8. Council telephone survey summary PDF (90KB) or MS Word (90KB)

October 2005
Working Group program design and evaluation training

Working Group Action Plan retreat

June 2005
Working Group meeting briefing document VERSION 2 6/6/05 (38 pages): PDF (230K) or Microsoft Word (472K)

Please also download Scientific Consensus Statement on Marine Ecosystem-Based Management PDF (1,419KB)

Emerging Issues Forum PDF (41K)

Councilor-only tour of Great Bay Aquafarms

Council meeting briefing document (34 pages): PDF (220K) or Microsoft Word (462K)

Directions to the Inn

March 2005
Working Group meeting briefing document: PDF (234K) or Microsoft Word (271K)
Download directions and map to meeting space

Download directions to curling

December 2004
Working Group meeting briefing document (26 pages): Microsoft Word (479K)
Council meeting briefing document (27 pages): Microsoft Word (481K)
Please also download the Ocean Governance Forum Agenda: Microsoft Word (70K)

September 2004
Working Group meeting briefing document: PDF (175K) or Microsoft Word (263K)
You may download directions and learn more about the Urban Forestry Center.

June 2004
Working Group meeting briefing document (95 pages): Microsoft Word (818K)
Council meeting briefing document (54 pages): Microsoft Word (504K)
Please also download the Habitat Restoration Strategy for discussion at the June meetings

March 2004
Working Group meeting briefing document (37 pages): PDF (364K) or Microsoft Word (403K)
Gulf of Maine Restoration Strategy: PDF (1.2MB)
Maine's Salt Marshes: Their Functions, Value, and Restoration: PDF (732K)
You may download directions and learn more about the Darling Marine Center.

December 2003
Working Group meeting briefing document (32 pages): PDF (293K) or Microsoft Word (1.1MB)
Council meeting briefing document (29 pages): PDF (431K) or Microsoft Word (504K)
Forum agenda: PDF (151K) or Microsoft Word (350K)

September 2003
Working Group meeting briefing document: PDF (928K)
Working Group meeting briefing document addendum: PDF (350K)