About the Council > Publications
A selection of recent publications produced or sponsored by the Council
- Assessing the Diffusion and Impact of Grey Literature Published by International Intergovernmental Scientific Groups: The Case of the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment (PDF, 337 KB)
by
Bertrum H. MacDonald, Ruth E. Cordes, Peter G. Wells. Publishing Research Quarterly (2007) 23:30–46. - Salt Marshes in the Gulf of Maine: Human Impacts, Habitat Restoration, and Long-term Change Analysis
- Habitat Classification in the Gulf of Maine: A Review of Schemes and a Discussion of Related Regional Issues
- Stream Barrier Removal Monitoring Guide
- Report on a Survey of Selected Major Marine Industries in the Gulf of Maine: Sustainability, Priorities, and the Council (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- Taunton Bay Mudflat Management Plan: A Case Study in Mudflat Fisheries Management Using Ecosystem-Based Principles (PDF, 1 MB)
- Gulf of Maine Council Publications and Their Use (PDF, 2.64 MB)
- American eels: Restoring a vanishing resource in the Gulf of Maine
High-resolution version (PDF, 2.93 MB) for printing
Low-resolution version (PDF, 929 KB) for viewing on screen
Hard copies of the eel booklet are available. To request hard copies, email your name, mailing address, and number of copies desired to Lorraine Lessard with "Request for eel booklet" as the subject line of your email.
- Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment Action Plan 2007-2012 (PDF, 1.8 MB)
To request a hard copy of the Action Plan, please email your name and mailing address to the Council's contact person in your state or province. - Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment Work Plan at a Glance: January 2007 to July 2008 (PDF, 118 KB)
- Cross-border Indicators of Climate Change Over the Past Century: Northeastern United States and Canadian Maritime Region (PDF, 2.7 MB)
- Marine habitats in the Gulf of Maine: assessing human impacts and developing management strategies (workshop proceedings) (PDF, 846 KB)
- A survey and synthesis of significant U.S. law and priorities influencing governance in the Gulf of Maine region (PDF, 678 KB)
Appendix A (PDF, 104 KB)
Appendix B (PDF, 72 KB)
Appendix C (PDF, 150 KB)
by John R. Coon, University of New Hampshire (November 1, 2005) - Salt marshes of the Gulf of Maine: Long-term monitoring to assess human impacts and ecological condition
- Gulf of Maine marine habitat primer
- Documents from the Gulf of Maine Summit
- Tides of change across the Gulf: An environmental report on the Gulf of Maine and Bay of Fundy
Main document (PDF, 5.3 MB)
Appendix 1: The Gulf of Maine Summit State of the Environment Reporting From the Bottom Up. Summary Reports and Matrices From United States and Canadian Regional Forums and Meetings (PDF, 2.4 MB). Note: This is the complete Appendix 1 with U.S. and Canadian reports. The version on the Summit CD had only the U.S. reports.
Appendix 2: Information about organizations and projects around the Gulf of Maine (PDF, 750 KB) - Regional ecosystem indicators for the Gulf of Maine (pre-Summit draft): Fisheries, contaminants, and coastal development (PDF, 1.5 MB)
- Gulf of Maine science to management: Establishing research priorities in the Gulf of Maine (PDF, 311 KB)
- Seeking comments on habitat change and land use research priorities (preliminary release) (PDF, 63 KB)
- User needs assessment for the Gulf of Maine Mapping Initiative (final version) (PDF, 2.7 MB)
- Gulf of Maine habitat restoration strategy (PDF, 903 KB)
- A survey of coastal managers’ science and technology needs prompts a retrospective look at science-based management in the Gulf of Maine (PDF, 303 KB)
- Improving links between science and coastal management: A survey to assess science
and technology needs in the Gulf of Maine
Part 1 (PDF, 108 KB) Part 2 (PDF, 160 KB) - Gulf of Maine Mapping Initiative: A framework for ocean management
- Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment annual report 2002-2003 (Massachusetts secretariat year) (PDF, 150 KB)
- Gulfwatch fact sheet: Monitoring contaminants in Gulf of Maine coastal waters (PDF, 517 KB)
- Mapping the undersea landscape: Using seafloor maps to improve management of the Gulf of Maine (PDF)
- Ocean zoning for the Gulf of Maine: A background paper (PDF)
- Sewage
management in the Gulf of Maine: Workshop proceedings (PDF)
For hard copies of this publication, contact Patricia Hinch - Environmental quality monitoring workshop: Summary report (PDF, 151 KB)
- Managing nitrogen impacts in the Gulf of Maine: Workshop report (PDF)
- Gulf of Maine marine habitat characterization and mapping: A workshop report and strategy for ocean mapping in the Gulf of Maine (PDF, 6.7 MB)
- Aquaculture physical remediation: Workshop proceedings, September 20-21, 2001 (PDF, 933 KB)
- Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment Action
Plan 2001-2006 (PDF)