ResourcesGulf of Maine Library CollectionAction Plan: 1996-2001. The Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment. 1996.The Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment, in collaboration with public and private entities around the Gulf of Maine, has charted a course for the protection and conservation of coastal marine habitats in the Gulf of Maine. This Action Plan is a sequel. The first Gulf of Maine Action Plan, adopted by the Council in 1991, defined priorities, objectives, and a timetable for cooperative work by member jurisdictions ten years into the future. Major objectives for the years 1996-2001 focus on coastal and marine habitats, and the five major goals are: (1) protect and restore regionally significant coastal habitats, (2) restore shellfish habitats, (3) protect human health and ecosystem integrity from toxic contaminants in marine habitats, (4) reduce marine debris, and (5) protect and restore fishery habitats and resources. This resource is arranged by these major habitat goals, and follows a sequence beginning with a description of each major goal, its relative importance to the Gulf ecosystem, and then a list of the measurable objectives that have been selected in order to achieve the goal This resource is available for download, click here -- Action Plan: 1996-2001 |