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Cornelisen, Chris. Habitat and Species Restoration in the Gulf of Maine. Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management. September 1997. 40 pp.

Habitat restoration is increasingly employed to compensate for ecological deficits. Also numerous, are efforts involving the restoration of ecologically and commercially important species, including anadromous fish, seabirds, and waterfowl. This resource documents a project that was originally initiated in an effort to evaluate the effectiveness of habitat and species restoration throughout the Gulf of Maine, including Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. While investigating this task, an even more pressing need was identified, which was the need to collect and provide information on habitat and species restoration projects. The report presents information collected during the first year of a two year project that began on October 1, 1996. This document is designed to provide a Gulf-wide perspective on habitat and species restoration and to stimulate ideas for future efforts related to the project. Included in the report is information on the restoration of coastal habitats and species. Information gaps and needs are identified, as are potential products and deliverables that can stem from this project.

Download information regarding this document -- Restoration of Coastal Habitats and Species in the Gulf of Maine, a report and an associated database of restoration projects intended to increase the effectiveness of coastal habitat and species restoration in the Gulf of Maine by expanding coordination and facilitating information exchange. The project was initiated in October 1996 in accordance with one of the priority goals of the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment (GOMC): to "Identify, protect, and restore the Gulf’s terrestrial, coastal and marine habitats."

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