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Gulf of Maine Council. Gulf of Maine Program Accomplishments 1989-1992. Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment. 4 pp.

The Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment established in 1989 by agreement among the governors and premiers of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia was composed of three appointed representatives (two governmental and one non-governmental) from each of these five jurisdictions. Council members were drawn from the state and provincial Environmental Marine Resource, Fisheries, and Coastal Zone agencies. However, the Council itself was not a regulatory body; it was a forum for activity by its members on issues relating to the Gulf of Maine environment. As such, it relied on establishing relationships among the many public and private players in the Gulf region whose activities affect, negatively or positively, the well-being of the Gulf. Working cooperatively to define a long-range vision for the Gulf, and the practical means to accomplish that vision, the Council encouraged member agencies, fellow agencies, as well as private organizations, to combine their individual efforts where possible. Though small in size, the Council represented more than the sum of its parts. This resource details some of the events (1989-1992) that reflected the Council's synergistic approach. This resource summarizes seventeen highlights from that year.

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