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Jones, Barry. 2nd Shellfish Habitat Restoration Workshop. Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment. 1993. 32 pp.

During April, 1992, Environment Canada sponsored a workshop in Halifax, Nova Scotia, for senior Canadian environmental managers on behalf of the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment. The objective of this venture was to "educate" the higher, decision-making levels of government as to the mandate, work and plans of the Council relative to the preservation of the environmental health of the Gulf, and to obtain their commitment to support and pursue such activities. As a result of this workshop, the New Brunswick Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture made the commitment to sponsor another workshop, in 1993 - The focus of this workshop was to be placed on the restoration of shellfish habitat throughout the Gulf of Maine. The purpose of this workshop was to give key players in the industry, such as managers, researchers and industry representatives, the opportunity to discuss the situation in the Gulf of Maine and what effects it has on the shellfish which inhabit it. The ultimate objective was to promote more harvesting openings in the Gulf through improving the marine environment in the Gulf of Maine. This resource documents this workshop, providing the abstracts, recommendations, and summaries produced from its proceedings.

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