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Protecting the Gulf of Maine from Land Based Activities, Workshop I: Issues, Priorities and Actions. Global Programme of Action Coalition for the Gulf of Maine. 27-29 April 1998. 21 pp.

This workshop convened in April of 1998 in St. John, New Brunswick to determine regional priority pollutant and habitat issues for action. This prioritization is part of the implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land Based Activities (GPA). This binational effort, comprised of individuals from both the United States and Canada, is called GPAC. From this workshop, priority pollutant lists were generated and then separated into three categories (List A, List B (reserve list) and Horizon issues). Contains within these lists are dioxins/furans, petroleum hydrocarbons, greenhouse gases, organic carbon and pharmaceuticals. This report includes a summary of the scope and effects of all the pollutants from List A. The report concludes by identifying eight critical habitat issues in the Gulf of Maine, including development adjacent to coastal habitats, eutrophication and hydraulic obstructions.

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