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Gulf of Maine Library Collection

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Gulf of Maine Coastal and Estuary Program. March 1991. 9 pp.

As a result of the stresses that are placed on the Gulf of Maine the US Fish and Wildlife Service Gulf of Maine Coastal Estuary Program was created. This resource gives the background of the Gulf of Maine which had led to the need for such a program and outlines the goals of the Coastal Estuary Program. The two main goals of the program are a public that understands and values the Gulf of Maine and all its resources and acts to promote it well being and effective interaction and collaboration of agencies and officials. This resource also discusses the Program's activties to help accomplish these goals. To accomplish these goals, the Coastal Estuary Program is assessing living resources, identifying threats, designing management strategies to counter threats, coordinating and implementing strategies and developing techniques to increase environmental awareness.

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