About the Gulf of Maine Council
on the Marine Environment

The Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment was established in 1989 by the Governments of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts to foster cooperative actions within the Gulf watershed. Its mission is to maintain and enhance environmental quality in the Gulf of Maine to allow for sustainable resource use by existing and future generations.

Councilors
Action Plan 2012-2017
About the Council

US Gulf of Maine Habitat Restoration
and Conservation Plan is Released

The Plan, a joint effort that involved numerous state and federal agencies and conservation groups in the three Gulf of Maine states Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine identifies urgent issues of impaired water quality, degraded fish and wildlife habitat, destructive invasive species, and the growing impacts of climate change. It calls for an immediate short-term investment of $3 billion over the first five years to begin implementing solutions. For more information and to download the Plan, see http://www.gulfofmaine.org/gomrc.

Habitat Restoration Web Portal

Resources for planning and implementing habitat restoration projects in the Gulf of Maine and its watershed. Mapping tools. Restoration project summaries.

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Ecosystem Indicator Partnership (ESIP)

Interactive map showing the locations of monitoring programs for aquatic habitat, climate change, coastal development, contaminants, eutrophication, and fisheries and aquaculture.

Gulfwatch

Measuring contaminants in blue mussels to assess the types and concentration of contaminants in coastal waters of the Gulf of Maine. Interactive map. Downloadable data.
Gulfwatch

Gulf of Maine Mapping Initiative (GOMMI)

The Gulf of Maine Mapping Initiative (GOMMI) is a U.S.-Canadian partnership of government and nongovernment organizations to conduct comprehensive seafloor imaging, mapping, and biological and geological surveys.

Gulf of Maine KnowledgeBase

Bibliographic database of scientific papers, technical reports, workshop proceedings, fact sheets, and other information related to ocean and coastal management in the Gulf of Maine and its watershed.

Regional Habitat Monitoring Data System

Web-based system that enables sharing, integration, and use of coastal habitat monitoring data. As a proof of concept, the system has been developed initially with data from a limited number of monitoring sites in salt marshes and seagrass beds.