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Current meetings
June 5-6, 2012 Working Group meeting and June 7, 2012 Council meeting in Fredericton, NB
Upcoming Massachusetts Secretariat year meetings
October 10-11, 2012 Working Group meeting in New Hampshire
December 11-12, 2012 Working Group meeting and December 13, 2012 Council meetings in Massachusetts
March 5-6, 2013 Working Group meeting in Nova Scotia
June 11-12, 2013 Working Group meeting and June 13, 2013 Council meeting in Massachusetts
Past Meeting Documents
March 14-15, 2012 Working Group meeting in Boston, MA
1. Working Group briefing packet PDF (137KB)
2. New England Coastal Watershed Restoration Initiative (PDF 177)
During and after the meeting, presentations can be downloaded by clicking here
December 6-7, 2011 Working Group and December 8, 2011 Council
1. Working Group briefing packet PDF (660KB)
2. Council briefing packet PDF (619KB)
3. Meeting registration fee form DOC (41KB)
4. Action Plan draft will be posted when the draft is complete
During and after the meeting, presentations can be downloaded by clicking here
September 27-28, 2011 Working Group
1. Working Group briefing packet PDF (195KB)
2. Working Group meeting registration fee form DOC (27KB)
3. Action Plan draft PDF (709KB)
4. Five-year accomplishments PDF (139KB)
During and after the meeting, presentations can be downloaded by clicking here
June 13-14, 2011Working Group
June 15, 2011 Council
1. Working Group briefing packet PDF (1.7KB)
2. Council Group briefing packet PDF (1.6KB)
3. TAPAS updates as of 6.3.11 PDF (302KB)
During and after the meeting, presentations can be downloaded by clicking here
March 14-15, 2011
1. Updated agenda v.10 (replaces the version in the meeting briefing packet below)
2. Working Group briefing packet PDF (3,429KB)
3. TAPAS updates as of 3.10.11 PDF (931KB)
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December 6-8, 2010
1. Working Group briefing packet PDF (9,213KB) UPDATE: Working Group agenda V.7 11.30.10
2. Council Group briefing packet PDF (6,356KB)
3. TAPAS work plans at www.gulfofmaine.org/tapas
Meeting presentations can be downloaded by clicking here
October 4-5, 2010
1. Working Group briefing packet PDF (1.6MB)
2. TAPAS work plans at www.gulfofmaine.org/tapas
3. State of the Gulf of Maine report
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June 7-10, 2010
1. Working Group briefing packet PDF (391KB)
2. Council Group briefing packet PDF (330KB)
3. TAPAS work plansPDF (978KB) with online enhanced and enabled features at www.gulfofmaine.org/tapas
Meeting presentations can be downloaded by clicking here
March 24-25, 2010
1. Working Group briefing packet PDF (529KB)
2. GOMC donation and wish list briefing document PDF (48KB)
Meeting presentations can be downloaded by clicking here
December 8-9, 2009
1. Council briefing packet PDF (221KB)
2. State of the Environment Reporting work plan, PDF (257KB)
3. TAPAS work plansPDF (939KB) with enabled features at www.gulfofmaine.org/tapas
Working Group documents
1. Working Group briefing packet PDF (311KB)
2. State of the Environment Reporting work plan, PDF (257KB)
3. TAPAS work plansPDF (939KB) with online enabled features at www.gulfofmaine.org/tapas
Meeting presentations can be downloaded by clicking here
October 5, 2009
1. Working Group briefing packet PDF (281KB)
2. State of the Environment Reporting proposal, PDF (1,272KB)
3. TAPAS work plans(PDF (939KB) with online enabled features at www.gulfofmaine.org/tapas
Meeting presentations can be downloaded by clicking here
June 23-25, 2009
Council Group briefing packet PDF (297KB)
Working Group briefing packet PDF (325KB)
For the Council and Working Group meetings:
1. State of the Environment Reporting proposal, May 2009 PDF (1,272KB) Note: updated with new version as of 7.6.09
2. TAPAS work plans(PDF (934KB) with online enabled features at www.gulfofmaine.org/tapas
3. Bi-lateral Agreements (XLS 41KB)
Meeting presentations can be downloaded by clicking here
March 25-26, 2009
Working Group briefing packet PDF (364KB)
Gulf of Maine State of the Environment Reporting scoping document (PDF (1.89MB)
Meeting presentations can be downloaded by clicking here
December 2008
Council Group briefing packet PDF (416KB)
Working Group briefing packet PDF (419KB)
For the Council and Working Group meetings:
1. Revised work plan elements (does not include unchanged items see below for full, original work plan approved at 6.2008 meeting) PDF (294KB)
2. Gulf of Maine Council Annual Work Plan PDF (630KB)
There were no presentations at these working session meetings
October 2008
Working Group briefing packet PDF (289KB)
Meeting presentations can be downloaded by clicking here
June 2008
1. Working Group briefing packet PDF (618KB)
2. Gulf of Maine Times business plan PDF (379KB)
3. Gulfwatch Peer Review PDF (214KB)
4. Gulf of Maine Council Annual Work Plan PDF (630KB)
5. Analysis of Action Plan Grants ProgramPDF (405KB)
1. Council briefing packet PDF (874KB)
2 . Gulf of Maine Times business plan PDF (379KB)
3. Gulfwatch Peer Review PDF (214KB)
4. Gulf of Maine Council Annual Work Plan (this item is informational and not required for the meeting discussions) PDF (630KB)
5. Analysis of Action Plan Grants Program (this item is informational and not required for the meeting discussions) PDF (405KB)
Meeting presentations can be downloaded by clicking here
March 2008
1. Working Group briefing packet PDF (690KB)
2. Gulfwatch Peer Review PDF (214KB)
3. Analysis of Action Plan Grants Program (this item is informational and not required for the meeting discussions) PDF (368KB)
December 2007
1. Working Group briefing packet PDF (769KB)
2. Council briefing packet PDF (549KB)
Additional materials
A. Work Plan Draft, 83 pp. for the WG and Council PDF (610KB)
B. Work Plan at-a-glance for the WG and Council PDF (76KB)
C. EPA updates for the Council PDF (884KB)
D. Update for EBM work session PDF (46KB)
October 2007
1. Working Group briefing packet PDF (370KB)
2. Working Group survey results summary PDF (108KB)
June 2007
1. Working Group briefing packet PDF (953KB)
A. Council briefing packet PDF (950KB)
March 2007
WG briefing packet PDF (recommended 231KB) or MS Word (304KB)
December 2006
1. WG briefing packet PDF (214KB)
2. Action Plan funding PDF (900KB)
3. Internal Grants Program report PDF (12KB)
4. Action Plan with notes v2 (Dec 6, 2006) PDF (1,136KB)
5. Action Plan Work Plan PDF (887KB)
A. Council briefing packet PDF (161KB)
B. Action Plan with notes v2 (Dec 6, 2006) PDF (1,136KB)
C. Action Plan Work Plan PDF (887KB)
June 2006
1. Action Plan 2006-2011 “First Look Bringing-It-Together Draft”: PDF (202 KB)
2. Council briefing packet: PDF (203 KB) or MS Word (623 KB)
3. Working Group briefing packet: PDF (187 KB) or MS Word (582 KB) March 2006
Working Group Action Plan session and business meeting: PDF (143) or MS Word (542K)
January 2006
Working Group Action Plan session and business meeting: PDF (186K) or MS Word (582K)
December 2005
1. Council briefing agenda document PDF (373KB) or MS Word (378KB)
2. A Survey and Synthesis of Significant US Law and Priorities Influencing Governance in the GOM Region PDF (351KB) or MS Word (251KB) with the following appendices:
3. Appendix A Funding PDF (42KB) or MS Word (66KB)
4. Appendix B Laws Cited PDF (20KB) or MS Word (24KB)
5. Appendix C Goals PDF (103KB) or MS Word (73KB)
6. Synthesis of GOM region recommendations PDF (98KB) or MS Word (133KB)
7. Ecosystem Indicator Partnership Report PDF (92KB) or MS Word (139KB)
8. Council telephone survey summary PDF (90KB) or MS Word (90KB)
October 2005
Working Group program design and evaluation training
Working Group Action Plan retreat
June 2005
Working Group meeting briefing document VERSION 2 6/6/05 (38 pages): PDF (230K) or Microsoft Word (472K)
Please also download Scientific Consensus Statement on Marine Ecosystem-Based Management PDF (1,419KB)
Emerging Issues Forum PDF (41K)
Councilor-only tour of PDF (350K)