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The Working Group serves the Gulf of Maine Council by working with Council members to develop and implement a 5-year Action Plan and shorter term work plans for GOMC initiatives. The Working Group is made up of representatives of state and provincial governments of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts; US and Canadian federal agencies including Environment Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, U.S. Environment Protection Agency, National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration, and U.S. Department of Interior; and committee co-chairs. The Working Group meets regularly to promote bi-national and cross-jurisdictional efforts toward a healthy Gulf of Maine ecosystem.<\/p>\n
Working Group Co-Chairs (2024-2026)<\/b>
Steve Couture, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
Marcel Belaval,\u00a0U.S. Department of the Interior<\/p>\n
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Joan LeBlanc
jleblanc@gulfofmaine.org<\/a><\/p>\nJurisdictional Representatives<\/h2>\n
Maine<\/h3>\n
Theresa.Torrent@maine.gov<\/a><\/p>\nMassachusetts<\/h3>\n
tyler.soleau@mass.gov<\/a><\/p>\n
dan.mckiernan@mass.gov<\/a><\/p>\nNew Brunswick<\/h3>\n
Allison.Smith2@gnb.ca<\/a><\/p>\nNew Hampshire<\/h3>\n
Steven.M.Couture@des.nh.gov<\/a><\/p>\nNova Scotia<\/h3>\n
Kathlene.Farrell@novascotia.ca<\/a><\/p>\nFederal Agencies Representatives<\/h3>\n
glen.herbert@dfo-mpo.gc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n
Kate.Swails@noaa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n
(see below for ECCC Working Group members who are Committee Co-Chairs)<\/p>\n
tisdale.lauren@epa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n
mbelaval@usgs.gov<\/a><\/p>\nAdditional Working Group Members<\/h3>\n
bastidas@mit.edu<\/a><\/p>\n
demi.fox@noaa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n
glen.herbert@dfo-mpo.gc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n
Scott.Weese@ec.gc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n
oceans2@ns.sympatico.ca<\/a><\/p>\n
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