Transcript Climate Change Network - Gulf of Maine Council

Council Committees
Progress in implementing
Committee work plans 2007 2010
Gulf of Maine Working Group
October 4, 2010
GOM Mapping Initiative
 Hired Coordinator to perform GOMMI
tasks (research, outreach, support)
 Prepared GOMMI brochure;
 Identified sea floor mapping priorities;
 Supported collaborative seafloor
mapping project on Cashes Ledge;
 List of priorities and update on mapped
areas to influence other mapping
funding/actions such as MSP;
GOMMI (continued)
 Organized, convened and reported out
on two workshops – Integrating seafloor
mapping and benthic ecology into
fisheries management in the GOM; and
“Survey Methods for Shallow Water
Habitat Mapping in Northeast National
Parks, Wildlife Refuges, & Estuarine
Research Reserves”
Habitat Restoration
 94 projects funded. Together, these
projects 1) re-opened access to 144
miles of rivers and streams for river
herring, Atlantic salmon, and American
eel, 2) re-established access to 2,400
acres of alewife spawning habitat, and
3) rehabilitated over 500 salt marsh
acres.
Restoration (continued)
 65 projects - January 1, 2006 through June
30, 2010 = $ 1,914,784 & $2M in non-federal
matching funds
 Maintained web portal operation
 Released and promoted use of the stream
barrier removal guidelines by awardees and
organizations/agencies
 Amended grant requirements to address
climate change issue
Restoration Monitoring
 Supported habitat monitoring beta-web
site;
 Produced Salt Marshes in the Gulf of
Maine: Human Impacts, Habitat
Restoration and Long-term Change
Analysis
Habitat Conservation
 Completed documentation of
coastal/marine managed areas in the
CA portion of the GOM, created user
portal and uploaded data to GOM site;
 Organized and produced workshop
proceedings about sub-tidal habitat
classification methodologies
 Disseminated info on American Eels
Gulfwatch Contaminants
Monitoring
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Supported 12-year program peerreview by RARGOM & report;
Collected and analyzed 2007, 2008
and 2009 samples;
Reconciled past data &1993-2006 now
on the server
Produced data reports (07 & 08)
Sustainable Industries &
Communities Committee
 Prepared Industry Engagement with the
GOMC report with recommendations
 Organized and awarded Sustainable
Industry Awards
Climate Change Network
 Organized Climate Change Network
kick-off event in New Brunswick;
 Produced Identifying Coastal Habitats at
Risk from Climate Change Impacts
 Produced Identifying the Possible
Effects of Extreme Precipitation and
Other Climate Change Impacts on
Streamflow and Water Quality
Climate Change Network
 Produced Identifying the Possible
Effects of Climate Change on Invasive
Species
Ecosystem Indicators
 Produced fact sheet on 22 indicators;
 Completed communications plan;
 Made improvements to ESIP Monitoring
Map and Reporting Tool;
 Presented at workshops/conferences;
 Produced reports (climate change Mass
& Atlantic Canada, Casco Bay rpt)
Other
 Produced and released State of the Gulf
web site;
 Awarded 10 Action Plan grants
($95,000), received products, and
conducted assessment of 2006-2007
Action Plan grants;
 Created evaluation methodology
Outreach Committee
 Coordinator provided wide range of inhouse marketing & communication
services;
 Supported Council programs (e.g.,
restoration, ESIP, Gulfwatch, SIC,
Action Plan Grants, etc.)
 Supported the GOM Times
Information Management Committee
 Supported IT needs of the Committees
and Council
Next Steps
 Continue work with committees on tasks
for 2011 & 2012 to 2017
 Prepare for December Council meeting:
• Prepare 3-5 page qualitative and
quantitative assessment of progress;
• Identify lessons-learned to inform new
Plan;