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GULF OF MAINE ACTION PLAN WORKSHOP FINAL REPORT
Sheraton Hotel Halifax, Nova Scotia 21 - 22 April, 1992
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the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment
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FINAL REPORT
A. INTRODUCTION
The proposal to convene the Gulf of Maine Workshop was first put forward in a presentation on Canada's Green Plan and its relevance to the Gulf of Maine which Mr. E. Norrena, Regional Director General, Environment Canada (Conservation and Protection, Atlantic Region), gave to the Gulf of Maine Council on 19 July 1991. Mr. Norrena proposed that a workshop be organised as a cooperative effort involving appropriate agencies from Canada and the United States to explore issues and opportunities for cooper- ative work in the Gulf of Maine. In response, the Chairperson of the Gulf of Maine Council, Dr. R. Silkman, agreed and recommended that the necessary planning be initiated between Environment Canada and the State of Maine to organize a workshop which would be attended by senior managers from federal and provincial and state governments.
A steering committee of federal and provincial/state members of the Gulf of Maine Working Group, co-chaired by Mr. Larry Hildebrand, Environment Canada, and Ms. Melissa Waterman, Maine State Planning Office, undertook the planning for the Workshop.
Environment Canada and Fisheries and Oceans Canada provided funding and contracted the Oceans Institute of Canada to organize and facilitate the Workshop. The Workshop was convened at the Sheraton Hotel, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on 21 and 22 April 1992.
B. PARTICIPANTS
Forty-five senior officials representingthe following federal and provincial/state agencies, or divisions of agencies, attended:
CANADA (FEDERAL) :
* Environment Canada (Atlantic Region) Conservation and Protection
Environmental Protection Water Resources Directorate Canadian Wildlife Service
State of the Environment Reporting (Ottawa)
* Fisheries and Oceans Canada (Scotia Fundy Region) Science Fisheries and Habitat Management
* Health and Welfare Canada (Atlantic Division) Health Protection Branch
Inspection Division
* Public Works Canada (Atlantic Region) Environmental Services Sector
* Transport Canada (Atlantic Region) Canadian Coast Guard
Marine Navigation Services
CANADA (PROVINCES) :
* New Brunswick Department of the Environment * New Brunswick Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture * Nova Scotia Department of the Environment * Nova Scotia Department of Fisheries
CANADA (MARITIMES) :
* Council of Maritime Premiers Land Registration & Information Service
UNITED STATES (FEDERAL) :
* Commerce Department National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Coastal Ocean Program National Marine Fisheries Service
Northeast Fisheries Science Center
* Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region I Office of Modelling, Monitoring Systems and Quality Assurance
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program
* Interior Department U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Fish-and Wildlife Service
* Transportation Department U. S . Coast Guard
* U.S. A m y Corps of Engineers (New England Division) Impact Analysis Division Environmental Planning Division
UNITED STATES (STATES) :
* Maine State Planning Office
C. OBJECTIVES
The objectives of the Workshop were to:
(a) provide an overview of Canadian and United States interests and programs in the Gulf of Maine;
(b) identify existing cooperative ventures;
(c) explore opportunities to establish stronger bilateral partnerships in support of the Gulf of Maine Action Plan.
D. ACTIVITY BRIEFS
Participants were asked to send briefs on their organizations in advance. Specifically, they were requested to:
(a) describe their agency's mandate in the coastal and marine environment;
(b) provide a summary of their agency's existing program activities and priorities in support of the Gulf of Maine Action Plan;
(c) identify opportunities for their agency to expand its existing and planned activities, and/or to work cooperatively with other agencies.
In total, 20 briefs were received by the Oceans Institute of Canada and distributed to participants on registration.
E. OPENING SESSION
The Workshop was convened at 08.30 on Tuesday, 21 April, and was chaired by Prof. Judith Swan, Executive Director, Oceans Institute of Canada. Following introductions, The Honourable Jane Barry, Minister,. New Brunswick Department of the Environment and Chairperson, Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment formally opened the Workshop.
The keynote address was delivered by Dr. Richard Silkman, Director, Maine State Planning Office (speech in Annex 2). Dr. Silkman presented an overview of the history and principal features of the Gulf of Maine Action Plan, highlighting priorities and implementation issues.
F. WORK PROCEDURE
Overviews on the activities of federal agencies from both countries were presented during the morning of 21 April. On the Canadian side the following presentations were made: Mr. Edward Norrena on Conservation and Protection, Environment Canada; Mr. Neil Bellefontaine on Scotia Fundy Region, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Mr. John Major on the Canadian Coast Guard, Transport Canada and Mr. Gerry Westland on Public Works Canada. On the U.S. side presentations were made by the following: Dr. John Paul on the Environmental Monitoring Program, EPA; Mr. Curt Mason on the Coastal Ocean Program, NOAA; Dr. John Pearce on the Northeast Fisheries Science Center of the National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA; Mr. Ralph Pisapia on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Mr. Brad Butman on the U.S. Geological Survey; Lt. Cdr. Peter Blaisdell on the U.S. Coast Guard; and Mr William Hubbard on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The afternoon was taken up by three Working Group sessions on Monitoring and Research, Coastal and Marine Pollution, and Habitat Protection. Chairpersons, rapporteurs, facilitators and resource persons were designated for each working group from among participants. The remaining participants were distributed among the three groups. Each Working Group produced a short summary report including conclusions and recommendations, which were presented to the Workshop plenary session in the morning of 22 April.
Responses to the Working Group reports were presented by a panel consisting of two federal and two state/provincial government participants. Following a general discussion, the Workshop Chairperson presented an overview of the deliberations and summarised the conclusions of the Workshop. The final event was the closing speech delivered by Mr Edward Norrena.
It was agreed that the Oceans Institute of Canada would prepare the final report for distribution.
G. CONCLUSIONS: ACTION AND COMMITMENTS
The complexities involved in managing the Gulf of Maine ecosystem presented during the initial plenary session contributed to the identification of common needs and focused recommendations.
The objectives of the Workshop, to promote progress in implementing the Gulf of Maine Action Plan and facilitate action points, were met in an atmosphere of cooperation and collaboration. Senior officials from several agencies involved in implementing the Action Plan on both sides of the border exchanged reports on their programs, agreed on priorities within the Action Plan and offered commitments supplemental to the Action Plan.
It was acknowledged that there is already considerable activity in support of the Action Plan underway. However, taking into account the current economic climate, the meeting generally agreed that existing programs could be strengthened through effective use of current resources and prudent cooperative planning processes. It was agreed that greater emphasis on forward planning through meetings similar to the present would facilitate this.
(i) Common themes
Strong common themes arising from the plenary sessions and Working Groups included:
(a) the importance of taking a holistic approach towards the ecosystem;
(b) the need for renewed effort to raise public and political awareness of the efforts needed to manage the ecosystem, including improving education and inviting political representatives and/or their staff members to meetings of the Council;
(c) the importance of adopting a preventative approach and improving predictive capabilities; and
(d) the need for closer cooperation in the form of workshops, improved information systems and information/staff exchanges.
Working Groups met to consider three principal areas in the Gulf of Maine Action Plan: monitoring and research; coastal and marine pollution; and habitat protection. Since the two remaining components of the Action Plan, i-e., education and participation and protection of public health, cut across the first three components, it was agreed that they would be addressed by all three Working Groups.
(ii) Specific areas of cooneration
New areas of cooperation were identified and commitments made as follows (not in order of priority):
(a) Public Works Canada and the EPA Office of Federal Facilities Enforcement should be encouraged to report back to the Gulf of Maine Council on compatible and differing hazardous waste control approaches at federal facilities.
(b) Environment Canada in cooperation with the EPA should assist in convening a regional workshop to identify priority pollutants from the inventory of point sources of pollution, which could be followed by the development of standards and enforcement strategies.
Environment Canada will explore options under the Atlantic Coastal Action Program to facilitate counterpart Canadian actions to the proposed U.S. designation of the Gulf of Maine as part of the National Estuary Program.
The State of the Environment Reporting Organization expressed its willingness to collaborate with the Gulf of Maine Working Group, through Environment Canada (Atlantic Region), on a State of the Gulf Report for public information.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will assist in coordinating a workshop on dredging and the dumping of dredge spoils.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada will take the lead in convening, no later than 1994, a regional conference on the public health aspects of fisheries and aquaculture.
The EPA Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program will make available its probability-based sampling designs to interested parties in the Gulf of Maine and provide further assistance with methods development and documentation, QA/QC protocols and procedures, indicator selection and evaluation, and analysis and assessment frameworks.
The U.S. Geological Survey will work with other agencies to compile existing surficial sediment textual data in a digital format to provide a key framework for monitoring and research.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will arrange a demonstration of the Coastal Ocean Management, Planning and Assessment System (COMPAS) for interested agencies in the Gulf region.
Exchanges of research ship and sampling schedules, and agreements to share sampling data should be promoted by all agencies to minimise monitoring costs.
The U.S. Fish -and Wildlife Service and Canadian Wildlife Service will convene a workshop to develop a list of priority Habitat areas and initiate development of data layers with a view to reporting to the Gulf of Maine Working Group and working with the states and provinces to develop protection strategies.
The Nova Scotia Department of Fisheries and the New Brunswick Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture jointly agreed to be the lead agencies in coordinating a workshop under the auspices of the Gulf of Maine Council to review progress on clam bed restoration.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FINAL REPORT
A. Introduction
B . Participants
C . Objectives
D . Act ivi ty b r i e f s
E . Opening .session
F . Work procedure
G. Conclusions: action and commitments fi) Common themes (ii) Specif ic areas of cooperation (iii) General areas o f cooperation
H. Follow-up
Annex 1: Workshop program
Annex 2: Keynote speech by D r Richard Silkman '*The Gulf o f Maine Action Plan"
Annex 3: Working session reports A. Working Group on Monitoring
and Research B . Working Group on Coastal and
Marine Pollution C . Working Group on Habitat Protection
Annex 4: Summary b r i e f s
Annex 5: L i s t of participants
Annex 6 : Summary organization charts of federal agencies
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(m) The New Brunswick Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture agreed to be the lead agency in coordinating a workshop under the auspices of the Gulf of Maine Council to review the impacts of mariculture/aquaculture on the ecosystem.
(n) The various geographic information systems (GIs) used in the U.S. and Canada should be coordinated through the Data and Information Management Committee (DIMC) with a view to greater compatibility.
(0) Workshops on the following subjects were agreed to in principle, but lead agencies need to be identified:
- non-point source pollution control;
- data quality assurance and harmonization of sampling procedures.
(iii) General areas of coo~eration
Recommendations were made for general cooperation and follow- up action as follows:
(a) The New England Sea Grant Programs should be encouraged to become involved in Gulf Program awareness activities.
(b) Canada1U.S. cooperation in wetland trend analysis should be explored.
(c) A new goal in the Action Plan should be to improve capabilities to predict changes in the ecosystem.
(d) New England National Estuary Program personnel should be invited to participate at the July workshop of Atlantic Coastal Action Program (ACAP) constituents.
(e) The availability of funas for collaboration in sensitivity mapping should be explored.
(f) Oil spill emergency preparedness and response should be an ongoing priority.
(g) Support should be given for the inclusion of the Gulf of Maine under the U.S. National Estuary Program.
(h) Efforts at citizen involvement in other programs in the U.S. should be reviewed to assist in developing a more active citizen invol~ement in the Gulf of Maine Program.
H. FOLLOW-UP
The preceding section outlined a number of agreements which were made during the Workshop for cooperative work in support Of the Gulf of Maine Action Plan. In addition, several commitments were secured for specific actions by Workshop participants. The Gulf of Maine Working Group met immediately following the conclusion of the Workshop to incorporate the actions and commitments into their workplan for the upcoming 1992/93 fiscal year.
Individual members of the Gulf of Maine Working Group accepted the responsibility to follow up with the various agencies to ensure that these commitments are pursued and to report to the Working Group and Council on progress toward their fulfilment.
The report will be distributed to all Workshop participants and clients of the Gulf of Maine initiative in order to outline the productive exchanges and interactions which took place during the Workshop, and also to make public the action and commitments which the various agencies agreed to undertake in support of the Action Plan.
The Workshop was considered a success by all concerned and it was felt that it would be useful to convene additional workshops in the future. These could be of two types. The first would have a broad scope similar to this one, but would involve additional government departments and agencies, particularly at the state and provincial levels, that currently are not involved in or aware of the Gulf of Maine initiative.
The second could focus on more specific themes, such as dredging, priority pollutants or wetland issues, as was suggested during the Workshop. These would attract a smaller group of agencies and interests, but would focus on specific problems and issues.
The need to maintain a dialogue between federal, provincial and state interests both in Canada and the United States is considered essential. Through fora such as this Workshop, information exchange, joint planning and cooperative program delivery could be enhanced. Expanding the net of both private and public interests which should be aware of and become involved in the Gulf of Maine initiative must remain an ongoing priority.
ANNEX 1
WORKSHOP PROGRAM
Tuesday. Avril 21
VENUE: HALIFAX A
08:30 Opening Remarks
08:50 The Gulf of Naine Action Plan
09:lO CANADIAN OVERVIEW
Environment Canada
Fisheries L Oceans Canada
Transport Canada
Public Works Canada
1O:OO Coffee
10:15 U . S . OVERVIEW
U. S . Enviromental Protection Agency
Judith Swan Executive Director Oceans Institute of Canada and Work- shop Chairperson
The Eon. Jane Barry Chairperson, Gulf of Maine Council & Minister, New Brunswick Department of the Environment
Richard Silkman Director, Maine State Planning Off ice
Edward Norrena Regional Director General, Conservation & Protection Atlantic Region
Neil Bellefontaine Regional Director General, Scotia-Fundy Region
John Major Regional Manager, Marine Navigation Services, Canadian Coast Guard
Gerry Westland Regional Director General, Atlantic Region
John Paul Associate Director, Environ- mental Monitoring and Assess- ment Program
u.6. National oceanic curt Mason and Atmospheric Deputy Director, Coastal Ocean Administration Program
U.S. National oceanic ~ o h n Pearce and Atmospheric Deputy Director, Northeast Administration Fisheries Science Center,
Marine Fisheries Service
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Ralph Pisapia service Assistant Regional Director
U.S. Geological Survey Brad Butman Chief, Atlantic Marine Geology
U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Cdr. Peter Blaisdell Chief, Environment Protection Branch, 1st Coast Guard District
U.S. Army Corps of William Hubbard Engineers Chief, Environmental Resources
Branch
12 : 00 Lunch
13 : 00 summary of xey Priorities and Partnerships
Judith Swan
13 : 15 Objectives and format Judith Swan for Working Groups
13 : 30 Concurrent Working Group sessions
Monitoring & Research Chaired by Aldo Chircop VENUE: ACADIA AB HALL Associate, Oceans Institute
of Canada
Coastal & Marine Chaired by David Vanderzwaag Pollution Associate, Oceans Institute VENUE: STARBOARD SUITE of Canada
Habitat Protection Chaired by Judith Swan VENUE: SUITE 288
17:OO ~d journ
18: 00 Reception hosted by Halifax Mayor Hoira Ducharme at Halifax City Hall
VENUE: ANNAPOLIS
08:30 Reports of Working Groups:
Monitoring L Research
Coastal C Marine Pollution
Habitat Protection
09:30 Coffee Break
09:45 Panel Discussion: Federal and State/Provincial Reaction to Reports of Working Groups
U.S. Environmental John Paul Protection Agency Associate Director, Environ-
mental Monitoring and Assess- ment Program
Canadian Wildlife George Finney Service, Environment Regional Director Canada
Maine State Planning David Xeelep Off ice Director, Maine Coastal
Program
New Brunswick Depart- Nabil Elhadi ment of the Environment Director, Environment Planning
and Science Branch
11:Oo Break
11: 15 Overview Report with Recommendations
Judith Swan
11:45 Closing Remarks Edward Norrena
12 : 00 ~d j ourn
ANNEX 2
KEYNOTE SPEECH BY DR. RICBARD SILKMAN
TEE GULF OF MAINE ACTION PLAN
Marine ecosystem health is dependent upon a multitude of interwoven biological, physical, chemical and geological factors, many of which are not fully understood. Thus, a proper management approach for any marine water body must reflect the interrelated nature of the ecosystem. The Gulf of Maine illustrates the need for a coordinated approach to environmental management, for the boundaries that define the Gulf of Maine are natural rather than political.
Developing the Action Plan
The great biologic wealth of the Gulf of Maine has been shared for centuries by the bordering states and provinces as well as by other nations. It is this shared history that has provided a strong foundation for cooperative efforts by the states, provinces, and federal agencies to draft a Gulf of Maine Action Plan. There are two great values inherent within the Gulf of Maine system, recognized by the Gulf Action Plan: the existence of an incredibly diverse and productive ecosystem and the existence of distinct economic and social benefits derived from that system by the region's residents. At a policy level, one of the purposes of the Action Plan is to maintain the natural and cultural heritage of the region through protection of its environmental quality and support of sustainable resource use. The Gulf Action Plan outlines the goals and principles that the five states and provinces bordering the Gulf agree to pursue during the next ten years. The Plants goals and objectives are derived from the Plan's mission statement: "to maintain and enhance marine environmental quality in the Gulf of Maine and to allow for sustainable resource use by existing and future generations.'*
Foundations of the Plan
The Action Plan evolved from an international conference titled The Gulf of Maine - Sustaining Our Common Heritage, held in December, 1989, in Portland, Maine. At that conference, over 250 scientists, policy makers, fishermen, marine trades people, and interested citizens listened to technical papers on six Gulf issue areas. Based on those six issue areas, participants were divided into small "working sessionsn where specific problems and possible actions were identified and discussed. The mix of participants and the focused nature of the working sessions resulted in specific lists of actions deemed necessary to meet existing and future
problems in the Gulf. These summaries, found in the conference Proceedings, later formed the basis of the Action Plan.
At that conference, the two premiers and three governors signed the Agreement on the Conservation of the Karine Environment of the Gulf of Maine, which established the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment. The Gulf Council's ten appointed members were charged to develop a regional marine environmental quality monitoring plan and a ten-year Gulf of Maine Action Plan, among other things. The Gulf of Maine Working Group, management committee of the Council, has overseen both initiatives.
The UNEP Regional Seas Program and existing water body management efforts in the United States and Canada were used as examples when devising the structure of the Action Plan. Several iterations of the Plan's outline were reviewed by the Working Group prior to the Council's agreement on the Plants goals and objectives at their June, 1990 meeting. An initial review of the document by state, provincial, and federal agencies took place during September and October of that year. The Council then reviewed a draft Action Plan in November, 1990, containing goals, objectives, and specific actions. Public review of the draft Action Plan was held during the winter, with over 75 agencies, organizations, and individuals offering comments on the structure, content, and priorities of the Plan. In response to public comments, the Working Group revised the draft Plan in March, 1991, before offering the final draft version to the Council at their July, 1991, meeting.
Priorities Within the Plan
Given an Action Plan of tremendous scope, covering issues from public health to habitat restoration, the Working Group recognized the need to identify priorities among the many objectives in the Plan. Priorities were based on an assessment of the immediacy of need, the likelihood of success, and the public awareness benefits of the objective. Based on these, the Working Group came up with seven high priority objectives:
* to encourage generation of appropriate and timely monitoring information to environmental and resource managers and the general public in order to allow both efficient and effective management action, evaluation, and public awareness of such action;
* to assist in the reduction of impacts of point source pollution on the Gulf of Maine;
* to develop and implement a regional citizenst education and participation program with the intent of involving citizens in local resource management issues;
* to promote the protection, restoration, and enhancement of fish and wildlife habitat within the Gulf of Maine region;
* to facilitate regional efforts to assure proper disposal of debris and vessel wastes within the marine environment of the Gulf;
* to evaluate existing laws and regulations relating to Gulf natural resources in order to reduce disparities and improve performance of those laws and regulations;
* to assist in the reduction of impacts of non-point source pollution on the Gulf of Maine.
Of these seven, the first four are highest in priority and are included in the Council's 1991/92 workplan. The remaining three objectives and related actions will be addressed in the 92/93 and the 93/94 Council workplans.
The remaining thirteen objectives and related actions in the Plan, not started during the first three years, will be undertaken in three-year increments thereafter. The Plan as a whole will be reevaluated every three years - at that time its goals and objectives must be reassessed, progress during the first three years evaluated, and review of identified priorities undertaken. It is probable that, as existing state, provincial, federal and Council projects progress, new information will become available to indicate where greater efforts or research should be directed.
Implementation
The Action Plan represents the consensus of the states and provinces that the ecological integrity of the Gulf of Maine supersedes other interests. The Plan should be considered representative of agreement - agreement between governments and agencies and among states and provinces on the directions to be followed and actions to be taken in the near future. Funding for particular actions will come from a multitude of sources, some existing, some to be devised. Given multiple existing environ- mental programs, regulations, and policies, Plan implementation will vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. The Gulf Council is responsible, as per the 1989 Agreement, for reviewing progress on implementation of the actions in the Plan regularly and reporting that progress to the governors and premiers. How the goals and objectives are achieved invariably will depend on state, provincial and federal commitments; the key to the Action Plan is that all agree on the goals and objectives they are striving for.
WORKING SESSION REPORTS
A. WORKING GROUP ON MONITORING AND RESEARCH
Partici~ants: Aldo Chircop, chair; Michael Butler, facilitator; Melissa Waterman, rapporteur; Gerald Porter, resource person; Edward Norrena; Peter Rodgers; Donna Clark; Jim Major; Steve MacPhee; Hari Samant; Brad Butman; Cathy Demos; John Paul; Curt Mason; Claudette Leblanc.
1. General conclusions reached
Althoughthe Gulf Marine Environmental Quality Monitoring Plan was not discussed, the work session identified four points of agreement.
First, there is a need to raise public and political awareness of the scientific and socio-economic importance of the Gulf of Maine. It was noted that the general public is not sufficiently aware of activities in the Gulf and that promotion of public awareness is the least developed of the priorities established for 1991.
Second, and also in connection with a priority established for 1991, there is a need to make relevant data available to environ- mental managers in a timely manner.
Third, there is a need to document the quality of data and to harmonize sampling procedures when and where appropriate, possibly through a series of focused workshops. This is important to ensure consistency and comparability of data and procedures.
Fourth, a new goal within the Action Plan should be to improve capabilities to predict changes in the ecosystem.
2. Areas of coo~eration in monitorina and research
The Working Group identified specific areas for cooperation as suggested by several agencies.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) will work with others to compile on CD-ROM existing surficial sediment textural data in a digital format to provide a key framework for monitoring and research. Institutions or individuals with sediment data that might be incorporated in this compilation and who would like to cooperate in this effort, or who would like to participate in other ways, are encouraged to contact the USGS. USGS will contact the
Atlantic Geoscience Centre at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography, EPA, NOAA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in this regard. A long-term goal is to develop a sediment and contaminant data base for the Gulf. Depending on the amount of new data identified, the CD-ROM containing textural data and possibly selected contaminant information, should be completed in 6-12 months.
The State of the Environment Reporting Organization (Environ- ment Canada, Ottawa) is open to collaboration with the Gulf of Maine Working Group through Environment Canada (Conservation and Protection, Atlantic Region) on the production of a State of the Gulf Report for public information.
The NOAAICoastal Ocean Program offered to arrange for a demonstration of the Coastal Ocean Management, Planning and Assessment System (COMPAS) for agencies in the Gulf region.
It was suggested that the New England Sea Grant Programs should be encouraged to become involved in Gulf program awareness activities.
There is ample room for U.S./Canadian cooperation on wetlands change mapping.
The Environmental and Monitoring Assessment Program, EPA, will make available probability-based sampling design to interested parties in the Gulf of Maine region.
Environment Canada (Conservation and Protection, Atlantic Region) suggested that monitoring costs could be minimized through exchanges of research ship and sampling schedules, and subsequent agreements to share sampling data. This could be initiatedthrough dedicated sessions at planned national and international scientific meetings.
In relation to the forthcoming July workshop of the Atlantic Coastal Action Program constituents, Conservation and Protection proposed that New England National Estuary Program personnel be invited to participate. This workshop is an opportunity to raise public awareness and involvement.
Conservation and Protection also informed the Working Group that funds were available for Sensitivity Mapping efforts in the Gulf of Maine. Opportunities exist for collaboration with U.S. counterparts.
B. WORKING GROUP ON COASTAL AND MARINE POLLUTION
Partici~ants: David VanderZwaag, chair; David Keeley, facilitator; Bill Ayer, rapporteur; Brian Nicholls, resource person; Nabil Elhadi; Chang Lin; Paul Monti; Michael Guilcher; John Major; Peter Blaisdell; William Hubbard; Gerry Westland; Wayne Grady.
1. Reduction of im~acts of ~oint source ~ollution in the Gulf
The Gulf Program point sources pollution inventory is important and should continue. A first version should be completed within twelve months. The initial inventory would include sources of information which are readily available. Relevant federal agencies should assist in providing data on existing discharges.
The inventory would allow for decisions to be made on priority pollutants. This could be followed by the development of standards and ultimately enforcement strategies. One of the approaches suggested with regard to the priority pollutants is a Priority Setting Workshop to be organized by Environment Canada and EPA within six months to expedite implementation of the inventory.
All of the above should not preclude the need for continued pollution reduction programs within the Gulf of Maine by the various jurisdictions.
2 . and vessel wastes in the Gulf
Both countries currently have active programs in support of this priority.
There was a recommendation that relevant federal agencies (Canadian Marine Advisory Council and U.S. Coast Guard) should provide technical assistancetothe Portland, Maine and Nova Scotia pilot Vessel Debris Programs.
An assessment of marine-related environmental laws and regulations in the U.S. and Canada, has recently been completed by the Marine Law Institute and the Oceans Institute of Canada. The document, a q the a, M rine and oasta presents twenty recommendations which are currently under review by the Working Group and Council. The Executive Summary of the report should be produced and made widely available. Eight high prior- ities are identified by the Gulf of Maine Working Group including
sewage/domestic sources, non-point source pollution, endangered and threatened species, wetlands protection, marine monitoring, and enforcement and compliance. Federal agencies should be invited to identify their priority concerns and to provide their recommenda- tions to the Working Group by June 1992. The recommendations would indicate priority areas the Council should focus on during the next few years.
4 . Reduction of im~acts of non-~oint source ~ollution in the Gulf
It was recognized that point source pollution control in it self will not fully protect the ecosystem of the Gulf of Maine. Of equal or greater urgency is the need to address non-point source pollution. A workshop format was strongly suggested with regard to non-point pollution control approaches in the jurisdictions. Included here would be an assessment of land use and coastal planning procedures and controls, as well as transfer of informa- tion on best management practices in sectors such as agriculture and silviculture.
5. Federal asencv involvement in state and ~rovincial ~ollution control actions
Public Works Canada and the EPA Office of Federal Facilities Enforcement should be encouraged to report back to the Council on compatible and differing hazardous waste control approaches at federal facilities.
6 . B p environmental catastro~hes
As a result of policy initiatives in both Canada and the U. S. , namely, the Brander-Smith Report on Oil Tanker Safety in Canada, and the U.S. Oil Pollution Act of 1990, national responses to emergency preparedness and response are considered to be well under way. It was recommended that this should be designated as an ongoing priority.
7. DeveloDment of a reaional strateav to minimize im~acts from gis~osal of materials at sea
It was recognized that the London Dumping Convention has resulted in actions to address ocean dumping issues in both countries. Closer relationships should exist between both countries with respect to technology transfers. A Regional Workshop, focusing on dredging issues, should be convened in the
near future. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers offered assistance in this regard. Ocean dumping is considered to be an ongoing priority.
8. Protection of ~ublic health
Recognizingthe potential economic benefits to the region from fisheries and aquaculture, it was recommended that public health aspects, e-g., biotoxins, be addressed in a Regional Conference to be convened through the auspices of DFO, and other interested agencies not later than 1994.
9. General recommendation to all aaencies
It is recommended that the Gulf of Maine be designated under the U.S. National Estuary Program. It would be useful for all jurisdictions to lend expressions of support in the nomination and designation process. Options should also be explored under the Atlantic Coastal Action Program to facilitate counterpart Canadian actions. The New Brunswick Department of the Environment has already prepared a draft statement of support for the designation.
It was resolved that there should be an active technology transfer process of published materials and personnel. The technology transfer process would emphasize an active exchange of information and ideas. At least one staff exchange should occur each year within each agency.
C. WORKING GROUP ON HABITAT PROTECTION
Partici~ants: Judith Swan, chair; Stewart Fefer, facilitator; AndrE Ducharme, rapporteur; Lincoln MacLeod, resource person; George Finney; Barry Jones; George Richard; Sharon Chard; Jack Pearce; Ralph Pisapia; Eric Williams; Alan McIver; Craig Freshley.
1. Identification of "Reaionallv Sianificant Habitate1
Reference in the Action Plan to identification of elRegionally Significant Habitatte was considered, and it was agreed in principle that a holistic approach should be taken over the long-term: the entire ecosystem is regionally significant. Priority areas for protection should be identified as a first step, and the monitoring process should be results-oriented.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Canadian Wildlife Service will convene a workshop to develop a list of priority habitat areas and initiate development of data layers, with a view to reporting to the Gulf of Maine Working Group and working with the states and provinces to develop protection strategies. The areas could include waterfowl (shorebirds and sea ducks), fresh and salt water marshes, clam flats, marine mammals and endangered species.
2. Wetland trend analvsis
A description of the U.S. wetland trend analysis was given, noting the loss of inland wetlands and salt marshes and the use of GIs as a tool. CWS has the interest and capability to conduct such analyses, providing funding can be made available.
It was agreed that improvement of predictive capabilities in general should be pursued, in accordance with the Action Plan.
It was agreed that the various GIs systems used in the U.S. and Canada be coordinated through the Data and Information Management Committee with a view to greater compatibility.
3. Restoration of clam flats
It was agreed that relevant agencies should adopt restoration of clam flats as a priority, and lead agencies should be desig- nated. This was considered a realistic incremental project, with broad implications for the ecosystem: the elimination of many point sources of pollution affecting the clam flats would require action in the watershed and nearshore areas. Many other species would benefit from the results, which would be easily monitored and highly visible.
The New Brunswick Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture and the Nova Scotia Department of Fisheries jointly agreed to be the lead agencies in coordinating a workshop under the auspices of the Gulf of Maine Council to review progress on clam bed restoration.
It was agreed that a workshop be held under the auspices of the Gulf of Maine Council to review the impacts of mariculture/ aquaculture on the ecosystem. Its objectives should include reviewing the legal and regulatory criteria and mitigation technologies for these activities.
The New Brunswick Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture agreed to be the lead agency, and coordinate a workshop in the fall or winter.
5. Education and information
It was agreed that education and information aspects of habitat protection need to be strengthened. This should be done as a priority for the general public, through schools and municipal- ities. Information should be made available to interest groups.
ANNEX 4
SUMMARY BRIEFS
The following information is summarised from activity briefs sent by the agencies concerned to the Oceans Institute of Canada in preparation for the Workshop. Additional information on areas for cooperation provided in the Working Groups is included in the conclusion section of this report. Agencies are listed in alphabetical order.
Canadian Coast Guard (Transport Canada)
Mandate :
Activities:
To provide for a safe, environmentally sound, national transportation system consistent with a competitive economy and the achievement of Canada's goals; legal mandate in the Department of Transport Act, the Navigable Waters Protection Act, the Canada Shipping Act and the National Transportation Act.
Provision of aids to navigation; vessel traffic services in the Bay of Fundy; Eastern Canada Traffic System; application of the Navigable Waters Pro- tection Act and the provisions of the Canada Shipping Act; provision of search and rescue services; mitigation of the effects of ship source pollution, mystery and other spills.
Areas for cooperation: Presently cooperating with the U.S. Coast Guard through CANUSLANT.
Canadian Wildlife Service (Environment Canada)
Mandate :
Activities:
Conservation and protection of migratory birds in Canada; management of four National Wildlife Areas and two Migratory Bird Sanctuaries.
Migratory bird population management and enforcement, especially for seabirds, shorebirds and waterfowl; migratory bird habitat identification, classification, protection and management, including the Maritime and Coastal Wetlands Invent- ories; protection and re-establishment of
endangered species; environmental impact assessment of human developments and activities on wildlife and habitats; understanding the effects of emissions, effluents and toxins on wildlife; dealing with environmental pollution emergencies.
Areas for cooperation: Cooperative research and surveys on shared migratory bird populations; shar- ing GIs and other technology; cooperative offshore habitat management; cooperative contingency planning and actions for environmental emergencies.
Coastal Ocean Proaram (NOAA. Commerce DeDartmentL
Mandate:
Activities:
Develops and coordinates an agency-wide science program with the overall goal of developing predictive capabilities for coastal and Great Lake decision makers involved in resource protection and utilization issues.
Focussed on critical issue areas: nutrient over-enrichment, estuarine habitats, coastal fishery ecosystems, toxic chemical contamination, coastal hazards, ftCoastwatchtf satellite data products, and Resource Information Delivery to decision makers.
Areas for Cooperation: Mapping of coastal wetlands and uplands, and detection of changes in land cover over time; process-oriented research on toxics, eutrophication, coastal fishery recruitment, operational forecasts of severe coastal weather phenomena.
Environmental Monitorina and Assessment Proaram (U.S. Environmental Protection Aaency)
Mandate :
Activities:
Goal is to monitor the condition of the nation's ecological resources.
Concluded activities include: pilot and demonstration studies in New England forest jointly with USDA Forest Service (FS), Forest Health Monitoring Program; Northeast Lake Pilot Study. Planned projects include: continuation of joint studies with USDA FS Forest Health
Monitoring Program; demonstration study in northeast lakes in 1992; pilot study in estuaries in 1994.
Areas for cooperation: Monitoring system design; methods devel- opment and documentation; QA/QC protocols and procedures; indicator selection and evaluation; analysis and assessment framework.
Environmental Protection /Environment Canada)
Mandate:
Activities:
Stated in the following statutes: the Canadian Environmental Protection Act; the Fisheries Act; the Pest Control Products Act; the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act; Government Organization Act; and Department of Environment Act.
Administers ocean dumping control regulations; participates in the Monitoring Committee, and DIMC for the Gulf of Maine Action Plan; Environmental Emergencies Program (manages the Regional Environmental Emergency Team [REET]); Enforcement Program (in relation to violation of environmental regulations); Prevention Program (to anticipate and prevent pollution); advisory role to other federal and provincial bodies, and industry.
Areas for cooperation: Plans to continue supporting tasks of DIMC; to continue the development of the environmental data catalogue; point source inventory project; enhanced analytical QA participation planned with NOAA1s National Status and Trends Program; sharing of information, training and procedures for enforcement of environmental legislation.
gnvironmental services (Public Works Canada)
Mandate : To ensure that public works activities are carried out in an environmentally responsible manner.
Activities: Main areas of interest include: environmental investigations; baseline studies; environmental impact assessments; environmental audits ; environmental management plans; management of toxic chemicals/wastes; site assessments; decommissioning; and environmental training. Gulf of Maine: activities in support of Ministry of Transport's activities regarding dredging/dumping, contaminants assessments and partnership in ACAP.
Areas for cooperation: Databases and inventories; environmental quality and resource assessments.
BeaIth Protection Branch. Ins~ection Division [Health and Welfare Canada
Mandate:
Activities:
To protect the Canadian public from life and health-threatening hazards in the food supply, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, medical or radiation-emitting devices and the environment. In the Foods and Drugs Act, responsibility to ensure safety, nutritional quality and wholesomeness of Canadian food supply. Scrutiny of chemicals in foods; monitoring of microbial content, setting of standards and regulations; assessment of potential hazards of contaminants in food.
Regulatory, surveillance and enforcement. Provides advice to other federal agencies and other levels of government on hazards to human health in the environment.
Water Resources Directorate (Environment Canada)
Mandate : Provides water monitoring, strategic planning, economic and scientific expert- ise and support toward integrated manage- ment of the regionrs water resources.
Activities: The Canada-New Brunswick Water/Economy Agreement, including the estuary and public education programs and the econ- omics initiatives; the Atlantic Coastal Action Program,promoting community-based environmental stewardship.
Areas for cooperation: Board of ACAP Stakeholder Committee for St. Croix has two seats reserved for Americans; support for Gulfwatch pilot project through ACAP; cooperation with Gulf of Maine Council Members in the exploration of appropriate management strategies to try and ensure that aquaculture development proceeds in an environmentally sustainable manner; prepared to coordinate efforts in hydrometric and water quality monitoring throughout the area, specifically in support of the St. Croix Pollution Advisory Board and the St. Croix Board of Control; prepared to coordinate activ- ities between American N.E.P. and ACAP sites in the region in all aspects including public awareness, environ- mental assessment and monitoring, demonstration projects and technology transfer, and options for long and short- term implementation.
Maine State Plannina Office
Mandate: Maine Coastal Program is part of the Natural Resources Division, Executive Department of state government; mandated by the federal Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, 13 state environmental laws and nine Coastal Policies of the Maine Legislature; responsibilities divided between Natural Resources planning and Economic planning.
Activities: The Coastal Program works with state agencies responsible for coastal and marine resource management in the state, and municipalities in relation to public access, harbour management, marine water quality protection and estuary management; active in the Gulf of Maine Working Group; supervised development of the Gulf of Maine Action Plan and the
Marine Environmental Quality Monitoring Plan; director of State Planning Off ice served as first chair of the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment from 1990 to 1991.
Mandate :
Activities:
Development of traditional fisheries and aquaculture in the province; regulation of fisheries processing; aquaculture site location; input into fisheries manage- ment; funding service for fishing vessel construction; minimisation of negative interactions with other marine uses and detrimental environmental impact.
Aquaculture Environmental Coordinating Committee; Premier's Clam Bed Action Committee; Fundy West Isles Marine Park Proposal; Petitcodiac Causeway Review Committee; Huntsman Aquaculture Environ- mental Project; Marine Pollution Emergency Contingency Planning Committee; Toxic Algal Bloom Alert Network; St. Croix International Waterway Working Group; Georges Bank Scientific Steering Committee; Interagency Referrals on Ocean Dumping.
Areas for cooperation: Integrated coastal and ocean management; development of a marine GIs.
Northeast Fisheries Science Center. National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA. commerce DeDartmentl
Mandate : NMFS1 mission is to rebuild fish stocks that are demonstrably depleted and to improve data collection, analysis and assessments to improve statistics used in allocating fish among various user groups. NFSC specifically responsible for conservation of marine and estuarine fishes and habitats from Cape Hatteras to the Canadian border.
Activities: Regular cruises and sampling; inspection of fish at landing sites, interviews with fishermen, etc., as inputs into prepara- tion of annual Status of Stocks documen- tation; ongoing research in the Middle Atlantic Bight and Gulf of Maine on quality of physical environment for fish and shellfish; research on red tides; production of "Inventory of Research and Monitoring Activities in the Gulf of Maine"; cooperation with major national programs, and various state and academic institutions (including Rutgers, Woods Hole, Maryland) .
Nova Scotia Denartmeat of the Environment
Mandate: Jurisdiction over territorial activities producing contaminants conveyed to the coastal zone, including: all projects that qualify under the Environmental Assessment Act; all structures, plants, facilities, undertakings or things discharging wastes in the environment; disposal of municipal solid waste; treatment and disposal of sewage from municipal and industrial sources; disposal of biomedical waste; handling and disposal of asbestos wastes; dangerous goods storage; PCB storage; petroleum storage; sale, use and disposal of waste oil; disposal of derelict vehicles; waste disposal sites; disposal of litter; reuse of beverage containers; control of products that are or tend to be damaging to the ozone layer; handling, use storage, and disposal of pest control products; recycling waste materials; water management and allocation; streambank and shoreline erosion control.
Activities: Minister's Task Force on Clean Water; supports the Nova Scotia Round Table on Environment and Economy; funding for upgrading of sewage treatment facilities in the Annapolis Valley, and treatment facilities in 11 communities to be upgraded; supports the Clean Nova Scotia Foundation, including a program for fishermen to dispose of garbage ashore;
partner in the joint federal/provincial Sustainable Development Agreement ; promotion of legislation.
Areas for cooperation: No major expansion of departmental activ- ities is likely, but will continue to cooperate with other agencies to utilize public funds more efficiently.
Nova Seotia Department of Fisheries
Mandate:
Activities:
Jurisdiction covers private property including proprietary fisheries, regula- tion of contractual relations and activities dealing with fish as commodities in the province, education and well-being of those in industry, and the economic development of the fishing industry; responsibilities include fisheries training, industrial develop- ment and financing, development and regulation of aquaculture, delegated administration of selected fisheries, in- province plant inspection and fish buyer's licensing, and sea plant harvesting, licensing and leasing; legal mandate in the Fisheries Act, the Fisheries Development Act and Regulations, the Aquaculture Act and Regulations and the Sea Plants Harvesting Act and Irish Moss Act.
Nova Scotia mailing of Turnina the Tide, participation in the Mussel Watch Monitoring Program and the Public Education Workshop; working with Clean Annapolis River Project to establish resource inventories and resource management GIs; co-chair of Inter- departmental Coastal Zone Resource Management Issue Group.
Areas for cooperation: Vessel debris program; aquaculture site identification; point source and non- point source pollution identification; development of GIS for data management.
Scotia-Fundv Reuion (Fisheries and Oceans Canada)
Mandate :
Activities:
Responsible for management of commercial and recreational fisheries in Canada, the extensive and varied habitat base of stocks; associated scientific research and facilitation of aquaculture develop- ment, support for safety of marine activ- ities and prediction of climate change. Legal mandate includes Fisheries Act.
Monitorinq: long-term phytoplankton and temperature monitoring; Point Lepreau Environmental Monitoring Program; fish stock monitoring. Research: research in support of aquaculture, benthic wild fisheries, offshore fisheries, and fresh- water and anadromous fisheries; climate research; habitat research. Coastal and marine vollution: enforcement and associ- ated activities; research activities; emergency response. Habitat vrotection: protection and compliance; habitat improvement; research activities. Education and ~artici~ation: workshops and seminars for industry and public. Protection of vublic health: fish inspection activities.
Areas for cooperation: Ongoing cooperation with other federal agencies and provincial departments. Major expansion of activities unlikely.
State of the Environment Re~ortinu (Environment Canadal
Mandate: Currently part of Environment Canada, but under the Green Plan initiative will be established as a national State of the Environment Reporting Organization separate from government by 1994. Production of objective, timely and accessible information about the impacts of human activities on the environment.
Activities: Production of The State of Canada's Environment national report.
Areas for cooperation: Small specialist teams, including one on the Atlantic ecozone, established in cooperation with federal and other agencies in Atlantic Canada. Partnerships will be sought to achieve stated goals.
U.S. ? u m ~ Corns of Enaineers (New Enaland Division)
Mandate:
Activities:
Responsibility of planning, engineering, construction and operation of Federal water resource development projects throughout the Gulf of Maine.
Water resource development, navigation, flood and erosion control; monitoring of disposal areas; environmental restoration; Defense Environmental Restoration Program (DEW); Planning Assistance to States Program; Wetlands Research Program; North American Waterfowl Management Plan U.S./Canada; participates in the national Coastal America program and DIMC.
U.S. Coast Guard (Transoortation Deoartmentr
Mandate: Law enforcement, marine safety and environmental protection.
Activities: Enforcement of wide variety of laws and treaties, including fisheries regula- tions, safety of life and property at sea and prevention and response to environ- mental incidents; enhancement of safety of commercial fishing vessels; Atlantic Strike Team located in NJ to serve the needs of the New England area; participates in the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution Research; CANUSLZLNT.
U.S. Environmental Protection Aaencv. Reaion I
Activities: Ongoing programs: permits for industrial and municipal discharges; compliance in the enforcement of discharge permits; wetlands protection; water quality criteria and standards; nonpoint source pollution; dredged material management;
drinking water; groundwater. Special programs: National Estuary Program, developing comprehensive management plans for estuaries of national significance; Merrimack River Watershed Protection Initiative; Near Coastal Waters Program, a long range strategic planning initiative to restore and protect coastal water quality and natural resources.
Areas for cooperation: Additional support for Gulf of Maine Program through transfer of knowledge from special initiatives throughout the Gulf.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Interior De~artment)
Activities: Participates in the Working Group of the Gulf of Maine Council; Gulf of Maine Coastal and Estuary Project; six National Wildlife Refuges in the Gulf Watershed; North America Waterfowl Management Plan; Fish and Wildlife Enhancement Maine office involved in wetland restoration; review of federal projects licences and permits; contaminants issues; endangered species identification and recovery; hatcheries and restoration efforts within the Fisheries Program; studies conducted by research biologists throughout the Gulf coastal area.
U.S. Geolooical Survev. Atlantic Marine Geolow (Interior Deuartment l
Mandate:
Activities:
Geologic and geophysical research and mapping investigations of the continental margins of the U.S. A long-range goal to develop a comprehensive understanding of geology of continental margin and predictive capability to guide and assess consequences of use.
Ongoing activities: contaminant transport and accumulation in Massachusetts and Boston Harbour; fisheries and the seafloor environment on eastern Georges Bank; USGS Atlantic continental Margin sediment properties data base; contaminated sediment data base for Massachusetts Bay.
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ANNEX 5
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
CANADA
Mr. Bill Ayer Manager, Land & Water Planning New Brunswick Department of the Environment P.O. Box 6000 Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 5H1 Tel: (506) 457-4846 Fax: (506) 457-7823
The Honourable Jane Barry Minister, New Brunswick Department of the Environment, and Chairperson, Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment New Brunswick Department of the Environment. P.O. Box 6000
Dr. Chang Lin Acting Director, Policy Planning Nova Scotia Department of the Environment P.O. Box 2107 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3B7 Tel: (902) 424-5695 Fax: (902) 424-0501
Ms. Sharon Chard Chief, Inspection Division Health Protection Branch Health & Welfare Canada Atlantic Division P.O. Box 3250 Halifax South
Fredericton, ~ e h Brunswick Halifax, Nova Scotia E3B 5H1 B3J 1R4 Tel: (506) 453-2558 Tel: (902) 426-2160 Fax: (506) 453-3377 Fax: (902) 426-6676
Mr. Neil Bellefontaine Director General Scotia-Fundy Region Fisheries & Oceans Canada P.O. Box 550, Station "M8I Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2S7 Tel: (902) 426-2581 Fax: (902) 426-2698
Mr. Michael Butler Director of Development/Coordinator Coastal & Marine Programs Land Registration and Information Service Council of Maritime Premiers P.O. Box 2254 1660 Hollis St. Halifax, Nova Sc0tia B3J 3C8 Tel: (902) 424-5835 Fax: (902) 424-5872
Ms. Donna F. Clark Chief, Conservation & Economics Water Resources Directorate Environment Canada 15th Floor, Queen Square 45 Alderney Drive Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B2Y 2N6 Tel: (902) 426-3266 Fax: (902) 426-4457
. AndrO Ducharme Director Habitat Management Branch Scotia-Fundy Region Fisheries & Oceans Canada P.O. Box 550, Station 'MV Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2S7 Tel: (902) 426-5933 Fax: (902) 426-2698
Mr. Nabil Elhadi Director, Environment Planning & Science Branch New Brunswick Department of the Environment P.O. Box 6000 Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 5H1 Tel: (506) 457-4844 Fax: (506) 453-2390
Dr. George Finney Regional Director Canadian Wildlife Service Environment Canada P.O. Box 1590 Sackville, New Brunswick Tel: (506) 536-3025 Fax: (506) 536-3028 E-Mail: TCN 050
Mr. Wayne J. Grady Deputy Minister Province of Nova Scotia Department of the Environment P.O. Box 2107 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3B7 Tel: (902) 424 5300 Fax: (902) 424 0503
Mr. Michael Guilcher Manager, Environmental Control Branch Environmental Protection Environment Canada 15th Floor, Queen Square 45 Alderney Drive Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B2Y 2N6 Tel: (902) 426-6134 Fax: (902) 426-3574
Mr. Larry Hildebrand Senior Advisor, Marine Environmental Quality Conservation & Protection Environment Canada 15th Floor, Queen Square 45 Alderney Drive Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B2Y 2N6 Tel: (902) 426-9632 Fax: (902) 426-8373
. Jim Johnson Regional Manager Federal Facilities (Atlantic) Public Works Canada 1505 Barrington Street Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3K5 Tel: (902) 835-1341 Fax: (902) 426-5138
Mr. Barry Jones Coordinator of Environment Services New Brunswick Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture P.O. Box 6000 Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 5H1 Tel: (506) 453-2047 Fax: (506) 453-5210
Ms. Claudette LeBlanc Research Project Officer Council of Maritime Premiers Land Registration and Information Service P.O. Box 310 Amherst, Nova Scotia B4H 325 Tel: (902) 667-7231 Fax: (902) 667-6008
Mr. Art Longard Director, Marine Resources Division Nova Scotia Department of Fisheries P.O. BOX 2223 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3C4 Tel: (902) 424-0347 Fax: (902) 424-4671
Mr. Lincoln MacLeod Habitat Advisor Nova Scotia Department of Fisheries P.O. BOX 700 Pictou, Nova Scotia BOK 1HO Tel: (902) 485-8031 Fax: (902) 485-4014
Dr. Stephen B. MacPhee Regional Director Science Scotia-Fundy Region Fisheries & Oceans Canada P.O. BOX 1006 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Tel: (902) 426-3492 Fax: (902) 426-2057 E-Mail: OMNET S.MACPHEE
Mr. Jim Major Project Manager Northumberland Strait Crossing Project Public Works Canada 1505 Barrington Street Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3K5 Tel: (902) 426-5353 Fax: (902) 426-7628
Mr John Major Regional Manager, Marine Navigation Services Canadian Coast Guard Transport Canada P.O. Box 1000 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B2Y 328 Tel: (902) 426-3939 Fax: (902) 426-6501
Mr. Alan McIver Manager, Integrated Programs Conservation and Protection Environment Canada 15th Floor, Queen Square 45 Alderney Drive Dartmouth, Nova scotia B2Y 2N6 Tel: (902) 426-9300 Fax: (902) 426-8373
. Paul Monti Senior Policy Advisor New Brunswick Department of the Environment P.O. Box 6000 Fredericton, New ~runswick E3B 5H1 Tel: (506) 453-3703 Fax: (506) 457-7800
Mr. Brian Nicholls Head, Marine Assessment & Liaison Division, Science Scotia-Fundy Region Fisheries & Oceans Canada Bedford Institute of Oceanography P.O. Box 1006 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B2Y 4A2 Tel: (902) 426-3246 Fax: (902) 426-2256 E-Mail: B - Nicholls Mr. Edward Norrena Director General Conservation & Protection Atlantic Region Environment Canada 15th Floor, Queen Square 45 Alderney Drive Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B2Y 2N6 Tel: (902) 426-7155 Fax: (902) 426-6348
Mr. Gerald Porter Policy Advisor Nova Scotia Department of the Environment P.O. Box 2107 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 387 Tel: (902) 424-6345 Fax: (902) 424-0501
Mr. George Richard Deputy Minister Nova Scotia Department of Fisheries, P.O. Box 2223 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3C4 Tel: (902) 424-0300 Fax: (902) 424-4671
Mr. Peter Rodgers Director, Ecoteams State of the Environment Reporting Environment Canada Ottawa, Ontario KIA OH3 Tel: (819) 953-1661 Fax: (819) 953-3972 E-Mail: CSAND
Dr. Hari Samant Regional Manager Environmental Services Architectural & Engineering Services Public Works Canada P.O. Box 2247 ~ ~
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3C9 Tel: (902) 426-5098 Fax: (902) 426-5138
Mr. Gerry Westland Regional Director General Atlantic Region Public Works Canada 1505 Barrington Street Halifax, Nova Scotia Tel: (902) 426-2341 Fax: (902) 426-5138
UNITED STATES
Lt. Commander Peter Blaisdell Chief, Environmental Protection Branch First Coast Guard District U. S. Coast Guard Transportation Department 408 Atlantic Avenue Boston, Massachusetts 02110 Tel: (617) 223-8441 Fax: (617) 223-8094
m. Brad Butman Chief, Atlantic Marine Geology U.S. Geological Survey ' Interior Department Quissett Campus, Woods Hole Massachusetts 02543 Tel: (508) 457-2211 Fax: (508) 457-2310 E-Mail: B-Butman
Ms. Cathy Demos Marine Ecologist Impact Analysis Division New England Division U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 424 Trapelo Road, Waltham Massachusetts 02254-9149 Tel: (617) 647-8231 Fax: (617) 647-8080
Mr. Stewart Fefer Project Leader Gulf of Maine Coastal & Estuary Project U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Interior Department 312 Canco Road Portland, Maine 04103 Tel: (207) 828-1080 Fax: (207) 828-4001
Mr. Craig Freshley Senior Planner Gulf of Maine Program Maine State Planning Office 184 State Street, Station 38 Augusta Maine 04333 Tel: (207) 289-3261 Fax: (207) 289-5756
Mr. William Hubbard Chief, Environmental Resources Branch Impact Analysis Division U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 424 Trapelo Road, Waltham Massachusetts 02254-9149 Tel: (617) 647-8552 Fax: (617) 647-8080
Mr. Joe Ignazio Director of Planning Planning Directorate New England Division U . S . Army Corps of Engineers 424 Trapelo Road, Waltham Massachusetts 02254-9149 Tel: (617) 647-8505 Fax: (617) 647-8080
Mr. David Keeley Director, Maine Coastal Program Maine State Planning Office 184 State Street, Station 38 Augusta Maine 04333 Tel: (207) 289-3261 Fax: (207) 289-5756
Mr. Curt Mason Deputy Director Coastal Ocean Program National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Room 518 1825 Connecticut Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20235 Tel: (202) 606-4330 Fax: (202) 606-4334
Dr. John Paul Associate Director Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program Environmental Protection Agency EPA Environmental Lab 27 Tarzwell Drive Narragansett Rhode Island 02882 Tel: (401) 782-3037 Fax: (401) 782-3099
Dr. John Pearce Deputy Director Northeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Woods Hole Massachusetts 02540 Tel: (508) 548-5123
Ext. 233 or 261 Fax: (508) 548-5124
Mr. Ralph Pisapia Assistant RegionalDirector U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Interior Department One Gateway Center, Suite 700 Newton Corner Massachusetts 02158 Tel: (617) 965-5100 Fax: (617) 965-5100 (ext. 263/378)
Dr. Richard Silkman Director Maine State Planning Office 184 State Street, Station 38 Augusta, Maine 04333 Tel: (207) 289-3261 Fax: (207) 289-5756
Ms. Melissa Waterman Gulf Program Planner Maine State Planning Office 184 State Street, Station 38 Augusta Maine 04333 Tel: (207) 289-3261 Fax: (207) 289-5756
Capt. Eric Williams I11 Chief, Marine Safety 1st Coast Guard District U.S. Coast Guard Transportation Department 408 Atlantic Avenue Boston Massachusetts 02110 Tel: (617) 223-8444 Fax: (617) 223-8094
OCEANS INSTITUTE OF CANADA
Dr. Aldo Chircop Associate Oceans Institute of Canada 1236 Henry Street, 5th Floor Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 3J5 Tel: (902) 494 3879 Fax: (902) 494-1334
Prof. Judith Swan Executive Director Oceans Institute of Canada 1236 Henry Street, 5th Floor Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 3J5 Tel: (902) 494 3879 Fax: (902) 494-1334
Prof. David Vanderlwaag Associate Oceans Institute of Canada 1236 Henry Street, 5th Floor Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 3J5 Tel: (902) 494-1045 Fax: (902) 494-1316
ANNEX 6 SUMMARY ORGANIZATION CHARTS OF FEDERAL AGENCIES
A. CANADIAN FEDERAL AGENCIES
I Environment Canada
I Health & Welfare Canada
ublic Works Canada
I Accommodation r I
Architectural & Engineering Services
I Transport Canada I
B. UNITED STATES FEDERAL AGENCIES
Office of Oceanic and
Ten Regions Including Region 1 Boston
Solid Waste and Emergency Response @
H Air and Radiation
Territorial and International Affairs
United States Coast Guard
ion Administration
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Railroad Administration
Maritime Administration
Research and Special
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Operations Directorate
