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27.5 Hold an interagency technical committee public meeting each year to
present: program results and progress, discuss potential management
responses, review proposed activities for the ensuing year
In order to inform stakeholders of the progress towards goals for the watershed and
to update interested parties on the activities of MDMR, IFW and others working in
the watershed, the ITC will host an annual meeting to keep a dialogue going with
stakeholders. This is envisioned to have both a technical presentation component
and a feedback session.
27.6. Develop new and enhance existing partnerships with stakeholders,
which maximize resources available for achieving program objectives
There are multiple stakeholders in the drainage. Many are traditional watershed
groups that are currently involved to some extent in restoration. MDMR will work to
enhance these partnerships when possible. There are other non-traditional groups
that MDMR will work towards including the process in order to achieve the desired
results.
27.7. Continue to encourage communication and information exchange with
those agencies, regulatory bodies, and organizations having related
jurisdictional interests and responsibilities
Closely tied to tasks 29.5 and 29.6 to improve communication among government
groups and improve regulatory and management policies.
28.1. Participate in regional fisheries management and assessment efforts at
both administrative and scientific levels
The State of Maine participates in several inter-jurisdictional efforts including the
Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership, the New England Joint Venture, the
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, the US Atlantic Salmon Assessment
Committee, the Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture, the New England Fish
Administrators, and the New England Atlantic Salmon Coalition.
28.2. Participate in international management and assessment efforts such as
the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization and the International
Council for the Exploration of the Seas.
The U.S. became a charter member of the NASCO in 1984. NASCO is charged with
the international management of Atlantic salmon stocks on the high seas. Three
Commissioners for the U.S. are appointed by the President and work under the
auspices of the U.S. State Department. One of the Commissioners is from Maine.
The International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES), the official research
arm of NASCO, convenes a Working Group on North Atlantic Salmon which is
responsible for providing scientific advice to be used by NASCO members as a
basis for formulating biologically sound management recommendations for the
conservation of North Atlantic salmon stocks. The Working Group on North Atlantic
Salmon, which is composed of representatives of member countries, including one
Maine biologist and as many as three from the US, is responsible for the collecting
and analyzing scientific data on salmon.
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