Gulf of Maine Council’s
EcoSystem Indicator Partnership
& The Action Plan
December 2012
ESIP has released fact sheet associated with
1.1.1 including the eutrophication fact sheet
released March 2012.
ESIP has released fact sheet associated with
1.3.1 including the climate change fact sheet
released February 2011.
ESIP delivers Gulfwatch data through the
Indicator Reporting Tool which allows
comparison with other monitoring programs.
ESIP’s work is powered by bringing together
over 140 scientists and policy individuals in
the seven working subcommittees.
ESIP has released fact sheets on aquaculture,
aquatic habitats, climate change, and
eutrophication. Coastal development,
contaminants and fisheries are in
development at this time.
Continued……
ESIP’s climate change fact sheet (released
March 2011) covers portions of this goal.
ESIP’s priority indicators include socioeconomic indicators assessing human uses
including ocean jobs & population density.
Goal 2: Environmental and Human Health
ESIP has agreed to adopt the following two activities as they are very
pertinent to next steps defined for ESIP 2.0:
2.1.2 Facilitate the compilation, sharing and management applications of data
from aquatic monitoring programs in the region.
2.1.3 Foster region-wide communication about existing monitoring activities,
perceived gaps, and partnership opportunities.
FYI: Additional contractor support requested in recent grant applications. If
successful, no new resources needed.
Working Group Leads: Kathryn Parlee, Susan R2, Peter Wells
In collaboration with Gulfwatch and State of the Gulf. Link to
ACZISC , COINAtlantic & NERACOOS through Partnership Portfolio.
(1) Survey regional, government, and community groups as part of
ESIP 2.0 Data Discovery.
(2) Assign grad student or new contractor to compile data and
applications, ultimately to augment ESIP Monitoring Map.
(3) Leverage Coastal Zone Canada 2014 to validate compilation.
(4) Elucidate gaps in data collection through State of Gulf
Reporting paper about aquatic monitoring & environmental
management, indicators and regional implementation.
(5) Solicit ESIP Journal entries about monitoring activities such as
sea turtles from organizations external to GOMC.
2.1.3
Foster region-wide communication about existing
monitoring activities, perceived gaps and
partnership opportunities
Working Group Leads: Kathryn Parlee, Susan R2, Peter Wells
In collaboration with Gulfwatch & NERACOOS.
(1) Submit session to CZC 2014 about existing monitoring activities
and perceived needs. Coordinate with NERACOOS and BoFEP to
meet Partnership Portfolio goals and objectives.
(2) Deploy journalism student (Dalhousie U.) to develop
communication materials for Gulf of Maine Times and targeted
regional newsletters, especially in Atlantic Canada.
(3) Increase regular ESIP submissions to regional publications to
environmental managers, community action groups and education
organizations.
(4) Engage wider pool of participants in ESIP 2.0 committees to build
cross-sector indicators and promote need for sustained support for
long-term monitoring efforts within and adjacent to the Gulf of
Maine.