Working Group - Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment

The Working Group meets regularly to promote bi-national and cross-jurisdictional efforts toward a healthy Gulf of Maine ecosystem.

Secretariat

Steve Couture, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
Marcel Belaval, U.S. Department of the Interior

Theresa Torrent, Maine Office of Community Affairs*
Theresa.Torrent@maine.gov

Tyler Soleau, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
tyler.soleau@mass.gov

Dan McKiernan, Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries
dan.mckiernan@mass.gov

Alison Smith, New Brunswick Department of Environment and Local Government
Allison.Smith2@gnb.ca

Steve Couture, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
Steven.M.Couture@des.nh.gov

Kathlene Farrell, Nova Scotia Department of Intergovernmental Affairs
Kathlene.Farrell@novascotia.ca

Glen Herbert, Fisheries and Oceans Canada*
glen.herbert@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Kate Swails, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Kate.Swails@noaa.gov

Environment and Climate Change Canada
(see below for ECCC Working Group members who are Committee Co-Chairs)

Lauren Tisdale, U.S. Environment Protection Agency
tisdale.lauren@epa.gov

Marcel Belaval, U.S. Department of the Interior
mbelaval@usgs.gov

Carolina Bastidas, MIT Sea Grant
bastidas@mit.edu

Demi Fox, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Marine Debris Co-Chair)
demi.fox@noaa.gov

Glen Herbert, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning Co-Chair)
glen.herbert@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Scott Weese, Environment and Climate Change Canada (Climate Network Co-Chair)
Scott.Weese@ec.gc.ca

Peter Wells, Bay of Fundy Ecosystem Partnership (Gulfwatch Co-Chair)
oceans2@ns.sympatico.ca

*Also hold a Committee Co-Chair position