Economic Impacts in the Gulf of Maine

Jurisdictions asked to review content of original Fact Sheets (NH work) to ensure accuracy, context, inferences, etc.

Send your finalized version withchanges to Kathryn by March ___.

ENV CAN contractor to put reviewed texts into final FS format..

Valuation of the Gulf of Maine

Some issues…

a) Title that best represents the FS content.

b) Need to differentiate between Canadianand US context –eg: Living Resources needs to be defined, units, etc.

c) Need for a disclaimer re: data or numbers, imbedded values for another coast, etc.

d) Need for FS`s to be editable.

Economic Impacts in the Gulf of Maine

Create final review team that ensures Cdn and US context is compatible .

Post final versions to the GOMC website.

Next Steps

• ENV CAN will conduct an economic valuation of natural capital and ecosystem services in the Bay of Fundy – carry out same on US side.

• Susan Russell-Robinson et al. to work on compiling overall valuation of GOM as per council direction.

• Do we advise Council of natural capital & economic services work to be completed in order to inform the overall valuation of GOM exercise.

Action Items

Next Steps