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Appendix B: Governance
Pages 233-250

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From page 233...
... The Wabanaki include representatives from four tribes: the Passamaquoddy Tribe in Washington County, the Penobscot Indian Nation based at Indian Island on the Penobscot River, the Houlton Band of Maliseets, and the Aroostook Band. The relationship between the Penobscot Nation and the State of Maine is governed by a federal act, the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980 and a state act, an Act to Implement the Maine Indian Claims Settlement (Chapter 732 of Maine public laws of 1979)
From page 234...
... In late 1991, the Aroostook Band of Micmacs won federal recognition. Pursuant to the federal and Maine settlement acts, the Penobscot Nation reservation encompasses the islands and related water and fishing rights within the Penobscot River from Indian Island, near Old Town, Maine, northward.
From page 235...
... Sources: MASC 2002, Maine Atlantic Salmon Task Force 1997 Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (DIFW) The DIFW regulates recreational fishing and boating and monitors and investigates salmon health problems in aquaculture facilities.
From page 236...
... , issues permits for the construction, reconstruction or the structural alteration of a hydropower project and enforces state laws concerning unapproved hydropower projects. With respect to salmon aquaculture, the DEP tests water for effluent quality from aquaculture sites and issues permits as 1 DMR jurisdiction is within all waters of the state within the rise and fall of the tide and within the marine limits of the state but does not include areas above any fishway or dam when the fishway or dam is the dividing line between tide water and freshwater.
From page 237...
... MFS encourages forest landowners to use the services of a consulting forester to help implement forest management projects on their woodlot. Sources: MFS 2002a,b,c,d Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC)
From page 238...
... The DOT restores habitat by addressing nonpoint source pollution associated with transportation facilities located in salmon watersheds. Maine DOT provides technical assistance to maintenance crews in salmon watersheds to implement erosion and sedimentation best management practices.
From page 239...
... The FWS and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) share responsibility for administration of the Endangered Species Act.
From page 240...
... The NMFS is primarily responsible for recovery actions in the marine environment, and the FWS is primarily responsible for recovery actions in the terrestrial environment. In addition, the NMFS implements marine fishery management plans that have been approved by the Secretary of Commerce.
From page 241...
... The funds will support pilot projects to identify and conserve regionally significant habitats; a Gulf-wide monitoring program; a marine debris reduction program; a coastal citizen monitoring network; workshops on shellfish habitat restoration techniques; community surveys on the spawning and juvenile habitat areas of commercial fish stocks; and the production of various public education and outreach materials. The EPA enforces the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
From page 242...
... The APHIS provides diagnostic assistance to aquaculture producers on diseases afflicting aquaculture species, disseminates information on how to meet the aquaculture industry's animal health needs, endorses animal health certifications for the export of live aquatic species and their products; and develops aquatic animal health monitoring and surveillance programs. The APHIS investigates consumer complaints regarding biologics used in aquaculture, and tests fish biologics at APHIS's National Veterinary Services Laboratories.
From page 243...
... assists federal, state, and local agencies; local government sponsors; tribal governments; and program participants to protect watersheds from damage caused by erosion, floodwater, and sediment; to conserve and develop water and land resources; and to solve natural resource and related economic problems on a watershed basis. The SWP addresses problems of watershed protection; erosion and sediment control; water supply; water quality; wetland and water storage capacity; water needs for fish, wildlife, and forest-based industries; fish and wildlife habitat enhancement; wetlands creation and restoration; and public recreation in watersheds of 250,000 or fewer acres.
From page 244...
... . FDA operates two additional regulatory programs directed specifically at seafood -- the Salmon Control Plan and the National Shellfish Sanitation Program (NSSP)
From page 245...
... The Coast Guard enforces fisheries laws at sea, such as the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, in conjunction with the National Marine Fisheries Service. Charged with ensuring a safe, efficient, and effective marine transportation system, the Coast Guard regulates and inspects commercial and private vessels, licenses merchant mariners, manages waterways, and protects the security of America's ports.
From page 246...
... The council is tasked with making fisheries management decisions to impose regulations on the fishing industry, which include setting the size of the allowable catch, the length of the fishing season, the allocation of any quotas to states and fishers, and permitting and licensing provisions. The NEFMC developed the Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)
From page 247...
... monitor compliance with approved fishery management plans. The species managed under this program are American lobster, American shad and river herring, Atlantic croaker, Atlantic herring, Atlantic menhaden, Atlantic sturgeon, bluefish, northern shrimp, red drum, scup, Spanish mackerel, spot, spotted seatrout, striped bass, summer flounder, tautog, weakfish, and winter flounder.
From page 248...
... The commission's Law Enforcement Program assists the states in coordinating their law enforcement efforts through data exchange and problem identification. The program provides information on law enforcement issues, brings resolutions addressing enforcement concerns before the commission, coordinates enforcement efforts among states, and monitors the enforcement of measures incorporated into the commission's interstate fisheries management plans.
From page 249...
... Source: Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment 2003 NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION SALMON EFFORTS IN MAINE: Atlantic Salmon Federation -- Maine Council Atlantic Salmon for Northern Maine Atlantic Salmon Unlimited Dennys River Sportsman's Club Downeast Salmon Federation Eddington Salmon Club F.I.S.H. (Facilitators Improving Salmonid Habitat Fishing In Maine Friend of the Penobscot
From page 250...
... St. Croix International Waterway Commission Sheepscot River Club Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association Trout Unlimited, George's River Chapter Trout Unlimited, Kennebec Valley Chapter Trout Unlimited Maine Council Trout Unlimited Merrymeeting Bay Chapter Union Salmon Association Veazie Salmon Club Wild Salmon Resource Center WATERSHED COUNCILS Cove Brook Dennys River Ducktrap River (Coastal Mountain Land Trust)


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