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Save the Date! GOMSWG March 27The winter 2019 GOMSWG Meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 27 at the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife in Bangor, Maine. Agenda items are being requested (send to Don Lyons at dlyons@audubon.org), Meeting times will be announced soon. Winter 2018 GOMSWG Meeting-Wednesday March 21The winter 2018 GOMSWG Meeting will be held on March 21 at the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife in Bangor, Maine, 10AM-3:00PM. Informal discussion and presentations focus on regional population trends, research projects, and management issues. Contact Linda_Welch@fws.gov with agenda items or for more information March 29, 2017 Winter GOMSWG MeetingWinter GOMSWG Meeting at Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife in Bangor, Maine, 10AM-3:00PM. Contact Linda_Welch@fws.gov for more information Friday August 12, 2016Summer GOMSWG Meeting at Hog Island Audubon Camp, Bremen, Maine, 9AM-4PM. Contact Rosalie V Borzik at email address rvb4@cornell.edu for more information Thursday March 10, 2016 Winter GOMSWG MeetingDate for the winter GOMSWG Meeting at Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife in Bangor, Maine, 10AM-3:00PM. Contact Linda_Welch@fws.gov for more information Monday August 10, 2015Summer GOMSWG Meeting at Hog Island Audubon Camp, Bremen, Maine, 9AM-4PM. Contact Rosalie V Borzik at email address rvb4@cornell.edu for more information Monday March 11, 2015Winter GOMSWG Meeting at Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife in Bangor, Maine, 10AM-3:30PM. THURSDAY April 10, 2014Winter GOMSWG Meeting at Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife in Bangor, Maine, 10AM-3:30PM. Contact Linda_Welch@fws.gov for more information MONDAY August 12, 2013Summer GOMSWG Meeting at Hog Island Audubon Camp, Bremen, Maine, 9AM-4PM. Contact Rosalie V Borzik at email address rvb4@cornell.edu for more information MONDAY March 25, 2013Winter GOMSWG Meeting at Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife in Bangor, Maine, 10AM-3:30PM. Contact Linda_Welch@fws.gov for more information THURSDAY August 16, 2012Summer GOMSWG Meeting at Hog Island Audubon Camp, Bremen, Maine, 9AM-4PM. Contact Rosalie V Borzik at email address rvb4@cornell.edu for more information March 19, 2012Winter GOMSWG Meeting at Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife in Bangor, Maine, 10AM-3:30PM. Contact Linda_Welch@fws.gov for more information December 2011 through February 2012Audubon's Project Puffin and Maine Coastal Islands NWR accepted applications for seabird island technicians, interns, and contractors May 7, 2012Maine Coastal Islands NWR seabird Island contractors start work. After a two day training in Milbridge, Maine, contractors are transported to the island and stay to monitor and protect seabird colonies until early August. |
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The Gulf of Maine Seabird Working Group (GOMSWG) is a partnership between public and private organizations dedicated to restoring and protecting seabirds in the Gulf of Maine.
GOMSWG participants have worked together to guide seabird restoration on offshore islands. Two meetings are held annually to discuss conservation issues, new research findings, and the status of breeding colonies
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