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Winter 2018 GOMSWG Meeting-Wednesday March 21

The 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 Meeting

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

Friday August 12, 2016

Summer 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 Meeting

Date 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, 2015

Summer 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, 2015

Winter GOMSWG Meeting at Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife in Bangor, Maine, 10AM-3:30PM.

THURSDAY April 10, 2014

Winter 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, 2013

Summer 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, 2013

Winter 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, 2012

Summer 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, 2012

Winter 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 2012

Audubon's Project Puffin and Maine Coastal Islands NWR accepted applications for seabird island technicians, interns, and contractors

May 7, 2012

Maine 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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Funding for this website was graciously donated by Friends of Maine Coastal Islands NWR, a non-profit dedicated to supporting Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge and seabird conservation in the Gulf of Maine. For more information about FOMCI or to join the group, go to mainecoastislands.org

Website Manager: send website content updates, corrections, or comments to Sara_Williams@fws.gov

Our mission

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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