Mid-Atlantic/New England/Maritimes Region Waterbirds


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Waterbird Initiative Homepage Regional Waterbird Conservation Main Page Alaska/Bering/Yukon Pacific Coast Mexico-Southwest U.S. Intermountain West Boreal Arctic Canada Northern Prairie and Parkland Central Prairies Upper Mississippi Valley/Great Lakes Southeast U.S. Mid Atlantic/New England/ Maritime Pacific Islands Caribbean Central America	Mid-Atlantic/ New England/ Maritimes Geographic Extent: Region stretches from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the southern end of the Chesapeake Bay. BCRs: Atlantic Northern Forest (BCR 14) and New England/Mid-Atlantic Coast (BCR 30); also the waters of the Northeast US Continental Shelf (PBCR 78) and Scotian Shelf (PBCR 79). Joint Ventures: Eastern Habitat (Canada) and Atlantic Coast (U.S.). Political Units: In Canada: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Quebec. In the U.S., Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia.
INTRODUCTION TO REGION MANEM offers a great variety of coastal habitats, including the rocky or muddy intertidal shorelines of Canada’s maritime provinces and northern New England; the sandy shores of southern New England; the estuaries and embayments formed behind mid-Atlantic barrier islands, and the islands and shores of the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays. Inland ponds, lakes, and river valleys are also important habitats. Development pressure is a critical issue for this region, which hosts tremendously dense human populations, especially in its southern end. Overexploitation of coastal resources and contamination are also key threats. PLANNING PRODUCTS The planning effort is currently being led by Scott Johnston at USFWS (Scott_Johnston@fws.gov) and Kathy Parsons at Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences (parsonsk@manomet.org ). Data that have been assembled for the region: Species Profiles Habitat Profiles Waterbird Site Data Conservation Projects To come -- 1. Network list of wildlife managers, scientists, conservationists, policy makers and supporters that together will achieve a vision of waterbird and habitat conservation for the Mid-Atlantic/New England/Maritimes region. 2. Plan documenting recommendations for achieving conservation goals. IMPLEMENTATON AND RESOURCES The Mid-Atlantic/New England/Maritimes Regional Working Group. The MANEM Working Group is a regional partnership of organizations and individuals working to facilitate waterbird conservation in the MANEM region. The working group hopes to help local resource managers within the region protect waterbirds and their habitats by facilitating the development and distribution of information on the status and conservation needs of waterbirds and habitats, and by building partnerships between wildlife managers, scientists, conservationists and supporters. What are some of the specific goals of the MANEM Working Group? 1. To facilitate the identification and assessment of regional waterbird and habitat resources. 2. To link waterbird conservation efforts throughout the region to assist information sharing. 3. To link regional efforts with the larger-scale conservation projects of the Waterbird Conservation for the Americas initiative. 4. To secure support for conservation projects within the region. 5. To develop and/or distribute technical information on management practices that promote waterbird sustainability, such as disturbance and predator management at colony-sites, monitoring protocols, and restoration techniques. 6. To facilitate the integration of waterbird conservation with other management objectives of local wildlife professionals, for example, meeting the goals of all-bird conservation within the region.

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