Gulf of Maine Council Annual Recognition Awards
These awards are presented annually to recognize residents and organizations that have contributed to the mission of the Gulf of Maine Council.
The 2005 awards were presented on January 10, 2006 at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax.
The Gulf of Maine Visionary Awards
Visionary Awards are presented to individuals or organizations within each of the five jurisdictions bordering the Gulf of Maine - Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. Two award recipients are selected from each jurisdiction. "Visionaries" are recognized for innovation, creativity, and commitment to environmental protection in the Gulf of Maine or the Gulf of Maine watershed. Businesses, NGOs, and individuals are eligible for nomination.
Activities nominated may be of a scientific, educational, conservationist, or policy nature. The activity might be a public awareness effort, a specific grassroots action, a manufacturing change that benefits the marine environment, or simply a change in business practices to address environmental concerns.
The Longard Volunteer Award
The Longard Volunteer Award is made in memory of Art Longard, a long-time employee of Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Nova Scotia Department of Fisheries who committed countless volunteer hours to the conservation of marine life in the Gulf of Maine. Art was one of seven people who conceived of and ardently supported the international Gulf of Maine program, and the Council is proud of his accomplishments.
The Longard Volunteer Award is presented to an individual in recognition of volunteer efforts toward environmental protection and sustainability of natural resources within the marine, near shore, or watershed environment of the Gulf of Maine.
Nominees for this award must be involved in volunteer community-based or cross-jurisdictional initiatives, which may include:
- stewardship/research programs designed to rehabilitate, enhance, or preserve the environmental quality of the Gulf;
- educational programs to improve public understanding and appreciation of the historic, cultural, biological, and economic value of the Gulf ecosystem, or to exchange information on specific Gulf issues;
- volunteer monitoring programs designed to collect, synthesize and deliver scientifically credible information to decision makers and managers of environmental protection and restoration programs throughout the Gulf; or
- scientific research programs to investigate issues of concern within the Gulf.
View list of Nova Scotian recipients of the Visionary Awards and Art Longard Award.
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