Bay of Fundy Ecosystem Partnership (BoFEP) - 2020 Update to BoFEP’s Strategic Plan

2017, a popular tourist activity bringing attention to the presence of various species of whales and porpoise in the Bay of Fundy and Gulf of Maine, and the current plight of the endangered North Atlantic Right whale. [...] The mission of the organization is to: • Recognize the Bay as a living organism which is to be respected, protected, and used in thoughtful and responsible manner • To study and promote the ecological integrity, biodiversity, and productivity of the ecosystem in order that conservation and restoration may occur. [...] 2.3 How We Achieve Our Goals To achieve its vision for the Bay of Fundy, BoFEP’s mission is: to study and promote the ecological integrity, biodiversity and productivity of the Bay of Fundy ecosystem; to foster the social well-being and economic sustainability of its coastal communities; and to facilitate communication and co-operation among individuals and organizations interested in understandin. [...] The five focus areas are: • communications so that the word about the Bay of Fundy and the organization gets out to the public and BoFEP members; • re-establishing working groups to work on topics of interest to members and the public; • reaching out to the public, to other organizations and to governments so that input from these sources steer the direction of research and focus for BoFEP; • seek. [...] 3.5 Working Group Strategy Working groups and their projects are at the core of BoFEP’s mission to facilitate the creation, dissemination and use of information and knowledge necessary to maintain a healthy ecosystem and the integrity of the Bay of Fundy.