USFWS Gulf of Maine Coastal Program
Past, Present & Future!

Chris Meaney
US Fish & Wildlife Service Coastal Program Project Leader

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 7:00 pm
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Friends of Merrymeeting Bay’s (FOMB) final presentation of their 28th annual Winter Speaker Series, USFWS Gulf of Maine Coastal Program-Past, Present & Future! features US Fish & Wildlife Service Coastal Program Project Leader Chris Meaney. Winter Speaker Series presentations are held via Zoom and accessible via hyperlink at the top of the FOMB web page: www.fomb.org. This event takes place Wednesday, May 14th at 7 pm.

Since 1991 the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Gulf of Maine Coastal Program has worked with a diverse array of partners to help conserve important habitat for fish and wildlife resources within the Gulf of Maine watershed. Chris will talk about the evolution of the Program, current priorities, and future challenges and opportunities.  Over the years, the Gulf of Maine office has worked extensively with FOMB in protecting highest value habitats and supporting our mapping efforts. Presentation attendees will gain a perspective on how a federal agency works with a broad set of partners, in and out of coalitions, to advance conservation. FOMB program participants will have the opportunity to share their ideas on future conservation needs within the Gulf of Maine. 

Chris Meaney is the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Gulf of Maine Coastal Program Project Leader located in Falmouth Maine. The Gulf of Maine Coastal Program (GOMCP) works to protect and restore fish, wildlife, and their habitats within the Gulf of Maine Ecosystem. Chris works to foster and advance new and existing voluntary conservation efforts with a diverse set of partners including State, Federal, and municipal agencies, non-government organizations, academia, and private landowners.

Prior to joining the USFWS, Chris served as the Deputy Division Chief of the Habitat Protection Division in the National Oceans & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Office (formerly National Marine Fisheries Service or NMFS) of Habitat Conservation in Silver Spring, MD and served as an Advisor to the NOAA Administrator in the NOAA Program Coordination Office and NOAA Office of Policy in Washington, DC.  He is a National Conservation Leadership Institute Fellow and Peer Coach and a Knauss Sea Grant Fellow Alumnus. Chris has a Masters in Environmental Management from the Yale School of the Environment and a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Conservation from the University of New Hampshire. 

FOMB hosts our Winter Speaker Series October-May, on the second Wednesday of each month. Due to the Covid 19 pandemic and ability for participants to attend from out of the area, the series continues via Zoom. Stay tuned for some summer outings from Friends of Merrymeeting Bay.

Speaker Series presentations are free, open to the public. Visit www.fomb.org to see speaker biographies, full event schedules, video recordings of past presentations, become a member, and learn more about how you can help protect beautiful Merrymeeting Bay and the Gulf of Maine.

For more information contact FOMB at 207-666-3372 or edfomb@comcast.net.