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Seabird Nesting Islands have been formally adopted as a NRPA Significant Wildlife Habitat through the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) regulatory process. The SNI dataset contains polygons that represent NRPA regulated coastal seabird nesting islands or portions thereof along the coast of Maine. This coverage is included in the statewide seabird nesting island database maintained by MDIFW. See metadata for "Seabird Islands (LUPC)" for descriptions of seabird islands under Land Use Planning Commission (LUPC) jurisdiction (available through Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW)). Other seabird nesting islands may exist that do not qualify for regulation under NRPA. The dataset is a subset of the statewide coverage. |