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Key issues affecting coastal aquatic ecosystems and changing coastal conditions in Nunavut: A comparative assessment of communities in the Kivalliq region (Marine Affairs Program Technical Report #19).
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Key issues affecting coastal aquatic ecosystems and changing coastal conditions in Nunavut: A comparative assessment of communities in the Qikiqtaaluk region (Marine Affairs Program Technical Report #20)
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Key issues affecting coastal aquatic ecosystems and changing coastal conditions in Nunavut: A comparative assessment of five communities in the Kitikmeot region (Marine Affairs Program Technical Report #17).
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Key players in the Grieg NL Placentia Bay Atlantic Salmon Aquaculture Project: a social network analysis
(2018-12)Global aquaculture is one of the fastest growing food industries, accounting for approximately half of all finfish and invertebrate production as of 2016. In Canada, both the federal and provincial governments are pushing ... -
Leaving Space to Roost: An Examination of Human Disturbances to Shorebirds in the Minas Basin, Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia.
(2020-12)Every year, up to 1.4 million shorebirds, such as the Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla), use the Bay of Fundy and the Minas Basin as a stopover site before continuing their transoceanic migration to their southern ... -
Limited Options in Canada’s Regulatory Tools for Addressing Underwater Noise
(2023-05-30)Over the last two decades, underwater noise has been recognized as a significant threat to marine ecosystems. With an accelerating blue economy and industrial expansion, human-generated noise continues to increase, deepening ... -
Linking Human Impacts to Recent Declines in Coral Reef Fish Communities in the Bay Islands
(2021-12)The Bay Islands of Honduras are home to hundreds of species of fishes, and vast areas of coral reefs, seagrass, and mangroves. While protection for the area was nationally established in 2003 and in 2010; numerous anthropogenic ... -
Linking people to places: evaluating the methodology of collecting human-use data from conservation and protection officers for coastal marine protected area planning in Nova Scotia
(2011-10-21)Nova Scotia’s coastal habitats and marine resources are vital to the province’s economy, identity, and well-being. Increasing human populations and associated pressures, however, are threatening these resources. A key ... -
Making the switch: Assessing the potential for catch-and-release in Nova Scotia’s recreational shark derbies [graduate project].
(2015-03-03)Many shark populations are regionally and globally threatened by overfishing and bycatch, often aggravated by the practice of shark finning. While most conservation efforts have been aimed at enforcing sustainable quotas, ... -
Managing Canada's Endangered: An Analysis of Canada's Efforts to Mitigate Shipping Impacts on North Atlantic Right Whales
(2018-12)North Atlantic Right Whales are vulnerable to anthropogenic impacts from commercial shipping and fishing practices. After the 2017 NARW season, that left 17 NARWs killed in Canadian and U.S waters, the U.S defined the ... -
Managing the Groundfish Industry on Sensitive Benthic Areas of Interest for Marine Protected Area Network Establishment in the Scotian Shelf Bioregion
(2020-12)Increases to the number and extent of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in recent decades is been critical for the conservation of coastal and marine environments. Canada has met its original target of conserving 10% of their ... -
MAP Matters - August 2011
(2011-08)This issue of the Marine Affairs Program Newsletter introduces the Policy Development and International Research for Actions on Coastal Communities, Youth and Seafarers (PIRACY) project, announces the Making Waves Graduate ... -
MAP Matters - August 2013
(2013-08-23)features a summary of the internships undertaken by the 2012-13 MMM Class -
MAP Matters - Coastal Zone Canada 2014
(2014)This issue of the Marine Affairs Program newsletter covers the Coastal Zone Canada conference, which took place in June of 2014 in Halifax. -
MAP Matters - December 2011
(2011-12)This issue of the Marine Affairs Program Newsletter provides an update of the students who participated in the International Youth Internship Program. -
MAP Matters - December 2012
(2012-12)This newsletter of the Marine Affairs Program at Dalhousie University welcomes the Masters of Marine Management class of 2012-13 and covers the welcoming reception and orientation events. Other MAP and alumni news are ... -
MAP Matters - December 2013
(2013-12)This issue of the newsletter of the Marine Affairs Program at Dalhousie University welcomes the Masters of Marine Management class of 2013-2014 and covers the events of the welcoming reception and orientation. Other MAP ... -
MAP Matters - July 2011
(2011-07)This newsletter of the Marine Affairs Program at Dalhousie University celebrates the 25th anniversary of the program. Additionally, it provides an update on the experiences of the interns who participated in the International ... -
Map Matters - May 2012
(2012-05)This newsletter of the Marine Affairs Program at Dalhousie University covers the events of the Sustainable Ocean Management and Development Conference, presents the Sobey Fund for Oceans Graduate Scholarship Recipients, ...