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Exploring the Compatibility of Offshore Wind Farms and Marine Protected Areas in the Scotian Shelf-Bay of Fundy Bioregion: A Case Study of Canso and Middle Banks
(2023-12)
In a marine environment of competing human uses and objectives, Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and marine renewable energy like offshore wind (OSW) fight for space. OSW has been internationally accepted as an economically ...
“It Grows Alone”: Exploring the Implications of Marine Ecotourism Development on Water Insecurity in Bocas del Toro, Panama
(2023-12)
As a dimension of a blue economy, marine ecotourism should not only increase economic viability and environmental sustainability but, most importantly, pursue social equity. In island regions, where substantial tourism ...
Evaluating the effects of North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) fishery closures on entanglement risk of other large whales from the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) fishery
(2023-12)
Since 2018, time-area closures have been implemented in Atlantic Canada to reduce entanglements of North Atlantic right whales (NARW) in fixed-gear fisheries, particularly the Gulf of St. Lawrence (GoSL) snow crab fishery. ...
Freshwater Climate Risk Index for Biodiversity (FW-CRIB): Using Climate Change Vulnerability and Risk Assessments (CCVA/CCRA) to Guide Freshwater Management in Canada’s Maritime Provinces
(2023-11)
Climate change is occurring globally, impacting the distribution and fitness of organisms and the potential for ecosystems to provide vital services to human societies. In freshwater ecosystems across the globe, increasing ...
Examining the Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program in Nova Scotia Through a Food Security Lens: Management for Subsistence Shellfish Harvest
(2023-12)
Defined as molluscan bivalves, shellfish are an important source of protein for subsistence harvesters in Canada. Due to health risks associated with consuming contaminated shellfish, routine monitoring of the coast is ...
Enhancing sustainability through aesthetic values: Exploring the role of aesthetic values in the management and planning of marine social-ecological systems in Nova Scotia
(2023-12)
Marine and coastal areas offer crucial Cultural Ecosystem Services (CES) like enjoyment, inspiration, and aesthetic experiences, which are essential for human well-being. Recognizing and evaluating these CES is vital for ...
Applying Socio-Ecological Thinking to Canadian Regional Assessment
(2023-12)
Regional assessments inform the planning and management of a proposed developments impact to society and nature. They are the broadest tool in the impact assessment process and are designed to consider the impacts of human ...
Promoting Reconciliation and Indigenous Self-Determination through Ecosystem-Based Management
(2023-12)
Sipekne’katik First Nation launched their Mi’kmaw-regulated, rights-based lobster fishery in the fall of 2020. The launch came 21 years after the Supreme Court reaffirmed the Treaty-protected right to fish for a moderate ...
Fisheries Management in Napu’saqnuk (St Mary’s) River and Alignment with Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Conservation Through an Ecologically Significant Area Case Study.
(2023-12)
There are escalating threats to freshwater ecosystems, including pollution, invasive species, land use changes, and climate change. Recognizing the importance of habitat protection in conserving freshwater biodiversity, ...
Adaptive capacity of marine other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) in an era of global climate change: a case study analysis of Canada and the Scotian Shelf
(2023-12)
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are often designed and managed with limited consideration of climate change and its impacts, potentially undermining their long-term efficacy. Other effective area-based conservation measures ...