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The Marine Stewardship Council’s Influence in the Indian Ocean: Lessons of Sustainability from the Maldives Pole-and-Line Skipjack Tuna Fishery
(2023-12)
The Maldives pole-and-line fishery has sustainably harvested skipjack tuna for millennia. In 2012, this fishery achieved conditional certification with the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). To achieve this eco-standard, ...
Do You Sea What I See: Exploring the Representation of Place-Based Knowledge in Spatial Planning in Coastal Nova Scotia, Canada
(2023-12)
Spatial planning is essential in the interdisciplinary management of dynamic coastal environments. However, conventional approaches to spatial planning do not focus on the comprehensive representation and visual communication ...
A Scoping Literature Review of European and Atlantic Canadian Green Grab (Carcinus Maenas) Fisheries Literature to Identify Knowledge Gaps for Fisheries-Based Invasive Species Management
(2023-11)
Aquatic invasive species are considered economic and environmental threats to Canada’s aquatic ecosystems. In Atlantic Canada, the European green crab (Carcinus maenas) is a management concern due to its destructive nature. ...
Recommendations to improve Canada’s marine biosecurity
(2023-12)
Alien species are species that have been introduced to areas outside of their native range, whether intentionally or unintentionally. A small proportion of alien species will become invasive, meaning they reproduce and ...
Public Participation in Offshore Wind Development: A Multi-National Analysis of Public Engagements and Consultation Requirements
(2023-12)
As countries around the world become increasingly invested in offshore renewable energy developments, such as offshore wind farms (OWF), their legal requirements, policies and strategies must safeguard adequate systems of ...
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 ...