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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 ...
Rules of engagement: How and why are ocean and aquatic scientists communicating with the public?
(2018-12)
In marine-management contexts, public engagement is increasingly being incorporated into the decision-making process. As governments devolve more responsibility for the management of marine space and resources, it is more ...
A youthful look at the future of Nova Scotia’s coasts: Towards Inter-generationally inclusive coastal management
(2018-12)
Natural resource management initiatives often aim to manage resources for the benefit of future generations; however, the input and perceptions of the youth who make up those future generations are rarely included in the ...
Bottom-Up Engagement Increases Marine Protected Area Effectiveness
(2018-12)
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have been shown to provide benefits for biodiversity conservation within marine habitats, by reducing direct human impacts and restoring fish populations that provide critical ecosystem ...
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 ...
Barriers to Implementing a Bottom-Up Management Approach to Coastal MPAs: a Canadian Case Study
(2018-12)
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are employed as a conservation strategy across the world, protecting species and habitats and helping to rebuild declining populations. However, proposals for coastal MPAs are often met with ...
A Ghostly Issue: Managing abandoned, lost, and discarded lobster fishing gear in the Bay of Fundy
(2018-12)
Abandoned, lost, and discarded (ALD) fishing gear contributes to economic losses across fisheries and can be a significant hazard to conservation and safety at-sea. Lobster fishers (n = 32) and management agencies (n = 5) ...
An Analysis of the Practicality and Feasibility of a Toronto Shark Fin Ban
(2018-12)
Shark populations around the globe have seen precipitous declines due to human exploitation. The shark fin trade has been one of the primary drivers in these declines, a trade that operates to meet the demands for the ...
“It Feels Like Engaging With a Friend”: Using Interpersonal Communication Strategies to Encourage Science Conversations With Lay Audiences on Social Media
(2018-12)
Citizens are increasingly being asked to participate in decision-making processes, and with the internet now a primary source of information, it is critical that policy-relevant research is communicated effectively online ...
Stakeholder perceptions of the Nova Scotia aquaculture regulations: A foundation for social license?
(2018-12)
Nova Scotia is in need of socio-economic opportunities in coastal rural areas, which aquaculture may provide. However, aquaculture is a particularly contentious industry in Nova Scotia with public concern over the environmental ...