Browsing Marine Affairs Program, Graduate Projects by Title
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An institutional analysis of Canadian advisory committees: Linking committee structure and function to policy changes
(2012-09-20)The creation of Canada’s Oceans Act in 1997 encouraged public participation and the use of advisory committees in marine management. To date however, there have been few comparative studies examining whether these advisory ... -
Integrated Ocean management - Making local global: the role of monitoring in reaching national and international commitments
(2013-10-03)With a global effort to manage the ocean’s resources and regulate the different uses, there are many international conventions and treaties. Ideally, participating counties will have their own ocean management plans either ... -
The Integration of Climate Change Modeling, Monitoring and Management for Cold-Water Coral and Sponges in Eastern Canada
(2023-05-30)Deep-sea cold-water coral and sponges are vital for maintaining ecosystem integrity. Deep-sea coral and sponge species can be found individually or in a grouping, both systems create habitat for marine species by providing ... -
Investigating the certifiability of Nunatsiavut’s commercial fisheries: The case of the Marine Stewardship Council
(2019-12)Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification uses market-based incentives to promote the development of sustainably managed fisheries and has brought benefits to fisheries worldwide. However, the MSC is criticized for ... -
“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 ... -
“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 ... -
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 ... -
Marine Mammal Mitigation Procedures in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN)
(2014-12-12)Anthropogenic noise in the world’s oceans has the potential to adversely impact marine mammals. Much research has gone into determining these impacts but the specifics are subject to some debate. Noise emitted by the oil ... -
Marine Microplastic and Nanoplastic Litter in Nova Scotia: Confronting the Rising Tides of Plastics in our Marine Waters, Coastlines and Organisms. [graduate project].
(2016)According to Moore (2008), "plastics are now one of the most common and persistent pollutants in ocean waters and beaches worldwide" (p. 131). Significant increases in plastic production is a considerable driver in the ... -
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, ... -
Marine transport activity in the vicinity of the St Anns Bank area of interest: potential impact on conservation objectives
(2012-09-20)The St Anns Bank area of interest (AOI) on the Eastern Scotian Shelf was announced in June 2011 and will be designated as the next marine protected in Atlantic Canada. The AOI is intersected by dense commercial vessel ...