Browsing Marine Affairs Program, Graduate Projects by Title
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Examining community adaptation readiness to climate change in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Northwest Territories [graduate project].
(2015-11-23)The current rate of anthropogenic driven climate change is unprecedented and threatening the social, cultural and ecological characteristics of many Arctic communities. The Government of the Northwest Territories, Inuit ... -
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 ... -
Examining the Feasibility of Implementing a Marine Mammal Oil Spill Response in Canada [graduate project].
(2015-11-23)The coastal waters surrounding Canada are home to diverse ecosystems that provide rich feeding grounds and critical habitat for many marine species. Marine mammals face numerous anthropogenic threats to their recovery and ... -
Exploring Ecosystems in Union Island: A Case Study for Ecosystem-based Management and Sustainable Livelihoods in Ashton Lagoon
(2019-12)Abstract: In 1994, Ashton Lagoon in St. Vincent and the Grenadines was the site of a 300-berth marina development. After a year of construction, the development was abandoned, leaving the community of Union Island to clean ... -
Exploring Perceptions of Commercial Fisher Representation in Management: A Case Study of the North Atlantic Right Whale UME, 2017-2021
(2021-12)There is a growing recognition of the importance of involving stakeholders in marine governance and management to enable the inclusion of the knowledge and interests of those whose livelihoods are directly linked to the ... -
Exploring the Alignment of Human Health and Environmental Health in Canadian Fish and Seafood Policy
(2019-12)Many people around the world rely on fish and seafood as a source of protein, fatty acids and micronutrients, but nearly a third of global fish stocks are overfished, and overfishing remains a sustainability concern. ... -
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 ... -
Exploring the Potential for Performance Zoning Within the Practice of Marine Spatial Planning
(2013-10-03)The practice of zoning, long employed on land, has more recently been applied to the marine environment to regulate where and when human activities can or cannot occur. Zoning is employed to minimize conflicts between ... -
Exploring traceability in small-scale fisheries: from harvest to landing
(2020-12)As consumers and governments demand to know the origins of seafood products, there is a push for transparency across the seafood supply chain. However, for many small-scale fisheries (SSF), this growing demand for ... -
FACTORS AFFECTING IMTA (INTEGRATED MULTI-TROPHIC AQUACULTURE) IMPLEMENTATION ON ATLANTIC SALMON (SALMO SALAR) AQUACULTURE FARMS
(2020-12)Aquaculture operations are currently the fastest-growing food production industry, increasing output over 20 times in the past few decades alone. Waste management on “fed” aquaculture farms, like Atlantic Salmon, is a ... -
Fair Trade Fish: A Tool to Protect Culture and Promote Responsible Fisheries Management
(2011-11-15)The fishing industry has played and continues to play an important role within Aboriginal culture and the larger Canadian demographic. Due to decades of habitat loss and poor fisheries management, many wild keystone fish ... -
The fair way or the Chiloé? Exploring the role of certification in the governance of labour in aquaculture in Chiloé, Chile [graduate project].
(2016)Aquaculture has emerged as an increasingly important element of global food production systems as the total global population continues to rise, and climate change impacts yields in both agriculture and capture fisheries. ... -
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, ... -
Fishing Fairness: The Case of Class B Lobster Fishing License
(2023-05-30)In 1976 the lobster fishery in Atlantic Canada was overfished and in decline. In response, Canada’s federal government implemented a “moonlighter policy” which designated fishers who had employment outside the fishery as ... -
Forage fish in decline: Understanding the usage and management of bait fisheries in the Maritimes Region
(2023-05-30)Many commercial fisheries of great socio-economic importance in Canada rely on bait, such as the lobster, crab and groundfish fisheries. In the Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Maritimes Region, traditional species of ... -
Fostering Ocean Literacy through Formal Education in Quebec, Canada: A Case Study of Saving a Coastal School
(2020-12)Protecting coastal ecosystems, livelihoods, and identities require the active engagement of ocean literate citizens. Ocean literacy, or the understanding of the ocean’s influence on us and our influence on the ocean, can ... -
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 ...