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A review of the planned shipping activity for the Baffinland Mary River Project: assessing the hazards to marine mammals and migratory birds, and identifying gaps in proposed mitigation measures
(2011-11-16)
Exploration for minerals, oil, and natural gas, as well as their exploitation and transportation, is heavily reliant on marine transportation. Global demand for these natural resources, as well as a rise in Arctic warming ...
Engaging stakeholders in marine conservation planning: Recommendations for moving forward with a bioregional marine protected area network on the Scotian Shelf
(2011-10-19)
It is widely recognized that engaging stakeholders in marine protected area (MPA) network planning is critical for ensuring the long-term success of this conservation tool. Participatory decision-making leads to smoother ...
Restoring mangrove forests in Indonesia’s Tanjung Panjang area through the use of market-based incentives: Lessons learned from international case studies.
(2013-10-03)
Indonesia’s Tanjung Panjang area has experienced an unprecedented loss of mangrove habitat over the past few decades, due largely to illegal aquaculture practices know as tambak farming. This is of particular concern as ...
Offshore Oil and Gas Development in Nunavut: Policy Challenges and Lessons from Atlantic Canada
(2015-03-03)
Increasing international interest in the extraction of hydrocarbon resources in the Arctic hasprecipitated renewed incentives for the exploration of offshore oil and gas resources in Nunavut. Canada has offshore development ...
The role of the information of the Marine Stewardship Council certification process in developing countries: A case study of two Mexico MSC fisheries certified in Mexico
(2013-10-03)
Scientific information faces many basic challenges in developing countries that affect its use and influence. Fisheries assessments are an important management tool to assist the decisions of managers and policy and ...
Operational Conflict between Seals and Fisheries: Recommendations for Approaching the Problem in Atlantic Canada.
(2013-10-03)
Conflicts between marine mammals and fisheries occur worldwide. Conflict can be separated into two categories: (i) operational conflict, involving direct physical interaction with fisheries, such as depredation and gear ...
A Method for Assessing Coastal Vulnerabilities to Climate Change within an Arctic Community: The Example of Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories
(2013-10-03)
Climate change is posing problems to people throughout the world, but due to the biophysical and socioeconomic characteristics of indigenous Arctic communities, they are some of the most vulnerable in the world. Vulnerability ...
A Guide for Integrating Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit into Decision-making for Marine Shipping Development in Nunavut
(2013-10-03)
Shipping development in the Arctic region is becoming a topic of local, national, and international interest and is closely linked to other issues in the Arctic, such as climate change and natural resource exploitation. ...
Monitoring and evaluation of Canada’s Oceans Act marine protected areas: Recommendations for governance, socio-cultural and socio-economic indicators.
(2013-10-03)
Marine protected areas are becoming an increasingly popular tool in marine resource management but often monitoring programs are overlooked or are last minute additions opposed to being integral components of the management ...
The Tragedy of the Independent: Public Policy and Traditional Recruitment in Nova Scotia’s Small Boat Fishery.
(2013-10-03)
The industrialization and modernization of the fishery in Atlantic Canada has had a destructive effect on small boat dependent fisheries communities. The neoliberal policies and processes of the current political economy ...