Presentation Abstract
As part of the Oceans Protection Plan, the Government of Canada will establish a shared approach to better understand coastal ecosystems and the potential effects of regional marine vessel activity on the environment. Transport Canada’s Cumulative Effects of Marine Shipping Initiative seeks to create a cumulative effects assessment framework that would focus on 6 coastal sites across Canada including South Coast British Columbia. Local communities, stakeholders and Indigenous Nations will be engaged to determine key concerns and help collect baseline information that can be used to inform assessments of the cumulative effects of marine shipping framework and identify specific mitigation tools that can be applied to existing and future vessel movements. This presentation will provide an overview of the cumulative effects of marine shipping initiative, engagement and collaboration activities, timelines of the initiative, desired outcomes, and next steps.
Session Title
Beyond theory: The Assessment and Management of Cumulative Effects in the Salish Sea
Keywords
Cumulative effects, Marine shipping
Conference Track
SSE8: Policy, Management, and Regulations
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2018 : Seattle, Wash.)
Document Type
Event
SSEC Identifier
SSE8-371
Start Date
5-4-2018 10:15 AM
End Date
5-4-2018 10:30 AM
Type of Presentation
Oral
Genre/Form
presentations (communicative events)
Contributing Repository
Digital content made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Shipping--Environmental aspects--Canada; Shipping--Economic aspects--Canada
Subjects – Names (LCNAF)
Transport Canada
Geographic Coverage
Canada; Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.)
Rights
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Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
Included in
Fresh Water Studies Commons, Marine Biology Commons, Natural Resources and Conservation Commons, Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology Commons
Cumulative effects of marine shipping
As part of the Oceans Protection Plan, the Government of Canada will establish a shared approach to better understand coastal ecosystems and the potential effects of regional marine vessel activity on the environment. Transport Canada’s Cumulative Effects of Marine Shipping Initiative seeks to create a cumulative effects assessment framework that would focus on 6 coastal sites across Canada including South Coast British Columbia. Local communities, stakeholders and Indigenous Nations will be engaged to determine key concerns and help collect baseline information that can be used to inform assessments of the cumulative effects of marine shipping framework and identify specific mitigation tools that can be applied to existing and future vessel movements. This presentation will provide an overview of the cumulative effects of marine shipping initiative, engagement and collaboration activities, timelines of the initiative, desired outcomes, and next steps.
