Presentation Abstract
The Oceans Protection Plan highlights the Canadian Government’s new direction on marine safety and shipping. The Government is investing $1.5 billion in the Oceans Protection Plan, a national strategy to create a world-leading marine safety system that provides economic opportunities for Canadians today, while protecting coastlines for future generations. It will focus on four priority areas: • A world-leading marine safety system, which will improve how we prevent and respond to marine incidents • Protecting the marine environment by preserving and restoring marine ecosystems • Strengthening Indigenous partnerships; and • Investing in science and local knowledge to produce a stronger evidence base The implementation of the Oceans Protection Plan will involve a whole-of-government strategy led by four federal departments. The Oceans Protection Plan places a strong emphasis on working collaboratively with marine stakeholders, along with forming new partnerships with indigenous groups and other coastal communities. The session will include: • An overview presentation of the Oceans Protection Plan led by Transport Canada • 2-3 presentations on specific Oceans Protection Plan initiatives with transboundary linkages For issues that are transboundary in nature, such as the many vessels that use our shared Salish Sea, we recognize the need for partnership and collaboration with our American partners. Where appropriate, we look forward to working together as we deliver over 50 initiatives as part of the Oceans Protection Plan that will address areas such as assessing cumulative effects of marine shipping and establishing a coastal environmental baseline, enhanced marine situational awareness, regional response planning, protecting marine mammals and more. The presentations will be followed by a round table discussion focused on opportunities to collaborate and share information.
Session Title
Federal Initiatives II: Oceans Protection Plan (OPP)
Keywords
Oceans Protection Plan, Government of Canada, Federal Initiatives, Trans-boundary Management and Policy
Conference Track
SSE9: Transboundary Management and Policy
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2018 : Seattle, Wash.)
Document Type
Event
SSEC Identifier
SSE9-76
Start Date
5-4-2018 3:30 PM
End Date
5-4-2018 3:45 PM
Type of Presentation
Oral
Genre/Form
conference proceedings; presentations (communicative events)
Contributing Repository
Digital content made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Shipping--Canada; Ocean--Canada--Management; Marine ecosystem management--Canada
Geographic Coverage
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
Oceans protection plan overview
The Oceans Protection Plan highlights the Canadian Government’s new direction on marine safety and shipping. The Government is investing $1.5 billion in the Oceans Protection Plan, a national strategy to create a world-leading marine safety system that provides economic opportunities for Canadians today, while protecting coastlines for future generations. It will focus on four priority areas: • A world-leading marine safety system, which will improve how we prevent and respond to marine incidents • Protecting the marine environment by preserving and restoring marine ecosystems • Strengthening Indigenous partnerships; and • Investing in science and local knowledge to produce a stronger evidence base The implementation of the Oceans Protection Plan will involve a whole-of-government strategy led by four federal departments. The Oceans Protection Plan places a strong emphasis on working collaboratively with marine stakeholders, along with forming new partnerships with indigenous groups and other coastal communities. The session will include: • An overview presentation of the Oceans Protection Plan led by Transport Canada • 2-3 presentations on specific Oceans Protection Plan initiatives with transboundary linkages For issues that are transboundary in nature, such as the many vessels that use our shared Salish Sea, we recognize the need for partnership and collaboration with our American partners. Where appropriate, we look forward to working together as we deliver over 50 initiatives as part of the Oceans Protection Plan that will address areas such as assessing cumulative effects of marine shipping and establishing a coastal environmental baseline, enhanced marine situational awareness, regional response planning, protecting marine mammals and more. The presentations will be followed by a round table discussion focused on opportunities to collaborate and share information.
