Coastal and indigenous community access to marine resources in Canada
Presentation Abstract
Access to marine resources and the ocean is important for the well-being of coastal communities. Sustained access is also fundamental to maintaining local presence, traditional knowledge, management and response capacity. Yet, along the Pacific Coast of Canada, this access is being threatened by a variety of activities that are increasing competition in the marine environment. This presentation will draw insights from a meeting of the Access Working Group of the OceanCanada Partnership in June 2017 and a series of qualitative interviews from several case studies to examine how coastal and Indigenous community access to marine resources and the ocean is changing on the Pacific Coast of Canada. It will also explore the reasons that access is changing and the impacts that this is having for coastal and Indigenous communities. In conclusion, this presentation will discuss solutions for how access considerations can be better integrated into decisions related to the ocean and coast.
Session Title
Strategic Recovery Part I: Managing Recovery at Different Scales
Conference Track
SSE4: Ecosystem Management, Policy, and Protection
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2018 : Seattle, Wash.)
Document Type
Event
SSEC Identifier
SSE4-646
Start Date
6-4-2018 11:00 AM
End Date
6-4-2018 11:15 AM
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)
Ecosystem management--Canada; Coastal zone management--Canada; Indians of North America--Northwest, Canadian
Geographic Coverage
Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.)
Rights
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Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
Coastal and indigenous community access to marine resources in Canada
Access to marine resources and the ocean is important for the well-being of coastal communities. Sustained access is also fundamental to maintaining local presence, traditional knowledge, management and response capacity. Yet, along the Pacific Coast of Canada, this access is being threatened by a variety of activities that are increasing competition in the marine environment. This presentation will draw insights from a meeting of the Access Working Group of the OceanCanada Partnership in June 2017 and a series of qualitative interviews from several case studies to examine how coastal and Indigenous community access to marine resources and the ocean is changing on the Pacific Coast of Canada. It will also explore the reasons that access is changing and the impacts that this is having for coastal and Indigenous communities. In conclusion, this presentation will discuss solutions for how access considerations can be better integrated into decisions related to the ocean and coast.
