Canada at a crossroad :The imperative for realigning ocean policy with ocean science

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dc.contributor.authorBailey, Megan
dc.contributor.authorFavaro, Brett
dc.contributor.authorOtto, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorCharles, Anthony
dc.contributor.authorDevillers, Rodolphe
dc.contributor.authorMetaxas, Anna
dc.contributor.authorTyedmers, Peter
dc.contributor.authorBan, Natalie C.
dc.contributor.authorMason, Taylor
dc.contributor.authorHoover, Carie
dc.contributor.authorDuck, Thomas J.
dc.contributor.authorFanning, Lucia
dc.contributor.authorMilley, Chris
dc.contributor.authorCisneros-Montemayor, Andrés M.
dc.contributor.authorPauly, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorCheung, William W.L.
dc.contributor.authorCullis-Suzuki, Sarika
dc.contributor.authorTeh, Louise
dc.contributor.authorSumaila, U. Rashid
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-18T16:36:07Z
dc.date.available2018-04-18T16:36:07Z
dc.date.copyright2016en_US
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractCanada's ocean ecosystem health and functioning is critical to sustaining a strong maritime economy and resilient coastal communities. Yet despite the importance of Canada's oceans and coasts, federal ocean policy and management have diverged substantially from marine science in the past decade. In this paper, key areas where this is apparent are reviewed: failure to fully implement the Oceans Act, alterations to habitat protections historically afforded under Canada's Fisheries Act, and lack of federal leadership on marine species at risk. Additionally, the capacity of the federal government to conduct and communicate ocean science has been eroded of late, and this situation poses a significant threat to current and future oceans public policy. On the eve of a federal election, these disconcerting threats are described and a set of recommendations to address them is developed. These trends are analyzed and summarized so that Canadians understand ongoing changes to the health of Canada's oceans and the role that their elected officials can play in addressing or ignoring them. Additionally, we urge the incoming Canadian government, regardless of political persuasion, to consider the changes we have documented and commit to aligning federal ocean policy with ocean science to ensure the health of Canada's oceans and ocean dependent communities.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis is a product of the OceanCanada Partnership funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada (Ban, Bailey, Charles, Cheung, Cisneros-Montemayor, Hoover, Sumaila, Teh). Favaro acknowledges funding from the Liber Ero Fellowship Program. Charles acknowledges funding support from SSHRC through the Community Conservation Research Network. Pauly and Sumaila thank the Sea Around Us. Cheung and Cisneros-Montemayor thank the Nippon Foundation-UBC Nereus Program. Hoover acknowledges funding from ArcticNet.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBailey, M., Favaro,B., Otto, S.P., Charles, A., Devillers, R., Metaxas, … Sumaila, U.R. (2016). Canada at a crossroad: The imperative for realigning ocean policy with ocean science. Marine Policy, 63, 53-60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2015.10.002en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2015.10.002
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/9227
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMarine Policyen_US
dc.subjectFederal policyen_US
dc.subjectFisheries Acten_US
dc.subjectCanadaen_US
dc.subjectOcean scienceen_US
dc.subjectSpecies at Risk Acten_US
dc.subjectEvidence-based policiesen_US
dc.subjectMarine managementen_US
dc.subjectScience communicationen_US
dc.titleCanada at a crossroad :The imperative for realigning ocean policy with ocean scienceen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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