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Indigenous-led Conservation

The Beluga News: Honouring the Water Issue, Summer 2024

The fifth issue of The Beluga News highlights a new storytelling project that is gathering Indigenous and community knowledge about the belugas of Churchill, Manitoba.

Green Shipping Corridors & Clean Ports

Letter to Minister Lebouthillier: Enhanced Small Craft Harbour Program to Advance Marine Electrification

A letter to Minister Lebouthillier from Oceans North, regarding new opportunities to enhance the Small Craft Harbours program by preparing for electrification.

Fish & Fishing

Building Climate-Resilient Fisheries in the Northwest Atlantic

Climate change poses a growing threat to marine life, creating an urgent need for climate-informed management strategies.

Protected Areas

Making the Case for Marine Conservation in the Inner Bay of Fundy

This report summarizes opinion polling and a literature review on the Inner Bay of Fundy, finding knowledge and support that could advance conservation in this region.

Fish & Fishing

Mapping Carbon in Canada’s Seafloor: Policy Brief

A new high-resolution predictive map may allow carbon considerations to be incorporated into national and regional seabed planning processes.

Fish & Fishing

Overlooked & Undervalued: The Economic Case for Rebuilding Forage Fish

When the value of forage fish both in and out of the water is considered, the results can support stock rebuilding and increase benefits for harvesters.

Green Shipping Corridors & Clean Ports

New Energy Markets in West Coast Shipping Report

Work to transition the maritime sector away from fossil fuels has been delayed due to the hard-to-decarbonize nature of activities such as long-range shipping

Fish & Fishing

Nova Scotia Lobster Fleet Electrification Assessment

This report presents an overview of the opportunity to modernize Nova Scotia’s lobster fishing fleet with zero-emission propulsion systems

Green Shipping Corridors & Clean Ports

Canadian Green Shipping Corridors Preliminary Assessment: Summary Report

A summary version of the Canadian Green Shipping Corridors Preliminary Assessment.

Green Shipping Corridors & Clean Ports

Canadian Green Shipping Corridors Preliminary Assessment: Final Report

This report assesses the potential impact that green shipping corridors—and maritime decarbonization more broadly—could have in Canada, highlighting the opportunities that green shipping corridors present.