3 posts tagged with "Atlantic"

Special Issue in Ecology & Society (external link)

Guest Editorial​

Canada and transboundary fisheries management in changing oceans: taking stock, future scenarios

U. R. Sumaila, Fisheries Economics Research Unit, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, The University of British Columbia; School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada David L. VanderZwaag, Marine & Environmental Law Institute; Dalhousie University

This article can also be viewed at Oceana Canada

New report reveals that the Canadian government is inadequately addressing one of the biggest threats to our oceans

Up to 10.3 million tonnes of sea life is unintentionally caught each year around the world, captured in nets, lines and other gear. Some of this is kept and sold, or released safely; but far too much is put back in the ocean, either dead or dying. In Canada, this includes endangered and threatened species like whales, turtles, sharks and fish. For example, an estimated 1,200 endangered loggerhead turtles are caught each year on pelagic longlines in the swordfish fishery.

This report takes a landscape approach in examining Canada’s marine coasts. While focus is placed on the shoreline as the interface between land and water, the scope of interest extends landward and oceanward to the degree that those areas affect the sustainability and well-being of coastal communities and ecosystems.