The Ocean Frontier Institute is focused on understanding key aspects of ocean and ecosystem change and developing strategic and effective solutions that can be applied both locally and globally. OFI’s aim is to conduct research that advances policy decisions and advances the development of a blue — and sustainable — economy.
This project will look at rapidly changing environmental conditions in Northern Canada and the impacts on local communities who depend heavily on marine resources. The project will combine community-led knowledge and monitoring with traditional science to build local scientific capacity in marine research.
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This research will develop a multi-scale computer model framework of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean and Canadian Arctic Gateway, allowing scientists to reconstruct the physical, biological, geological and chemical aspects of the ocean.
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This research will take stock of the types and activities of phytoplankton and other microbes that live in the Northwest Atlantic and the Canadian Arctic Gateway.
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By consolidating socio-economic and human indicators of change with related indicators and drivers of change in ecosystem processes into a single framework, this study will inform and guide management strategies in ocean use and intervention that consider ocean status and human needs.
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Marine Protected Area Networks and other tools for managing ocean use are important strategies for effective ocean governance. Accounting for climate change through flexible assessment, management and governance tools can help ensure successful long-term outcomes.
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Aquaculture — the farming of fish, shellfish and seaweeds — is a key industry on Canada’s east and west coasts that is critical to the global food supply given the increasing demand for seafood and the plateau in capture fisheries.
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