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Future-proofing Marine Protected Area Networks

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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Informing Governance Responses in a Changing Ocean

The Newfoundland and Labrador fisheries are in a period of transformation marked by declining crab and shrimp quotas, signs of cod stock recovery, an aging workforce, concerns about labour shortages and conflict around resource access. How to respond to this change, from the community and governance perspective? ​

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Spatial Dynamics of Valued Atlantic Groundfish

Using acoustic tracking, genetic testing, and the social sciences of fisheries management, this research on Northern cod and Atlantic halibut supports the development of more responsive and sustainable fisheries.

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Sustainable Capture Fisheries & their Ecosystems

This research investigates cold-water fisheries and their ecosystems. By effectively evaluating the exploitation of fish stocks and other ecosystem impacts, the research will also identify steps that can be taken to sustainably manage fisheries through more accurate assessments and sustainable harvesting methods.

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