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Friday March 30th 2012: 5.30 pm – 9.00 pm Scotiabank Auditorium & Foyer, Marion McCain Arts &
Social Sciences Building, 6135 University Avenue 5.30 pm Poster Session - Hosted by the 2011-2012 students of the Marine Affairs Program Conference Reception and Welcome – Co-sponsored by WWF Canada & AMEC 6.30 pm Opening Remarks by Dr. Lucia Fanning, Director, Marine Affairs Program, Dalhousie
University & Dr. Robert Rangeley, Vice-President, WWF- Canada, Atlantic Region 6.45 pm Announcement of 2012-2013 Scholarships - Sobey Fund for Oceans by Rob Sobey,
CEO Lawton’s Drug Stores Limited 7.00 pm Keynote Speaker: Ms. Maria Teresa Mesquita Pessôa – Minister Plenipotentiary in the
Permanent Mission of Brazil to the United Nations 7.45 pm Media Panel: Featuring Rob North (CBC Radio) and Todd Battis (CTV National News) 8.30 pm Poster Session and Reception Continued 9.00 pm End of Evening Program
Saturday, March 31st 2012: 9.00 am – 5.00 pm Room 224, Dalhousie Student Union Building, 6136 University Avenue
9.00 am Opening Remarks & Overview of Conference Goals and Objectives 9.15 am Chester Project: An alternative approach to assessing climate change vulnerabilities in
a coastal community – Tim Hayman on behalf of the Marine Affairs Program students 9.45 am Session I - Ocean Sustainability & Development in a Socio-Economic Context 11.15 am Morning Break 11.30 am Session II - Ocean Sustainability & Development in a Scientific Context 1.00 pm Lunch – Co-sponsored by WWF-Canada and NEXUS Coastal Resource Management
Poster reviewing continued 2.00 pm Session III - Ocean Sustainability & Development in a Governance Context 3.30 pm Afternoon Break 3.45 pm Panel Discussion: Issues and Solutions – Crafting a “New Vision” for Rio+20 4.30 pm Poster and Oral Presentation Awards 4.45 pm Acknowledgements and Closing Remarks
“I have a long history with both Dalhousie and WWF. It became clear to me that collaboration between our brightest young minds and our leaders in conservation is the key to solving some of the
great challenges in our oceans. And that’s a goal that I share with both Dalhousie and WWF.” Donald Sobey, The Donald R. Sobey
Foundation
SO-MaD Conference Goals for Rio+20
1. To provide a forum for student engagement in the political process on sustainable development
commitments by nations at UN Center for Sustainable Development Conference (UNCSD).
WWF has made submissions to the UNCSD conference and has mandated sustainable oceans
management as one of its organizational priorities; Dalhousie University, a world-class university,
is a renowned centre for marine research and home to marine management programs; the
government of Canada has also submitted to the UNCSD conference.
2. Serve as a forum for WWF and Dalhousie to combine their efforts in creating solutions to issues
of marine species and habitat threats, public engagement and awareness, and healthy ocean
economic management.
3. Develop and disseminate a student statement relevant to the RIO + 20 conference goals and
objectives in Brazil in June, 2012.
4. Provide opportunities for students to practice their presentation skills and publish their work
through a variety of peer reviewed mediums.
5. Will act as a piece of a larger initiative created by the Sobey Fund for Oceans that links Dalhousie
and WWF-Canada in marine conservation efforts – maintaining momentum for other activities
such as scholarships, work placements, student/speaker events, etc, and strengthening public
awareness and support of goals of the partnership.
Contact Details
Sarah Ratcliffe, WWF Canada 902-482-1105 ext 21,
[email protected] or [email protected]
wwf.ca/sobeyfundforoceans
Welcome!
On behalf of the Marine Affairs Program and WWF-Canada,
welcome to the Sustainable Ocean Management and Development
Conference!
Made possible by the Sobey Fund for Oceans, this important
discussion on the international goals upheld by the UN Centre for
Sustainable Development (RIO + 20) is also serving as an exciting
launch into a new and innovative partnership between Dalhousie
and WWF. What better way to frame the need to uphold the
commitment to sustainably manage our ocean's resources than to
commit to a future of excellence in academic research and
experience building through the Sobey Fund for Oceans.
Offering scholarship, work placements and networking
opportunities, MAP and WWF look forward to years of dedication
to marine conservation work – locally, nationally and globally.
Many thanks for your support!
Sarah Ratcliffe & Liz Wilson (SO-MaD conference co-chairs)
Photo Credit: Jana Aker, 2008
Sobey Fund for Oceans
The goal of the Sobey Fund for Oceans is to inspire innovative multi-disciplinary approaches for
creating healthy oceans and sustainable economies. The Sobey Fund for Oceans provides resources
to support scholarships and work placements to help tomorrow’s leaders see “beneath the surface” of
our oceans’ problems to find lasting solutions.
2012-2013 Scholarship Recipients
Greg Britten
“My goal is to develop a strong quantitative analysis of the trends in
both Atlantic and global fish stocks so we can better understand the
ecology and management of a modern and sustainable commercial
fishery”.. Departments of Biology and Mathematics/Statistics,
Dalhousie University, NS.
Jenna Stoner
“I foresee the MMM program as a key platform for me to intertwine
multi-disciplined, course-based learning with interactive, hands-on
experiences. My field of interest lies in seafood sustainability and I
plan to focus my studies on finfish aquaculture feeds”. Department
of Biology, University of Victoria, BC.
Work Placements
Working together with various departments at Dalhousie University, WWF can offer exciting positions
to meet undergrad and graduate student internship and Co-Op requirements for their degree needs
If you are enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program at Dalhousie that requires an internship
or co-op placement in a marine management or conservation work environment, please consult your
academic advisor and/or Co-Op coordinator on opportunities to work with WWF-Canada, or contact
Sarah Ratcliffe at [email protected].
Keynote Speaker
Ms. Maria Teresa Mesquita Pessôa is Minister Plenipotentiary in
the Permanent Mission of Brazil to the United Nations. Prior to
this, Ms. Mesquita Pessôa headed the Division of Oceans,
Antarctic and Space at the Brazilian Chancery (2004-2007).
She was also Brazil’s Commissioner at the International Whaling
Commission (2004-2007); Principal Representative of Brazil at the
"Group on Earth Observation" (GEO-2004-2007); Brazil's
Representative at the International Commission for the
Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCATT-2004-2007) and was a
Member of the Council of the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB-2004-2007).
Ms. Maria Teresa Mesquita Pessôa is member ex-officio of the Bureau for the Preparatory Process of
the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, as representative of the Conference's host country
Brazil.
She graduated from the Brazilian Diplomatic Academy (Institute Rio Branco) in 1980 and served in
Côte d'Ivoire, Spain, Indonesia, the USA, Canada and India.
She graduated in Journalism and Publishing from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in 1972
and holds a Masters Degree from Institute Rio Branco, where she presented her thesis on "Brazil-
Ukraine Cooperation on the Peaceful Uses of Outer space: The bi-national Company Alcântara
Cyclone Space ".
Maria Teresa Mesquita Pessôa
Photo Credit: Robert Rangeley, 2006
Media Panel
Rob North is a writer and broadcaster who has spent much of his career
telling stories about fishing, farming and natural resources. In the 1970s,
when he joined the CBC, he worked as an agriculture and resources
specialist.
For more than three decades he followed the collapse of fish stocks and the
way of life that resource has supported. One of the first stories he covered
was the permanent closure of the wild commercial salmon fishery in most
parts of Eastern Canada. For a number of years he was a member of the advisory board for the
Centre for Marine Bio-diversity. His career path has taken him to many coastal communities, and on
numerous sea voyages with both fishermen and scientists.
Rob covers a wide array of other subjects, which include political policy, military issues and the
environment. He has worked across Canada and in the United States. He studied at Saint Francis
Xavier University and at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College.
Todd Battis is Atlantic Bureau Chief for CTV National News. Over a career of
20 + years in television news he's worked and lived across Canada as a
reporter and anchor. Before his current posting, he was CTV's correspondent in
Vancouver, and Science reporter before that, specializing in Oceans and
Climate. Earlier on he covered the fishery in PEI. He began his career in
London, Ontario and holds degrees from Acadia University and the University
of Regina.
Rob North CBC Radio
Todd Battis CTV
Photo Credit: L. Wilson, 2011
Poster Presentations
Ocean Sustainability & Development in a Socio Economic Context
Dan Mombourquette - A political ecology assessment of how the small versus large-scale fisheries
discourse has evolved in Atlantic Canada. Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax,
NS.
Yue Yao - Assessing the effectiveness of public education programs in shark conservation. School for
Resource and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Management, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.
Sarah Deller and Amy Ryan - Assessing the impacts of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami disaster:
Recommendations for future mitigation and prevention. Marine Affairs Program, Faculty of
Management, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.
Alanna Gauthier, Maria Delesalle and Christopher Milley - An innovative approach to effective
community engagement. NEXUS Coastal Resource Management / Marine Affairs Program,
Faculty of Management, Dalhousie University
Ting Yu (Tina) Lin - Incorporating concerns of coastal communities in planning and management: A
case study of Port Joli and lessons learned from the Eastport marine protected areas. Marine
Affairs Program, Faculty of Management, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.
Sarah Wilkin - Rural poverty alleviation and aquaculture: A sustainable undertaking? Marine Affairs
Program, Faculty of Management, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.
Ocean Sustainability & Development in a Scientific Context
Keegan McGrath - Assessing the environmental impact of solid wall salmon aquaculture technology
using Life Cycle Assessment. Master of Environmental Studies (MES), School for Resource and
Environmental Studies, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.
Christine Stortini - Assessing key species sensitivities to a significant human pressure in a possible
marine protected area. Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.
Aurelie Cosandey-Godin - Working together in mitigating bycatch of vulnerable species: the Canadian
pelagic longline fishery. Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.
Paola Bianca Cisneros Linares - Marine aquaculture in Nova Scotia as a coastal water quality
concern: Management tools towards a ‘blue’ aquaculture. Marine Affairs Program, Faculty of
Management, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.
Justin Barbati - Unsustainable shark harvesting for fins and its effects on marine ecosystems.
Department of Biology / Environment, Sustainability and Society Program, Dalhousie University,
Halifax, NS.
Gregory L. Britten - Understanding the population-level consequences of exploitation for valuable and
sustainable fisheries into the future. Departments of Biology and Mathematics/Statistics,
Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.
Ocean Sustainability & Development in a Governance Context
Jamie Summers - Bridging the waters: An exploration of integrated water resource management in
Nova Scotia, Canada. School of Planning, Faculty of Architecture and Planning, Dalhousie
University, Halifax, NS.
Brendal Davis - The international plan of action for sharks: How does Canada's national plan
measure up? MMM Alumni, Dalhousie University/WWF- Canada.
Samantha Hamilton - Adaptations to climate change in reef island nations: determining environmental
or socio-economical priority. Marine Affairs Program, Faculty of Management, Dalhousie
University, Halifax, NS.
Patricia Hinch - Factors to consider in evaluating the management and conservation effectiveness of
a whale sanctuary to protect and conserve the North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis).
MES and MMM graduate, Marine Affairs Program, Faculty of Management, Dalhousie University,
Halifax, NS.
Amy Ryan1, Samantha Hamilton1, Theresa Heinekey2 and Amy Roy1 - Marine mammal fisheries in
the Arctic: Current policies, gaps, and recommendations. 1Marine Affairs Program, 2Resource
and Environmental Management Program, School for Resource and Environmental Studies,
Faculty of Management, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Jarrett Corke - Evaluating compliance monitoring and surveillance activities for marine protected
areas in Canada. Masters of Resource and Environmental Management, Dalhousie University,
Halifax, NS.
Oral Presentations
Session I Ocean Sustainability & Development in a Socio Economic Context
Alanna Gauthier - Including the human and natural dimensions in fisheries management. NEXUS
Coastal Resource Management / Marine Affairs Program, Faculty of Management, Dalhousie
University
Diane Rowe - Public use and access to the shoreline commons in Nova Scotia. Schulich School of
Law, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.
Maria Delesalle - Fair trade fish: A tool to protect culture and promote responsible fisheries
management. NEXUS Coastal Resource Management / Marine Affairs Program, Faculty of
Management, Dalhousie University
Session II Ocean Sustainability & Development in a Scientific Context
Jacinthe Amyot1 and Jon Grant2 - Towards sustainable use and development of sandy beaches
using Environmental Function Analysis as a planning tool. Marine Affairs Program, 1Faculty of
Management, Department of Oceanography, 2Faculty of Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax,
NS.
Hilary Moors - Using science to inform management: acoustic monitoring of the Gully Marine
Protected Area. Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.
Katie Wagner - Linking people to places: Evaluating the methodology of collecting human-use data
from conservation and protection officers for coastal marine protected area planning in Nova
Scotia. Marine Fisheries Research Assistant, Dalhousie University.
Session III Ocean Sustainability & Development in a Governance Context
Rachel Long - The key elements of ecosystem-based management: Theory vs. fishermen's priorities
in three fisheries in the Bay of Fundy. Faculty of Science, Department of Environmental Science,
Saint Mary's University, Halifax, NS.
Mike Reid - Changing tides: An evaluation of the Canadian Government’s new vision for the DFO.
Marine Affairs Program, Faculty of Management, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.
Sarah Shiels - Why two old ferries went to India: A critical review of the Canadian ship-recycling legal
regime. Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.
Conference Organizing Committee
Sarah Ratcliffe (WWF- Canada) Liz Wilson (WWF- Canada/MAP) (SO-MaD Co-Chairs)
Sarah Deller Marine Affairs Program (MAP Student lead)
Samantha Hamilton Marine Affairs Program (Outputs Committee lead)
Jana Aker Marine Affairs Program (Public Relations Committee)
Mike Reid Marine Affairs Program (Public Relations Committee)
Brett Howard Marine Affairs Program (Poster Committee lead)
Sobey Fund for Oceans (SFO) Advisory Committee
Lucia Fanning Director & SFO Co-Chair Marine Affairs Program Dalhousie University
Robert Rangeley VP Atlantic Region & SFO Co-chair WWF- Canada
Jon Grant Killam Professor, Department of Oceanography Dalhousie University
Elizabeth De Santo Assistant Professor Marine Affairs Program Dalhousie University
Becky Field Administrator Marine Affairs Program Dalhousie University
Sarah Ratcliffe Executive Assistant to the VP, Atlantic Region WWF- Canada
Public Relations Committee Jana Aker Marine Affairs Program Dalhousie University
Mike Reid Marine Affairs Program Dalhousie University
Tim Hayman Marine Affairs Program Dalhousie University
Outputs Committee Samantha Hamilton (lead) Marine Affairs Program Dalhousie University
Sarah Deller Marine Affairs Program Dalhousie University
Sarah Wilkin Marine Affairs Program Dalhousie University
Poster Committee Brett Howard (lead) Marine Affairs Program Dalhousie University
Paola Bianca Cisneros Linares Marine Affairs Program Dalhousie University
Amy Ryan Marine Affairs Program Dalhousie University
Sarah Ratcliffe Executive Assistant to the VP Atlantic Region, WWF - Canada
Rio + 20 Statement Committee Sarah Ratcliffe (lead) Executive Assistant to the VP Atlantic Region, WWF - Canada
Sheila Lucas School of Resource and Environmental Management, Dalhousie University
Oral Presentation & Judging Committee
Poster Judging Committee
Lucia Fanning Director, Marine Affairs Program Dalhousie University
Robert Rangeley VP Atlantic Region WWF-Canada
Jon Grant Killam Professor, Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University
Elizabeth De Santo Assistant Professor, Marine Affairs Program, Dalhousie University
Jon Grant Killam Professor, Department of Oceanography Dalhousie University
Jenny Baechler Associate Director, Corporate Residency MBA Program, Dalhousie University
Scott Coffen-Smout Oceans and Coastal Management Division, Ecosystem Management Branch, Fisheries and Oceans, Canada
Patricia Manuel Associate Professor, School of Planning & School of Occupational Therapy, Dalhousie University
Chris Burbidge Research Associate Marine Affairs Program Dalhousie University
Bettina Saier Director, Oceans Program WWF- Canada
Daniela Diz Marine Policy Officer, WWF- Canada
Liz Wilson Interdisciplinary PhD Program/ MAP Dalhousie University
Robert Fournier Professor Emeritus, Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University
Ian McAllister Professor, Department of Economics, Dalhousie University
Session Chairs and Volunteers
Rachel Long Masters of Applied Science, Faculty of Science, Department of Environmental Science Saint Mary’s University (Abstract booklet layout)
Madelaine Patterson Adaptation Coordinator, Climate Change Directorate Nova Scotia Environment, Halifax, NS (Logistics and operations)
Ting Yu (Tina) Lin Marine Affairs Program Dalhousie University (Logistics and operations)
Jana Aker Marine Affairs Program (Session Chair)
Mike Reid Marine Affairs Program (AV set-up)
Brett Howard Marine Affairs Program (Poster Session)
Sarah Deller Marine Affairs Program (MAP Student lead)
Samantha Hamilton Marine Affairs Program (Poster session)
Amy Ryan Marine Affairs Program Dalhousie University
Paola Bianca Cisneros Linares Marine Affairs Program Dalhousie University
Sarah Wilkin Marine Affairs Program Dalhousie University
Chris Burbidge Marine Affairs Program Dalhousie University
Jarrett Corke & Stephanie Nicholl WWF – Canada (Photographers)
Tamara Wilson Marine Affairs Program Dalhousie University (Session Rapporteur)
Hillary Goodwin Marine Affairs Program Dalhousie University (Session Chair)
Marine Affairs Program
Vision To be the foremost provider of interdisciplinary education for marine management professionals, thereby
advancing sustainable ocean uses and healthy marine environments.
The MAP Mission, with its emphasis on education, research and service, creates an inquiring and stimulating
learning environment that supports the Dalhousie Faculty of Management’s vision of "Management Without
Borders" by building on extensive global-to-local marine management networks.
MAP offers the Master of Marine Management degree, a one-year, professional, non-thesis and
interdisciplinary program offering required classes in the marine and social sciences as well as a choice of
electives from approved marine-related classes. The subject areas addressed include coastal zone
management, sea use planning, fisheries management, marine law and policy, maritime transport,
development of non-living resources, protection and preservation of the coastal and marine environment,
coastal tourism, maritime enforcement, and conflict management.
Contact:
Marine Affairs Program,
Dalhousie University
Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building,
Suite 2127, 6100 University Avenue
PO BOX 15000, Halifax,
NS B3H 4R2, Canada
Tel. (902) 494-3555
Fax. (902) 494-1001
Email: [email protected]
http://marineaffairsprogram.dal.ca/
WWF Canada
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is one of the world's largest and most renowned leaders in conservation. As part of
the WWF global network, founded in 1961 and active in more than 100 countries, WWF-Canada actively
contributes to the achievement of the organization's mission: to stop the degradation of the planet's natural
environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature.
WWF-Canada has an ambitious national oceans program and eight offices across the country. The Atlantic
Region is home to two of them, one in Halifax, NS since 2001 and one in St. John's, NL since 2007, both of
which focus on issues pertaining to marine conservation. www.wwf.ca
Notes
Acknowledgements
On behalf of the SOMaD Conference Organizing Committee,
Our sincere thanks to the presenters, chairs, rapporteurs and
volunteers who have contributed their time and talent to this
inaugural event.
This conference is the result of many people working together in different ways. We would like to
thank the following people for their very helpful feedback, contributions and support for our
conference: Aldo Chircop, David Black, Peter Tyedmers, Chris Taggart, Jon Grant, Tarah Wright,
Jenny Baechler, Karen Beazley, Bob Fournier, Ian McAllister, Patricia Manuel, Boris Worm, Greg
Hebb, Kevin Quigley, Dominika Wranik, Claire Campbell, Susan Tirone, Patricia Lane, Colin Craig,
Jennifer Strang, Natalie Mike, Lucia Fanning, Elizabeth De Santo, Chris Milley, John Kearney, Hugh
Williamson, Tony Charles, Ron Pelot, Chris Burbidge, Becky Field, Scott Coffen-Smout, Brenda
Smart, Janet Lord, Madelaine Patterson, Rachel Long, Ting Yu (Tina) Lin, Katie MacDonald, Christel
LeBlanc, Sherri Slate, Shelly Brown, James Wilson, Robert Rangeley, Bettina Saier, Daniela Diz,
Stacey McCarthy, Stephanie Nicholl, Tonya Wimmer, Jarrett Corke, the Marine Affairs Student
Society and Executive Committee 2011-2012, MAP alumni 2011, 2010, 2009 and the many friends of
MAP and WWF- Canada.
We are very grateful to the many others who have helped make
this a successful event.
A special thank you to our sponsors
The Donald R. Sobey Foundation
Thank you for attending the SOMaD Conference!
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