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BoFEP 8th Bay of Fundy Workshop |
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Draft Session Schedule (Revised May
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May 26 |
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10:00 |
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Citizen's Forum (Al Whittle Theatre, Main St. Wolfville) |
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12:00 |
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Lunch |
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13:00 |
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Citizen's Forum (continued) |
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16:30 |
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BoFEP Registration Desk Opens & Poster/Display set up |
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17:00 |
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Supper |
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19:30 |
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BoFEP Workshop Opening Reception (ATF) |
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May 27 |
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08:00 |
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Registration/poster display set up (ATF) |
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8:45 |
Welcome and opening |
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9:10 |
Plenary 1 |
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The Seabed of Minas Passage and its Relationship to Tidal Power Development |
Gordon B. J. Fader |
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10:00 |
Nutrition break |
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10:20 |
Session A
Tidal Power (ATF) |
A1 |
3 |
Insight into the Glacial History of the Bay of Fundy Revealed through Sea
Floor Mapping using Multibeam Sonar |
Brian J. Todd, John Shaw, D. Russell Parrott, and Vladimir E. Kostylev |
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10:40 |
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A2 |
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Multibeam Bathymetry and LiDAR Surveys of the Bay of Fundy, Canada –
progress to November 2008 |
D. Russell Parrott, Brian J. Todd, John Shaw, Vladimir Kostylev, John E.
Hughes Clarke, Jonathan Griffin, Michael Lamplugh and Timothy Webster |
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11:00 |
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A3 |
5 |
Integrating Multibeam Bathymetry and LiDAR Surveys of the Bay of Fundy,
using Isle Haute as an example |
T. Webster,
D. Russell Parrott, David Colville, Nathan Crowell |
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11:20 |
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A4 |
27 |
Assessment of Tidal Current Energy in the Minas Passage, Bay of Fundy |
Richard H. Karsten, Justine
M. McMillan, Megan J. Lickley, Ronald D. Haynes |
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11:40 |
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A5 |
45 |
Currents in Minas Basin, Nova Scotia, Canada |
J. Bobbitt, S. Melrose,
and W. Peng |
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12:00 |
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A6 |
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Catastrophic expansion of tidal range in the Bay of Fundy |
John Shaw,
Carl L. Amos, David A. Greenberg, Charles T.
O'Reilly, D.Russell Parrott, Brian J. Todd, Vladimir Kostylev, and Eric
Patton |
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12:20 |
Lunch |
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14:00 |
Session A Tidal Power
(continued) |
A7 |
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Hard Bottom Sublittoral Benthic Communities in northern Minas Passage, Bay
of Fundy |
Patrick L. Stewart |
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Session B Saltmarsh
Research & Restoration (BAC132) |
B1 |
40 |
Comparison of Vertical and Temporal Variations in Hydrodynamics on a
Macro-Tidal Salt Marsh and Mudflat in the Minas Basin, Nova Scotia, Canada. |
Casey O’Laughlin and Danika
van Proosdij |
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13:30 - 17:00 ESIP Steering Committee meeting (Seminar room, KC Irving
Environmental Centre)
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14:20 |
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A8 |
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Distribution and Morphology of Horse Mussel Beds in the Bay of Fundy
identified using Multibeam Sonar |
Vladimir E. Kostylev,
Colin Dickson, Russell Parrott, and Brian J.
Todd. |
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B2 |
38 |
The Influence of Vegetation on Sedimentary Processes in a Macro-tidal Salt
Marsh |
Amber Silver and Danika van Proosdij |
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14:40 |
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A9 |
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The Atlantic Mud Piddock (Barnea truncata : Family Pholadidae) a relic
warm-water species in the Minas Basin |
Andrew Hebda |
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B3 |
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Macro-Tidal Salt Marsh Ecosystem Response to Culvert Expansion |
Tony M. Bowron,
Nancy Neatt, Danika van Proosdij, Jeremy Lundholm and Jennifer Graham |
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A10 |
14 |
Winter Ice, sediment, marsh health and tidal turbines. |
Elisabeth C. Kosters |
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B4 |
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A Tale of Two Macro Tidal Estuaries: Differential Morphodynamic Response of
the Intertidal Zone to Causeway Construction |
Danika van Proosdij, Tim Milligan, Gary Bugden and Karl
Butler |
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15:20 |
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A11 |
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The Characterization and Tracking of Sediment-Laden Ice in Minas Basin, Nova
Scotia. |
Kyle Smith1,
John Woods2,
Aaron Long2,
W. Bruce MacDonald2,
Gordon Fader3,
Roy Bishop4,
and Simon Melrose5 |
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B5 |
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Sea-Level Rise and Salt Marsh Restoration in the Bay of Fundy, Canada |
Jeff
Ollerhead
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A12 |
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“FERN (Fundy Energy Research Network): Facilitating Cooperation in Fundy
Tidal Power Research” |
Graham R. Daborn and Anna Redden. |
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B6 |
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Restoration of Ecosystem Services in Salt Marshes |
Gail L. Chmura, David M.
Burdick and Gregg E. Moore |
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16:00 |
Nutrition break |
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16:20 |
BoFEP Meeting |
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17:30 |
Supper |
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19:00 |
Public Forum |
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Update on Bay of Fundy Tidal Power Demonstration Project - Hosted by Minas
Basin Pulp and Power (ATF) |
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22:00 |
Close |
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May 28 |
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8:45 |
Plenary 2
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Using Multi-Species Electronic Tagging and Tracking Technology to Better
Understand Animal Behaviour and Ocean Physics |
Michael Stokesbury,
Peter Smith, Terry Dick, Fred Whoriskey |
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9:50 |
Session C Indicators &
Decision Support Tools
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C1 |
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Coastal ecosystem health and integrity – selecting a core set of indicators
for long-term monitoring and reporting. |
Peter G. Wells |
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Session D
Coastal Zone Information Management
(BAC132) |
D1 |
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The Atlantic Coastal Zone Information Steering Committee’s Role as an
Incubator and a Champion |
M.J.A. Butler and
C. LeBlanc |
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Session E
Intertidal Ecology
(BAC142) |
E1 |
17 |
Food Habits and Foraging Behaviour of Semipalmated Sandpipers (Calidris
pusilla) During Migratory Stopover in the Upper
Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick. |
Matthew G. Ginn
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Diana J. Hamilton |
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Ecosystem Indicators and Tools in the Gulf of Maine |
Christine M. Tilburg, Susan
Russell-Robinson, and Kathryn Parlee |
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D2 |
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COINAtlantic: An Initiative of the ACZISC to Facilitate and Promote the
Application of Available On-Line Information to Coastalshed Management |
M.J.A. Butler, P.R.
Boudreau
and C. LeBlanc |
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Nocturnal Habits of Semipalmated Sandpipers (Calidris
pusilla) and
Corophium volutator
on Bay of Fundy mudflats. |
Beth MacDonald and Diana J.
Hamilton |
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C3 |
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Understanding Ecosystem Changes in the Gulf of Maine Marine Environment
Through Climate Change Indicators |
Kyle McKenzie, Christine Tilburg, and Luc Vescovi |
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D3 |
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WWF-Canada’s information products in the Scotian Shelf and Gulf of Maine |
Graham Bondt and Jennifer
Smith |
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E3 |
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Effects of Foraging Semipalmated Sandpipers on the Vertical Distribution of
Corophium volutator |
Elisabeth H. Wallace
and Diana J. Hamilton |
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Nutrition break |
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11:10 |
Session C Indicators &
Decision Support Tools (continued) |
C4 |
24 |
What’s the State of the Soft-Shell Clam (Mya Arenaria)? Results from
Coastal Ecosystem Monitoring at the Kejimkujik Seaside |
Aimée Pelletier
and Chris McCarthy |
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Session D
Coastal Zone Information Management
(continued) |
D4 |
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Enhancing the Use and Influence of Bay of Fundy Information - Insights from
Recent Studies of the BoFEP Fundy Informatics Working Group. |
Peter G. Wells,
B.H. Macdonald, E.G. Toms, J.A. Percy, R.E. Cordes, G.R.G. Hutton, and S.J.
Rolston. |
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Intertidal Ecology
(continued) |
E4 |
22 |
The Effect of Ilyanassa
obsoleta on the Vertical Distribution of
Corophium
volutator in Mudflat Ecosystems of the
Bay of Fundy |
Miriam E. Coulthard and
Diana J. Hamilton |
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C5 |
93 |
Bay of Fundy near-shore biodiversity: now part of the ‘big picture’. |
Gerhard Pohle
and L. Van Guelpen |
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D5 |
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Use of a GIS for Decision Support in Coastal Zone Management in the
Southwestern New Brunswick Portion of the Bay of Fundy |
B.D. Chang
and F.H. Page |
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E5 |
50 |
Effect of the Mud Snail (Ilyanassa
obsoleta)
on Vital Rates and Behaviour of the Amphipod,
Corophium volutator. |
M.R.S. Coffin, M.A.
Barbeau and D.J. Hamilton |
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C6 |
90 |
Habitat Mapping for Species at Risk in the Bay of Fundy |
Martha D.K. Baldwin, Jon
Grant, Juan A. Manriquez, Anna Dorey and Joe
Crocker |
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D6 |
54 |
Nova Scotia’s Sustainable Coastal Development Strategy: what, when, how, and
what’s next? |
Jennifer. A Graham |
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E6 |
80 |
Effects of Nutrient Availability, Snail Abundance and Shorebird Predation on
an Intertidal Mudflat Community |
Anne V. Aubut, Diana J.
Hamilton, Michael RS Coffin, Myriam A. Barbeau |
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C7 |
84 |
Bay of Fundy Species-at-Risk Mapping Tool: A compilation of aquatic
Species-at-Risk distribution data for the purpose of predicting suitable
habitat |
Joe Crocker |
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D7 |
20 |
Coastal CURA – Community Involvement in Coastal Management |
Melissa Landry on behalf of the Coastal CURA team |
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E7 |
28 |
Within-mudflat Variation in Density, Demography and Movement of the Amphipod
Corophium volutator on the
Mudflat of Pecks Cove, Upper Bay of Fundy. |
David Drolet and M.A.
Barbeau |
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12:30 |
Lunch |
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14:00 |
Session F Fisheries and
Aquaculture
(ATF) |
F1 |
66 |
Population Characteristics, Movement and Angling of the Striped Bass (Morone
saxatilis) Summer
Aggregation in Minas Basin, Nova Scotia |
Jeremy E. Broome, K.
Vaudry, A.M. Redden, and M.J. Dadswell |
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Session D
Coastal Zone Information Management
(continued)
(BAC132) |
D8 |
10 |
Calling for Integrated Management of Saint John Harbour |
Melanie Wiber and Maria
Recchia on behalf of the Coastal CURA team |
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Session E
Intertidal Ecology
(continued)
(BAC142)
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E8 |
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Examining encounter rates of the nudibranch,
Onchidoris bilamellata
(L.) in relation to Mosimann random motion and Search Theory Models. |
Amanda Mackenzie |
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F2 |
87 |
The Checkered status of Bay of Fundy Striped bass. |
R.G. Bradford, D.M.
Campbell, and P. Bentzen |
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D9 |
74 |
Reviewing Climate Change Impacts on Coastal Habitats, Marine Invasive
Species, and Water Quality in the Gulf of Maine |
Susan Horton and Kyle
McKenzie |
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E9 |
86 |
Status and Trends of Eelgrass in Eastern Canada |
Alan Hanson |
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F3 |
56 |
Striped bass (Morone
saxatilis)
eggs and larvae in the Stewiacke/ Shubenacadie River estuary 1997 to 2008. |
Jim Duston
and Craig Reesor |
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D10 |
55 |
Mediation as a Preventative Measure in the Atlantic Canadian Fisheries |
Courtenay E. Parlee |
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E10 |
67 |
Mercury fate and biogeochemistry in coastal wetlands on the Minas Basin, Bay
of Fundy |
N.J. O’Driscoll, J.
Canário,J. Dalziel, R. Tordon, D. Risk, L. Kellman. |
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F4 |
92 |
Contemporary diagnosis of an intracellular parasite of cod: Application for
investigating the life history of Loma morhua |
Aaron Frenette, Micheal S.
Duffy, and Michael D. B. Burt |
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Discussion |
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E11 |
78 |
Presence, fates and effects of some organic contaminants: the case of a
Minas Basin beach |
Jocelyne Hellou, Daniel Beach, Sarah Erskine, Jim
Leonard, Stephen Marklevitz, Sarah Robertson, Brian Robinson and Leslie
Saunders |
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Nutrition break |
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15:40 |
Campus Tours |
15:30 - 17:30 Geomatics Capacity Building Workshop (Vaughan Library, Rm
B1-236) |
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Corophium and Mudflat Ecology WG meeting (BAC142)
SMaRTS WG Meeting (BAC132) |
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18:30 |
Banquet (Student awards and guest speaker) |
(Old Orchard Inn) |
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20:30 |
Dance/Music |
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"Gin and Sonic" |
(Old Orchard Inn) |
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May 29 |
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8:45 |
Plenary 3
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Parks Canada National Marine Conservation Area Program - An Overview |
Rob Thompson |
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9:50 |
Session F Fisheries and
Aquaculture (continued)
(ATF) |
F5 |
102 |
Minimizing Vessel Strikes to Endangered Right Whales in Atlantic Canada:
A Crash Course in Conservation Science and Policy. |
Moira Brown |
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Session G
Watersheds
(BAC132) |
G1 |
82 |
From the Headwaters to the Sea, Implementing a Watershed Approach in
Southern Maine |
Christine Feurt |
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Session H
Other Industrial Activities
(BAC142) |
H1 |
4 |
Understanding Influence: Lessons from Canada’s and Nova Scotia’s 1999
Georges Bank Moratorium Decision |
Lucia M. Fanning |
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F6 |
44 |
Groundline profiles on the Bay of Fundy lobster gear as a threat to North
Atlantic right whales. |
Sean Brillant and Ed
Trippel |
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G2 |
25 |
Options for Managing Nova Scotia’s Water Resources at a Watershed-Scale |
Andy Sharpe and Jocelyne
Rankin |
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H2 |
21 |
Potential adverse effects of mining near the Bay of Fundy |
M. A. Mahtab, R. W.
Morsches and Raymond Parker |
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F7 |
89 |
Macrozooplankton ecology of the Lurcher Shoal area (15 nm south of Brier
Island) |
F. J. Fife |
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G3 |
68 |
Social Network Analysis of Water Management Regime in the Annapolis and
Cornwallis River Watersheds: A Tool for Comparative Analysis of Watershed
Management Regimes |
Shawn Dalton |
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H3 |
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Discussion |
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10:50 |
Nutrition break |
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11:10 |
Session F Fisheries and
Aquaculture (continued)
(ATF) |
F8 |
33 |
Establishing Aquaculture Research Objectives for Southwestern New Brunswick:
Bringing Local Fisheries and Scientific Knowledge Together |
Donna G. Curtis |
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Session G
Watersheds (continued)
(BAC132) |
G4 |
34 |
The Kings County Lake Monitoring Program, Nova Scotia. |
Ben Sivak |
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Session I
Conservation Ecology
(BAC142) |
I1 |
72 |
A Talking Circle on Cooperation, Awareness and Conservation |
Hugh Akagi and Marianne Janowicz |
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11:30 |
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F9 |
9 |
Aquaculture Leases on Closed Beaches: a Roadblock to Sustainable Shellfish
Management? |
M. G. Wiber and A. Bull |
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G5 |
81 |
The Greencover Project: Riparian zone restoration for improvement of water
quality in an agricultural landscape. |
Mike Brylinsky, Glen
Parsons and Randy Milton |
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I2 |
49b |
Safeguarding the Bay of Fundy: Opportunities for Marine Conservation |
Ashley J. Sprague |
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11:50 |
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F10 |
98 |
Changes in Composition of Rockweed (Ascophyllum
nodosum) Beds due to
Possible Recent Increase in Sea Temperature in Eastern Canada |
Raul Ugarte |
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G6 |
16 |
Integrating Environmentally Sustainable Grassland into the Acadian Landscape |
O.T. Bouman |
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I3 |
69 |
Youth Engagement in Local Conservation Issues in Bay of Fundy and Gulf of
Maine Communities, Nova Scotia, Canada. |
Jonathan Feldgajer,
Ashley Sprague |
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12:10 |
Plenary Synthesis and closing |
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13:00 |
Close |
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