UPCOMING ACZISC MEETINGS
- 18-19 May 2011: ACZISC Meeting #63, Fredericton, NB
- 5-6 October 2011: ACZISC Meeting #64, Halifax, NS
- 25-26 January 2012: ACZISC Meeting #65, Charlottetown, PEI
- 16-17 May 2012: ACZISC Meeting #66, St. John's, NL
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STATE OF THE ARCTIC COAST 2010: SCIENTIFIC REVIEW AND OUTLOOK
The report documents the status and current and anticipated changes in the most sensitive Arctic coastal areas. It is organized in three parts: the first provides an assessment of the state of Arctic coastal systems under three broad disciplinary themes – physical systems, ecological systems, and human dimensions; the second examines progress in integrative approaches to monitoring, understanding, and managing change in Arctic coastal systems; and the third identifies data gaps and research priorities over the coming decade - http://www.arcticcoasts.org.
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, CANADA 2010 STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT
The Prince Edward Island 2010 State of the Environment Report has been released. The report, an update of the 2003 study, measures data on key indicators of the health of the Island's natural environment. Progress in a numbers of areas has been reported, based on a suite of indicators - http://www.gov.pe.ca/fae/state/index.php3.
JUNE 8TH - WORLD OCEANS DAY
World Oceans Day was officially recognized by the UN in 2008. The theme of the 2011 and 2012 events is "Youth: the Next Wave for Change". Activities celebrating our oceans and coasts are carried out each year across the world throughout the month of June – see http://worldoceansday.org for details. Events planned in Atlantic Canada are listed on the ACZISC website at http://coinatlantic.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=442.
CALL FOR PAPERS: 9TH BOFEP SCIENCE WORKSHOP
30 June is the deadline for submitting abstracts to the 9th Bay of Fundy Science Workshop, scheduled for 27-30 September 2011 in Saint John, New Brunswick. The theme is "Protecting the Watersheds and Estuaries of the Bay of Fundy: Issues, Science and Management" - http://bofep.org/workshop2011.htm.
COASTAL ZONE 2011
The Conference is scheduled for 17-21 July 2011 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The Conference themes are: Planning for resilient coasts, Great Lakes, and ecosystems; Healthy habitats, and coastal and Great Lakes communities; Observing, modelling and monitoring; and Vibrant coastal, Great Lakes and marine economies. The focus areas are governance and policy; implementation; measuring success; and outreach and engagement - http://www.doi.gov/initiatives/CZ11/index.htm.
OCEAN ACIDIFICATION
The National Academies (USA) has published the report "Ocean Acidification: A National Strategy to Meet the Challenges of a Changing Ocean". A key finding of the study is that a global network of chemical and biological observations is needed to monitor changes in ocean conditions attributable to acidification - http://dels.nas.edu/Report/Ocean-Acidification-National-Strategy/12904.
KEEPING THE GREEN ECONOMY BLUE
The workshop was held on 29 April 2011 at the UN Headquarters in New York. The workshop assessed the current state of the oceans and marine environment; reviewed the commitments made at the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development and at the World Summit for Sustainable Development in 2002; and considered social and economic implications and policy recommendations for transitioning to a "blue economy". Workshop reports are available at http://www.iisd.ca/ymb/kgeb.
GLOBAL SEA LEVEL RISE PROJECTIONS
A new report by the International Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme titled "Snow, Water, Ice, Permafrost in the Arctic" finds that Arctic ice and snow are melting faster than previously thought. According to the study, Arctic temperatures from 2005 through 2010 have been the highest since record keeping began in 1880. The report also projects sea levels to rise by 35 to 63 inches by 2100 - http://www.amap.no/swipa.
MODELLING LAND-USE CHANGES IN EUROPEAN COASTS
The Joint Research Centre has released a report titled "Coastal Zones - Policy alternatives impacts on European Coastal Zones 2000-2050". The study applied a land-use model to simulate two policy alternatives relevant to Integrated Coastal Zone Management. An "Uncontrolled" and a "Sustainable" policy option were compared with a third neutral development scenario and a set of indicators was computed on the basis of the projected European land use maps - http://ec.europa.eu/environment/enveco/impact_studies/pdf/land_use_modelling%20adaptation_activities_coastal.pdf.
OTHER DOCUMENTS, NEWSLETTERS AND WEB RESOURCES
- A recent issue of the Journal of Coastal Conservation includes an article titled "Advancing objectives-based, integrated ocean management through marine spatial planning: current and future directions on the Scotian Shelf off Nova Scotia, Canada". An abstract and purchase information are available at http://www.springerlink.com/content/ghg501251k440171.
-Parks Canada is marking its 100th birthday by hosting events in cities across Canada. This year’s centennial will also include free entry days and exciting events at Parks Canada's more than 200 national parks and historic sites. Follow the link to find out more about specific celebrations - http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/cp-nr/release_e.asp?id=1701&andor1=nr.
- The Forum "Exploration and Exploitation of Hydrocarbons in the Gulf of St. Lawrence: Coastal Communities Concerns" was held on 8-9 April 2011 in Cap-aux-Meules, Magdalen Islands, Québec. The Forum presentations are available at http://www.muniles.ca/forumhydrocarbures_english.html.
- The April/May 2011 edition of the Gulf of Maine Times includes news on the Census of Marine Life and the Gulf of Maine ecosystem pilot project; and the role of the Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems in collecting long-term data and producing information on the marine environment - http://www.gulfofmaine.org/gomt.
- Netawek Ikjikum (Voice of the Ocean), the quarterly newsletter of the Maritime Aboriginal Aquatic Resources Secretariat (MAARS), includes articles describing new MAARS publications on the subjects of: the Eastern Scotian Shelf Integrated Management (ESSIM) Initiative; Canada’s Species at Risk Act; and Canada’s network of Marine Protected Areas - http://www.mapcmaars.ca/communique.php.
- MPA News features international news and analysis on Marine Protected Areas. The May/June 2011 issue examines strengthening MPA governance by mixing top-down, bottom-up, and other approaches - http://depts.washington.edu/mpanews/issues.html.
- Marine Ecosystems and Management (MEAM) is the quarterly information service on marine ecosystem-based management (EBM). The current edition of MEAM (April/May 2011) focuses on the relationship between EBM and integrated management - http://www.meam.net.
- The IUCN/NRDC Workshop to identify areas of ecological and biological significance or vulnerability in the Arctic marine environment was held on 2-4 November 2010 in La Jolla, California, USA. The Workshop report is available at http://docs.nrdc.org/oceans/files/oce_11042501a.pdf.
- The Coastal Connections Newsletter is a bimonthly publication from NOAA on tools for coastal resource managers. The December/January issue is available at- http://www.csc.noaa.gov/newsletter.
- The Coastal GeoTools Conference, held every two years, focuses on geospatial data, tools, technology, and information for coastal resource management professionals. The 2011 Conference was held on 21-24 March in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The presentations are available at http://geotools.csc.noaa.gov.
- Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone (LOICZ) is a core project of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme and the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change. The current issue of the LOICZ INPRINT newsletter is available at http://www.loicz.org/products/publication/inprint_latest/index.html.en.
- OURCOAST is a three-year project commissioned by the Directorate General Environment of the European Commission to support and ensure the exchange of experiences and best practices in coastal planning and management. The May 2011 issue of the OURCOAST newsletter is available at http://ec.europa.eu/ourcoast/index.cfm?menuID=20.
- Issue no. 2, 2011 of 'Inside Out', the newsletter of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), provides updates on ICES activities - http://www.ices.dk/products/icesinsideout.asp.
- NASA and its partners have initiated fifteen projects to detect and understand biological responses to climate. The projects will make use of global satellite data of the physical environment, ground-based data on specific species and ecosystems (including coastal salt marshes) and computer modelling - http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/climate_partners.html.
- NOAA's Coastal Services Magazine is a bi-monthly publication that profiles the efforts of state, community, and non-profit coastal programs. The May/June 2011 issue includes articles on: mapping offshore wind energy development; adapting to climate change impacts in Maryland; cleaning up marine debris in South Carolina; and using social media to visualize future sea level rise in Washington State - http://www.csc.noaa.gov/magazine/2011/03/issue.pdf.
- The Ocean Protection Council, in collaboration with NOAA and the Ocean Science Trust, hosted a webinar series and workshop in March 2011 on the Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, a national effort to create a marine ecological classification scheme. A workshop summary is available at http://www.opc.ca.gov/2011/04/coastal-and-marine-ecological-classification-standard-workshop.
- NOAA has added a new theme to its NOAAWatch web portal: Storm Surge and Coastal Floods. The new page offers information about hazards and associated forecasting, modelling, planning, and actions - http://www.noaawatch.gov/themes/coastal_inundation.php.
- The overall objective of the ADORET project - Accelerating the Deployment of Offshore Renewable Energy Technologies - was to provide policy makers and project developers with a better understanding of the barriers to and the specifics of offshore renewable energy and to give them practical guidelines. The project report is available at http://www.iea-retd.org/page.aspx?idsection=92.
- The US National Research Council report "Critical Infrastructure for Ocean Research and Societal Needs in 2030" provides advice on the criteria and processes that could be used to set priorities for the development of new ocean infrastructure or replacement of existing facilities in the US - http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13081.
- The goal of the West Coast Governors' Agreement (WCGA) on Ocean Health is to protect and manage the ocean and coastal resources along the entire West Coast (California, Oregon and Washington) of the USA. The WCGA has released a report which documents its achievements in the past 2 years - http://www.westcoastoceans.gov.
- A new report from the US National Research Council's Transportation Research Board examines standards and practices that could be used to design US offshore wind installations. The report is titled: "Structural Integrity of Offshore Wind Turbines: Oversight of Design, Fabrication, and Installation" - http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13159.
- State-wide tsunami inundation maps have been produced for California. The maps show, in a worst-case scenario, how far inland tsunami waters would travel and are used by coastal communities to coordinate emergency evacuation plans. These maps have been placed on a Google Maps interface, which allows residents to type in a street address to access a map of their area - http://www.quake.ca.gov/gmaps/tsunami/tsunami_maps.htm.
- The International Finance Corporation of the World Bank has released a report titled "Climate Risk and Business: Ports". The study assessed risks and opportunities for ports in general, and specifically for Terminal Marítimo Muelles el Bosque, in Cartagena, Colombia - http://www.ifc.org/ifcext/sustainability.nsf/Content/Publications_Report_ClimateRiskandBusiness-Ports.
OTHER DEADLINES
- 17 May is the extended deadline for submitting abstracts to the American Shore & Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) 2011 National Coastal Conference, scheduled for 19-21 October 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA - http://www.asbpa.org.
- 20 May is the extended deadline for submitting abstracts to CoastGIS 2011, the 10th International Symposium on GIS and Computer Cartography for Coastal Zone Management, scheduled for 5-8 September 2011 in Oostende, Belgium - http://www.coastgis.info.
- 27 May is the deadline for submitting abstracts to the Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference, scheduled for 25-27 October 2011 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – http://www.salishseaconference.org.
- 30 May is the deadline for submitting abstracts to the 5th International Symposium on GIS/Spatial Analyses in Fishery and Aquatic Sciences, scheduled for 22-26 August 2011 in Wellington, New Zealand - http://www.esl.co.jp/Sympo/5th.
- 31 May the deadline for submitting abstracts to the International Symposium: Vulnerability of coastal ecosystems to global change and extreme events, scheduled for 18 to 21 October 2011 in Biarritz, France - http://wwz.ifremer.fr/biarritz_2011.
- 31 May is the deadline for submitting abstracts to the Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone (LOICZ) Open Science Conference 2011, scheduled for 12-15 September 2011 in Yantai, China - http://www.loicz.org/calender/OSC_2011/index.html.en.
- 1 June is the extended deadline for submitting abstracts to "SER2011", the 4th World Conference on Ecological Restoration, scheduled for 21-25 August 2011 in Mérida, Mexico - http://www.ser2011.org.
- 1 June is the extended deadline for submitting abstracts to "YLF 2011", the Young LOICZ Forum, scheduled for 8-15 September 2011 in Yantai, China - http://www.loicz.org/calender/ylf2011.
- 30 June is the deadline for submitting abstracts to the World Delta Summit 2011, scheduled for 21-24 November 2011 in Jakarta, Indonesia - http://www.deltasummit.org.
- 12 August is the deadline to comment on two proposed wilderness areas in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia: the Kelly River Wilderness Area and the Raven Head Wilderness Area along Chignecto Bay -
http://www.gov.ns.ca/news/details.asp?id=20110421005.
OTHER UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND EVENTS
- For a complete list of upcoming conferences and workshops up to July 2012,
access http://coinatlantic.ca and click on Conferences.
- 23-25 May 2011: Threatened Island Nations: Legal Implications of Rising
Seas and a Changing Climate, New York, New York, USA - http://www.law.columbia.edu/centers/climatechange/resources/threatened-island-nations.
- 23-25 May 2011: Applying Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning as a Tool to
Site Offshore Renewable Energy & other Future Uses: A Workshop to Learn
Ocean Planning Tools and Techniques, Narragansett, Rhode Island, USA -
http://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/coast/msp_training.html.
- 24-26 May 2011: Headwaters to Ocean (H2O) Conference, San Diego,
California, USA -
http://www.coastalconference.org/h20_2011/2011_h20_conference.php.
- 28 May to 4 June 2011: 80th Congress of the Humanities and Social
Sciences, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada - http://congress2011.ca.
- 31 May 2011: GeoNOVA’s Spring into Geomatics 2011, Truro, Nova Scotia,
Canada – http://geonova.ca.
- 1-3 June 2011: 5th EARSeL (European Association of Remote Sensing
Laboratories) Workshop on Remote Sensing of the Coastal Zone, Prague, Czech
Republic - http://www.earsel.org/SIG/CZ/5th-workshop/index.php.
- 5-9 June 2011: 45th Congress of the Canadian Meteorological and
Oceanographic Society (CMOS), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada -
http://www.cmos.ca/congress2011.
- 6-9 June 2011: 5th International Short Conference on Applied Coastal
Research (SCACR), Aachen, Germany -
http://www.iww.rwth-aachen.de/en/menue/scacr.html.
- 6-10 June 2011: World Aquaculture 2011, Natal, Brazil -
https://www.was.org/WasMeetings/meetings/Default.aspx?code=WA2011.
- 7-8 June 2011: Nordic Oceans Conference, Seas the Future, Tórshavn, Faroe
Islands - http://www.seasthefuture.com.
- 8-9 June 2011: Annual Meeting of the Northeast Coastal and Ocean Data
Partnership and Metadata Workshop, Rye, New Hampshire, USA -
http://www.necodp.org/workshops/metadata-workshop.
- 12-17 June 2011: 8th International Conference on Molluscan Shellfish
Safety, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada -
http://www.gov.pe.ca/icmss2011.
- 14-17 June 2011: World Conference on Natural Resource Modeling, Ottawa,
Ontario, Canada - http://www.resourcemodeling.org/conferences/2011.
- 16-18 June 2011: Annual General Meeting of the Southern Gulf of St.
Lawrence Coalition on Sustainability, Cap-aux-Meules, Magdalen Islands,
Québec, Canada - http://www.coalition-sgsl.ca/AGM.php
- 19-23 June 2011: 12th International Symposium on the Interactions between
Sediment and Water, Dartington, Devon, United Kingdom -
http://www.geog.plymouth.ac.uk/IASWS2011.
- 19-24 June 2011: 30th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and
Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2011), Rotterdam, Netherlands -
http://www.asmeconferences.org/OMAE2011/index.cfm.
- 26-29 June 2011: Solutions to Coastal Disasters Conference, Anchorage,
Alaska, USA - http://content.asce.org/conferences/cd2011.
- 26-29 June 2011: People in Places: Engaging Together in Integrated
Resource Management, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada -
http://www.coastalcura.ca/peopleinplaces2011.html.
- 26 June to 1 July 2011: 34th IAHR World Congress, Brisbane, Australia -
- 3-6 July 2011: Institute of Australian Geographers Conference, Wollongong,
Australia - http://www.uow.edu.au/conferences/2011/iag/index.htm.
- 3-7 July 2011: 2nd International Symposium on Integrated Coastal Zone
Management, Arendal, Norway - http://www.imr.no/om_havforskningsinstituttet/arrangementer/konferanser/123442/en.
- 5 July 2011: Policy Day: Marine Spatial Planning - On the Boundary Between
Policy and Science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands -
http://www.marecentre.nl/people_and_the_sea_6/policyday.html.
- 6-9 July 2011: People and the Sea VI: Bridging Science and Policy for
Sustainable Coasts and Seas, Amsterdam, The Netherlands -
http://www.marecentre.nl/people_and_the_sea_6/index.html.
- 6-16 July 2011: Genuine Progress Institute: Sustainable Economics
Intensive, Halifax, NS, Canada - http://www.gpiatlantic.org.
- 13-14 July 2011: National Business Forum on Marine Spatial Planning in the
US, Washington DC, USA - http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=tkrsmlbab&oeidk=a07e3jb934c643c0a3d.
- 18-22 July 2011: 6th International Conference on Environmental Future,
Newcastle, United Kingdom - http://www.icef.org.uk.
- 24-29 July 2011: 10th International Conference on Mercury as a Global
Pollutant (ICMGP), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada -
- 25-30 July 2011: 5th European Coastal Lagoon Symposium (EUROLAG), Aveiro,
Portugal - http://eurolag.web.ua.pt.
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