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UPCOMING ACZISC MEETINGS
- 25-26 January 2012: ACZISC Meeting #65, Charlottetown, PEI
- 16-17 May 2012: ACZISC Meeting #66, St. John's, NL
- 19-20 September 2012: ACZISC Meeting #67, Fredericton, NB
- 16-17 January 2013: ACZISC Meeting #68, Halifax, NS
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COINATLANTIC AND PUBLISHING INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET
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CALL FOR PAPERS: COASTAL ZONE CANADA 2012
The Coastal Zone Canada Association will hold the 10th biennial International Coastal Zone Canada (CZC) Conference on 9-14 June 2012 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada. The conference theme is 'Time for Action!' CZC 2012 will review the progress made in recent decades, examine promising approaches for addressing new challenges and explore a dynamic, proactive and participatory vision of oceans and integrated coastal zone management. 23 December 2011 is the deadline for submitting abstracts and proposals for sessions. Click on the 'Main Conference' page for the online abstract submission form - http://www.czc2012-zcc2012.org.

SEAFLOOR RELIEF MAPS OF THE BAY OF FUNDY
Shaded seafloor relief maps of the Bay of Fundy have been released by the Geological Survey of Canada. Seventeen 1:50 000 scale maps cover the entire Bay. The maps are based on the multibeam sonar surveys conducted between 1993 and 2009 to map 13 010 square kilometres of the seafloor. Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information on the scientific background of the maps. The maps can be downloaded free-of-charge in PDF format on the GEOSCAN website (search for "Bay of Fundy") - http://ess.nrcan.gc.ca/esic/geoscan_e.php.

CANADA'S TOP RESEARCH QUESTIONS FOR OCEAN SCIENCE
The Council of Canadian Academies invites Canadian experts in ocean science to participate in a survey to help determine Canada's Top Research Questions for Ocean Science. You are asked to identify up to three priority research questions that should be the focus of Canadian ocean science research in the coming decades. Please read the specific requirements for your input before entering your questions available on page 2 of the survey. The survey itself will take no more than five minutes to complete once you have decided upon the research questions to submit and must be completed by 9 December 2011 - http://oceanscience.environics.ca.

SUSTAINABLE GROUNDFISH FISHERIES IN CANADA
The Fisheries Resource Conservation Council (FRCC) has released its report titled "Towards Recovered and Sustainable Groundfish Fisheries in Eastern Canada". The report provides guidance for promoting the recovery of groundfish stocks (with an emphasis on cod) in Eastern Canada and the rebuilding of sustainable fisheries based on those stocks - http://www.frcc-ccrh.ca.

STATE OF THE GULF OF MAINE REPORT
The Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment has released the first of two theme papers on contaminants for the State of the Gulf of Maine Report. The paper titled 'Microbial Pathogens and Biotoxins' presents the issue and describes trends, impacts, and responses to pathogens and toxins in the Gulf of Maine. The State of the Gulf of Maine Report is a modular document that presents an ongoing evaluation of priority issues in the Gulf of Maine - http://www.gulfofmaine.org/state-of-the-gulf/contaminants.html.

STATUS OF AQUATIC HABITATS IN THE GULF OF MAINE
The Gulf of Maine Council's EcoSystem Indicator Partnership (ESIP) has released an Aquatic Habitats Fact Sheet. The fact sheet summarizes data from the Gulf of Maine for three key indicators: eelgrass, salt marsh, and tidal restrictions. It introduces the concept of indicators as a means for tracking change and provides examples on how this habitat data can be accessed and used for planning and decision-making purposes – http://www2.gulfofmaine.org/esip.

BLUEPRINT FOR OCEAN AND COASTAL SUSTAINABILITY
The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have jointly prepared the paper titled "Blueprint for Ocean and Coastal Sustainability". The paper highlights the role of oceans in sustainable development and offers recommendations ahead of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) - http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/SC/pdf/interagency_blue_paper_ocean_rioPlus20.pdf.

OCEANS AT RIO+20: ASSESSMENT
A Global Ocean Forum report assesses progress achieved in the implementation of international commitments emanating from the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) and the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) related to oceans, coasts, and small islands. It also puts forth recommendations for addressing oceans at the Rio+20 Conference. The report's 'Summary for Decision Makers' is available at http://www.globaloceans.org/sites/udel.edu.globaloceans/files/Rio20SummaryReport.pdf.

CLIMATE CHANGE DECISION MAKING
The World Resources Institute, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Bank have released the latest edition of the report titled "Decision Making in a Changing Climate: Adaptation Challenges and Choices". The report calls for different approaches to decision making by national leaders, explores challenges and offers recommendations for national-level government officials to make informed and effective decisions to respond to the changing climate - http://www.wri.org/publication/world-resources-report-2010-2011.

BUILDING ISLAND RESILIENCE
The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has released a report titled "Building Island Resilience" which provides an overview of the activities of the small island developing States (SIDS) Platform. UNESCO's SIDS platform pursues an integrated approach to sustainable island living and development, emphasizing interregional linkages and cooperation - http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002131/213150E.pdf.

OTHER DOCUMENTS, NEWSLETTERS AND WEB RESOURCES
- The Autumn 2011 issue of 'Fundy Tidings', the newsletter of the Bay of Fundy Ecosystem Partnership (BoFEP), is available at http://www.bofep.org/tidings.htm.

- A new Special Issue of the Proceedings of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science titled "Birds of Brier Island" by Eric Mills and Lance Laviolette is now available. Contact Carol Richardson This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for information on ordering a copy. See past proceedings at: http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Science/NSIS.

- The "Science on a Sphere" exhibit at the Museum of Natural History in Halifax, Nova Scotia, includes the short film "Flow" which introduces viewers to oceanic thermohaline circulation which is the system of global ocean currents that cycle warm and cold water across the planet - http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mnhnew/en/home/whattoseedo/ouramazingworld.aspx.

- The November 2011 issue of the 'Island Studies Journal' is available at http://www.islandstudies.ca/node/339.

- CoastGIS 2011, the 10th International Symposium on GIS and Computer Cartography for Coastal Zone Management, was held on 5-8 September 2011 in Oostende, Belgium. The CoastGIS 2011 paper abstracts and the 4-Volume Proceedings are available at http://www.coastgis.info.

- The 10th Littoral Conference was held on 21-23 September 2010 in London, UK. The Conference focused on 'Adapting to global change at the coast: leadership, innovation, and investment', with themes spanning environment, economy and society. The presentations are available at http://www.scribd.com/collections/2644587/LITTORAL-2010-Adapting-to-Climate-Change-at-the-Coast.

- Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR)/International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE) /Marine Biological Laboratory/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library (MBLWHOI Library) Workshop on Data Publication was held on 3-4 November 2011. The workshop report has been published as IOC Workshop Report No. 244 - http://www.iode.org/index.php?option=com_oe&task=viewDocumentRecord&docID=8098.

- The Pacific Marine Analysis and Research Association (PacMARA) is holding three "Introduction to Marxan" courses offered during December 2011 in: Edmonton, Alberta; Toronto, Ontario; and Miami, Florida. This is a hands-on technical course will provide participants with the basic knowledge and skills necessary to use Marxan in a marine conservation planning exercise - http://pacmara.org/events-workshops.

- An interim report by the National Research Council concludes that a broad approach that focuses on repairing ecosystem processes in the Gulf of Mexico - such as fisheries production - in addition to replacing natural resources damaged by the spill could offer more options for restoring the Gulf region - http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=13141.

- 'Tracking long-distance migration to assess marine pollution impact' a paper published in the journal 'Biology Letters' found that, in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, a long-distance migrant, the northern gannet, suffered the highest oiling among beach-wrecked birds recovered. Analysis of bird-borne tracking data indicated that 25 per cent of their North American population from multiple colonies in eastern Canada migrated to the pollution zone - http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/early/2011/10/17/rsbl.2011.0880.full.

- The Pacific Ocean Library holds over 6,000 resources on topics important to coastal and ocean managers and researchers. Created and maintained by the Center for Ocean Solutions, the library is updated monthly and offers research and foundational readings on the Pacific Ocean's greatest threats, the environmental and socioeconomic impacts of those threats, and their potential solutions - http://www.centerforoceansolutions.org.

- A video titled 'Ocean SAMP: Mapping Rhode Island's Waters' describes the creation of the state's Ocean Special Area Management Plan (SAMP) and how it will guide the future of Rhode Island's waters. The video is available at http://www.youtube.com/user/RISeaGrant#p/a/u/1/Bx4PBQpA0DY.

- The October 2011 edition of 'Coastal Management News', the newsletter of NOAA's Coastal Program Division, features an article on the incorporation of the Massachusetts Ocean Plan into the Massachusetts Coastal Program - http://coastalmanagement.noaa.gov/news/czmnewsletter.html.

- Data layers representing the distribution of 13 priority marine invasive species are now available for viewing through the Massachusetts Ocean Resource Information System (MORIS) - http://www.mass.gov/czm/mapping/index.htm.

- The Fall 2011 issue of the 'Massachusetts Bays Window' highlights regional outreach and habitat restoration efforts, including stream restoration on the South Shore, marine invasive species monitoring, and eelgrass restoration - http://www.mass.gov/envir/massbays/activities.htm.

- The Fall 2011 'Coastal Society Bulletin' focuses on the critical role of coasts in mitigating climate change - http://www.thecoastalsociety.org/pdf/bulletin/Fall%202011.pdf.

- The September/October 2011 issue of 'Sound Waves', the monthly newsletter from the US Geological Survey, features articles on the mapping of mid-Atlantic canyons to assess tsunami risks, and a new system for measuring coastal topography and bathymetry - http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/index.php.

- Issue 6 of the 'OSPAR Commission E-Newsletter' includes information on the joint OSPAR/NEAFC/CBD Scientific Workshop on the Identification of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs) in the North-East Atlantic held in September 2011, and the Sargasso Sea Alliance - http://www.ospar.org/html_documents/ospar/html/ospar_enewsletter_issue6_211011.pdf.

- Issue no. 5, 2011 of 'Inside Out', the newsletter of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), provides updates on ICES activities, including the recent ICES Annual Science Conference, the ICES Training programme on trawl survey design, and Historical Plankton Datasets now online on the ICES website - http://www.ices.dk/products/icesinsideout.asp.

- The World Resources Institute has released "Climate Science 2009-2010", the latest instalment in a series of policy briefs on the subject of climate change science, each describing the latest climate science developments - http://www.wri.org/publication/climate-science.

- The Georgetown Climate Center launched the Adaptation Clearinghouse, a new online database and networking tool including a suite of climate adaptation resources aimed at helping communities adapt to climate change. The nearly 1000 adaptation resources available can be sorted by geography, sector, impact, and more - http://www.georgetownclimate.org/adaptation/clearinghouse.

- The US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has released the two volume fourth edition of the Coastal Construction Manual, titled "Principles and Practices of Planning, Siting, Designing, Constructing, and Maintaining Residential Buildings in Coastal Areas" - http://www.fema.gov/rebuild/mat/fema55.shtm.

- A peer-reviewed study, commissioned by NOAA, concludes that the American people allocate an estimated total economic value of $34 billion for the coral reefs surrounding the main Hawaiian Islands. The goal of the study was to determine the public's preferences and values for protection and restoration of the coral reef ecosystems - http://coralreef.noaa.gov/aboutcrcp/news/featuredstories/oct11/hi_value.

-'Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Condition Report 2011' describes the status and trends of the sanctuary's water quality, habitats, and marine and cultural resources, and the human activities that affect them - http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/science/condition/fknms/welcome.html.

- The NOAA report titled "A Biogeographic Assessment of the Samoan Archipelago" examines the regional ocean climate, distribution of reef fish and coral communities, and the biological connectivity among the islands. Scientists identified 51 regional areas of high coral and fish abundance, and found that less than 10 percent of coral reef ecosystems are located in marine protected areas - http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/ecosystems/coralreef/samoan_archipelago.

OTHER DEADLINES
- 18 November is the deadline for submitting abstracts to the International Water Security Conference: Water Security, Risk & Society, scheduled for 16-18 April 2012 in Oxford, UK - http://www.eci.ox.ac.uk/watersecurity.

- 30 November is the deadline for public comments on the Draft Nova Scotia Coastal Strategy. View the Draft Strategy and online survey at http://www.gov.ns.ca/coast.

- 6 December is the deadline for submitting abstracts to the 11th StormCon, the North American Surface Water Quality Conference, scheduled for 19-23 August 2012 in Denver, Colorado, USA - http://www.stormcon.com/call_papers_2012.html.

- 16 December is the deadline for submitting abstracts to the 23rd Annual Nonpoint Source Pollution Conference, scheduled for 15-16 May 2012 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA - http://www.neiwpcc.org/npsconference.

- 16 December is the deadline for providing feedback to the Nova Scotia Environmental Goals and Sustainable Prosperity Act review - http://www.gov.ns.ca/nse/dept/egspa.review.asp.

- 23 December is the deadline for submitting abstracts to the 10th biennial International Coastal Zone Canada Conference, scheduled for 9–14 June 2012 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada – http://www.czc2012-zcc2012.org. 

- 31 December is the deadline for submitting abstracts to the 21st IAHR International Symposium on Ice, scheduled for 11–15 June 2012 in Dalian, China - http://slcoe.dlut.edu.cn/ice/iahr2012.html.

- 8 January is the deadline for submitting applications to the Clean Nova Scotia 2012 Scholarship Competition. Awards are granted to a Nova Scotia graduate student (Masters or PhD) conducting research in the area of environmental studies - http://www.clean.ns.ca.

- 13 January is the deadline for submitting abstracts to the 50th Estuarine & Coastal Sciences Association Conference, scheduled for 3-7 June 2012 in Venice, Italy - http://www.estuarinecoastalconference.com.

- 1 February is the deadline for submitting abstracts to the 6th National Conference on Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration, scheduled for 20-24 October 2012 in Tampa, Florida, USA - http://program.estuaries.org.

- 1 March is the deadline for submitting abstracts to Coastlab 2012, the 4th International Conference on the Application of Physical Modelling to Port and Coastal Protection, scheduled for 17-20 October 2012 in Ghent, Belgium - http://www.coastlab12.com.

- 1 March is the deadline to submit papers for a special issue of the International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management (IJRAM) on 'Assessing the Risks of Climate Change for Water Resources and Coastal Environments' - http://www.inderscience.com/browse/callpaper.php?callID=1737.

- 16 March is the deadline for submitting abstracts to the 2012 CARIS Conference, scheduled for 25-28 June 2012 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - http://www.caris.com/conferences/caris2012/index.cfm.

- 31 March is the deadline for submitting abstracts to the 8th International Conference on Coastal and Port Engineering in Developing Countries, scheduled for 20-24 February 2012 in Chennai, India - http://www.pianc-copedec2012.in.

UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND EVENTS
- For a complete list of upcoming conferences and workshops up to September 2014, access http://coinatlantic.ca and click on Conference Listing.

- 15-16 November 2011: Coastal Management 2011, Belfast, UK - http://www.ice-coastalmanagement.com

- 16-18 November 2011: 3rd Canadian Science Policy Conference, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - http://www.cspc2011.ca

- 16-19 November 2011: 3rd International Symposium on Cage Aquaculture in Asia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - http://www.asianfisheriessociety.org/caa3

- 18 November 2011: Information Session on Protecting 12% of Nova Scotia's Land Base by 2015, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada - http://www.gov.ns.ca/nse/12percent. RSVP by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

- 21-24 November 2011: World Delta Summit 2011, Jakarta, Indonesia - http://deltasummit.org

- 22-25 November 2011: Convention on Biological Diversity Western South Pacific Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas, Fiji - http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2011/ntf-2011-136-wsp-en.pdf

- 24 November 2011 (2 PM): Award Ceremony for the 2011 A.G. Huntsman Award for Excellence in Marine Science and Public Lecture, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Ford Auditorium, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada - http://www.geohab.org/huntsman/index.html

- 28 November - 1 December 2011: 5th National Floodproofing Conference, Sacramento, California, USA - http://www.floods.org/index.asp?menuID=739&firstlevelmenuID=181&siteID=1

- 28 November - 9 December 2011: Climate Change Conference 2011: The 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 7th Session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties (CMP7) to the Kyoto Protocol, Durban, South Africa - http://www.cop17-cmp7durban.com

- 5 December 2011: Transforming Coastal Economies: Challenges in Coastal Regeneration, London, UK - http://www.coastnet.org.uk/CoastNet%20Conferences/conference-transforming-coastal-economies

- 7 December 2011 (2 PM EST): Digital Coast Webinar on Understanding and Using Model Results that Show Future Sea Level Rise Impacts on Coastal Wetlands - http://www.csc.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/webinar

- 9 December 2011: Information Session on Protecting 12% of Nova Scotia's Land Base by 2015, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - http://www.gov.ns.ca/nse/12percent. RSVP by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

- 13-15 December 2011: Subsea Survey IRM 2011, Houston, Texas, USA - http://www.subseasurvey.com

- 14-16 December 2011: 6th International Conference on Asian and Pacific Coasts, Hong Kong, China - http://www.civil.hku.hk/apac2011/index.html

- 5-7 January 2012: The Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research (CCFFR) and the Society of Canadian Limnologists (SCL) joined by the annual meeting of the Canadian Chapter of the Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) - CCFFR-SCL-SWS 2012, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada - http://www.uwindsor.ca/glier/ccffr

- 22-27 January 2012: Arctic Frontiers 2012 – 'Energies of the High North', Tromsø, Norway - http://www.arctic-frontiers.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=207&Itemid=308&lang=en

- 8-10 February 2012: 25th National Conference on Beach Preservation Technology, Stuart, Florida, USA - http://www.fsbpa.com/techconference.htm

- 15-16 February 2012: 1st Social Coast Forum – 'Social Science for
Coastal Decision-Making', Charleston, South Carolina, USA - http://www.csc.noaa.gov/socialcoastforum

- 19-23 February 2012: Global MPA Enforcement Conference, San Francisco, California, USA - http://www.wildaid.org/mpaconference

- 20-24 February 2012: 2012 Ocean Sciences Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA - http://www.sgmeet.com/osm2012

- 21-24 February 2012: International Open Science Conference: Global Environmental Change - Challenges & Innovations, Chennai, India - http://www.unom.ac.in/downloads/intopensciconf2012india.pdf

- 22-24 February 2012: World Oceans Summit, Capella, Singapore - http://www.economistconferences.asia/event/world-oceans-summit

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