OCTOBER 2011

ACZISC COASTAL UPDATE - OCTOBER 2011

COASTAL UPDATE: RESULTS OF SURVEY
Thank you to all of the subscribers who responded to our survey on the Coastal Update. The survey is now closed but comments and suggestions are always welcome. A presentation on the survey results was delivered at the 5 October 2011 ACZISC meeting and can be found on our website - http://coinatlantic.ca/documents/aczisc_meeting_presentations/64CUSR.pdf.

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
For information on the meetings, email the ACZISC Secretariat at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

DRAFT NOVA SCOTIA COASTAL STRATEGY
The draft Nova Scotia Coastal Strategy has been released for public review and feedback. The Strategy focuses on seven issues that are crucial to effective coastal management: Coastal development; Working waterfronts; Public coastal access; Sea level rise and storm events; Coastal ecosystems and habitats; Coastal water quality; and Governance. For each of these issues, the Strategy establishes goals, objectives and actions. The deadline for feedback is 30 November. The draft Strategy and feedback form are available at http://www.gov.ns.ca/coast.

WETLAND CONSERVATION POLICY FOR NOVA SCOTIA
The Nova Scotia Wetland Conservation Policy is a comprehensive new policy that provides direction and a framework for the conservation and management of wetlands. The Policy identifies the legislation, regulations, and policies that are currently relevant to wetland conservation; clarifies the roles and responsibilities of government and the public in relation to wetlands; and makes this information more accessible - http://www.gov.ns.ca/nse/wetland/conservation.policy.asp.

VALUE AND IMPACT OF MARINE ACTIVITIES FOR NEW BRUNSWICK
A report entitled "Economic Impact of the New Brunswick Ocean Sector 2003-2008" provides estimates of the economic impacts for 2003-2008 using conventional indicators, such as: gross domestic product (GDP), employment and labour income. For 2008, the report finds that as a whole the New Brunswick ocean sector generated 1 billion in direct and spinoff GDP, along with 25,500 full-time equivalent jobs, and $950 million in earned income - http://www.gnb.ca/9999/publications/ocean.pdf.

ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE FOR CANADA
A report from the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE) entitled "Paying the Price: The Economic Impacts of Climate Change for Canada" recommends that Canadians use economic information to make decisions on how to best prepare for, and respond to, the impacts of climate change. The report states, "Ignoring climate change costs now will cost us more later". The report includes a chapter on 'Coastal Areas' which looks at coastal flooding impacts, economic impacts, and adaptation strategies - http://nrtee-trnee.ca/climate/climate-prosperity/the-economic-impacts-of-climate-change-for-canada/paying-the-price.

FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES IN CANADA
The Canadian Technical Reports of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences document the current research of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Recent publications include: The Canadian register of marine species photo gallery: a user's guide; Report on marine protected area network analysis for the Maritimes Region of Canada; and Bottom seining in Canada, 1948-2010: its development, fisheries and ecosystem impacts - http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/libraries-bibliotheques/tech-eng.htm.

'SEARCHING' FOR ANSWERS: ICOM WORK TASKS AND SYSTEM DESIGN
How do YOU perform a comparison task? A student researcher at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia is examining how to assist those who work in the area of coastal and ocean management with finding information and data for a comparison task. For more information on the research, or if you would like to participate in a short survey and fill-in-the-blank exercise (5-10 minutes), go to http://samanthadutka.ca.

TOOLKIT FOR ICZM PRACTITIONERS
The European Union publication entitled "Towards Integrated Coastal Zone Management: A Toolkit for Practitioners" is now available. The toolkit provides a comprehensive overview of ICZM including understanding what is meant by integration, why integration is important and how it relates to avoidance of or increases in conflict and controversy - http://www.projectsecoa.eu/images/stories/secoadocs/Work%20Packages/WP03%20Social,%20economic,%20cultural%20dimensions%20of%20urban%20development/D3.2/D3.2_Toolkit%20for%20ICZM_EU_FP7_SECOA.pdf.

CASE STUDIES OF ICZM PRACTICES
A comprehensive review of the analysis of 350 case studies of Europe-wide ICZM practices collected within the OURCOAST project has been published in a report entitled "Comparative analyses of the OURCOAST cases". The report presents the most relevant lessons learned, key messages for Europe, the most limiting factors, and the main achievements of ICZM practices in Europe - http://ec.europa.eu/ourcoast/download.cfm?fileID=1709.

GOOD COASTAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE PACIFIC
The International Coral Reef Initiative, in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme, released "Good Coastal Management Practices in the Pacific: Experiences from the Field". The report presents 17 case studies of coastal management initiatives throughout the Pacific region that illustrate examples of local, provincial, national and regional scales of action - http://icriforum.org/news/2011/09/good-coastal-management-practices-pacific-experiences-field.

CLIMATE CHANGE AND EUROPEAN MARINE ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH
This 53-page publication aims to inform the public at large on the impacts of climate change on the European marine environments. Research results about the effects of climate change on the seas are summarized in 12 themes. The booklet also features the results from the European survey of public perception and awareness of climate change impacts on the marine environments - http://www.clamer.eu/outreach/booklet.

STATUS AND TRENDS OF WETLANDS IN THE UNITED STATES
The report entitled "Status and Trends of Wetlands in the Conterminous United States 2004-2009" is the most recent of the five reports to Congress on the status and trends of wetlands across much of the US since the mid-1950s. The report documents substantial losses in forested wetlands and coastal wetlands that serve as storm buffers, absorb pollution that would otherwise find its way into drinking water, and provide vital habitat for fish, wildlife and plants - http://www.fws.gov/wetlands/statusandtrends2009.

GULF OF MEXICO ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION RECOMMENDATIONS

The Pew Environment Group assembled a team of 18 ocean scientists and other leading experts to identify strategies and specific actions for a successful recovery of the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon disaster in April 2010. The resulting report "A Once and Future Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem: Restoration Recommendations of an Expert Working Group" presents the group's recommendations - http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_report_detail.aspx?id=85899364520.

DOCUMENTS, NEWSLETTERS AND WEB RESOURCES
- "Coastal Partnership: Maritime Stories of Integrated Management" is a film produced for the Coastal CURA (Community-University Research Alliance). The documentary focuses on four communities: the inshore fishery of southwest New Brunswick; Lennox Island First Nation in Prince Edward Island; Bear River First Nation in Nova Scotia; and the Independent Clammers in northwestern Nova Scotia - http://coastalcura.ca/film.html.

- The International Coastal CURA Conference "People in Places - Engaging Together in Integrated Resource Management" was held on 27-29 June 2011 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Conference presentations are available at http://coastalcura.ca/cap_follow2.html.

- A new book by John Roff and Mark Zacharias entitled "Marine Conservation Ecology" provides a broad coverage of the ecological foundations of marine conservation, including the rationale, importance and practicalities of various approaches to marine conservation and management - http://www.taylorandfrancis.com/books/details/9781844078844.

- The September 2011 edition of the Gulf of Maine Times includes articles on Sea Floor Mapping, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Regulation and Enforcement, Climate Adaptation, and the Gulf of Maine Institute's 11th International Summer Workshop - http://www.gulfofmaine.org/gomt.

- California's Ocean Protection Council has released the report on "Plastic Debris in the California Marine Ecosystem". The report summarizes the current state of research on the sources, distribution, and impacts of plastic marine debris in California, including an emerging field of research: the toxicology of plastics in seawater - http://www.opc.ca.gov/2011/10/new-report-on-plastic-debris-in-the-california-marine-ecosystem-released.

- NOAA's Coastal Services Magazine is a bi-monthly publication that profiles the efforts of state, community, and non-profit coastal programs. The September/October 2011 issue includes articles on: a new Climate-Smart Sanctuary planning process, and integrating climate change adaptation and hazard mitigation in Delaware - http://www.csc.noaa.gov/magazine/2011/05/index.html.

- 'Marine Ecosystems and Management' (MEAM) is the quarterly information service on marine ecosystem-based management (EBM). The current edition of MEAM (October/November 2011) focuses on "Making the Most of Stakeholder Involvement in EBM: Practitioners and Researchers Share their Insights" - http://www.meam.net.

- 'MPA News' features international news and analysis on Marine Protected Areas. The September/October 2011 issue asks the question: "The Surge in Very Large MPAs: What Is Driving It and What Does the Future Hold?" - http://depts.washington.edu/mpanews/issues.html.

- "Green Economy in the Blue World" is the featured project in the September 2011 edition of UNEP/GRID-Arendal's 'Marine Newsletter' - http://www.grida.no/marine/news.aspx?id=4845.

- OURCOAST is a three-year project commissioned by the European Commission to support and ensure the exchange of experiences and best practices in coastal planning and management. The September 2011 issue of the OURCOAST newsletter is available at http://ec.europa.eu/ourcoast/download.cfm?fileID=1769.

- Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone (LOICZ) R&S Report No. 38 "Aspects of coastal research in contribution to LOICZ in the Netherlands and Flanders (2002-2010)" is now available. The Reports and Studies (R&S) Series includes scientific reviews of LOICZ science, guidelines, datasets and scientific planning documents - http://www.loicz.org/products/publication/reports/index.html.en.

- The LOICZ Open Science Conference was held in Yantai, China on 12-15 September 2011. Conference presentations are available at http://www.loicz.org/calender/OSC_2011/presentations/index.html.en and the conference trailer video at http://www.loicz.org/calender/OSC_2011/film/index.html.en.

- Researchers attempting to establish the limits of coastal waters in Europe have concluded that a consistent and accurate definition of 'coastal waters' would help researchers and policymakers carry out the ecological assessment of national marine environments required by Directives of the European Commission - http://ec.europa.eu/environment/integration/research/newsalert/pdf/254na2.pdf.

- In September 2011, sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean declined to the second-lowest extent on record; see the image on the NASA Earth Observatory website - http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=53108&src=eoa-iotd.

- "Achieving Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Goals in the Chesapeake Bay: An Evaluation of Program Strategies and Implementation" is the result of work from the Committee on the Evaluation of Chesapeake Bay Program Implementation for Nutrient Reduction to Improve Water Quality - http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13131.

- The report entitled "Massachusetts Climate Change Adaptation Report" provides a comprehensive overview of observed and predicted changes to Massachusetts' climate, along with anticipated impacts and potential adaptation strategies. The report includes a sector-by-sector look at how climate change may impact natural resources and habitat, infrastructure, human health and welfare, local economy and government, and the coast and ocean - http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eoeeapressrelease&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Eoeea&b=pressrelease&f=110927-pr-cca-report&csid=Eoeea.

- The NOAA Coastal Services Center recently released the "Coastal Sea-Level Change Societal Challenge Needs Assessment Report", which focuses on the needs of the coastal managers, planners and decision-makers who are facing existing or emerging climate issues related to coastal sea-level change - http://www.floods.org/ace-files/documentlibrary/committees/Coastal/NOAA_Coastal_Sea_Level_Change_Societal_Challenge_Needs_Assessment_Report.pdf.

- NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center has developed the North Atlantic Right Whale Sighting Survey and Sighting Advisory System, an interactive web tool that shows where and when North Atlantic right whales are sighted. Data can be viewed in map or table format over different time periods - http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/psb/surveys/SASInteractive2.html.

- NOAA's Coastal Services Center has developed a new website entitled "Economics: National Ocean Watch (ENOW)" which spotlights six economic sectors that depend on the oceans and Great Lakes and features data on jobs, wages, and the US gross domestic product. ENOW contains annual time-series data for 448 coastal counties, 30 coastal states, and the nation - http://www.csc.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/data/enow/index.html.

- The National Academies publication on "Increasing National Resilience to Hazards and Disasters" reviews the effects of Hurricane Katrina and other natural and human-induced disasters on the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Mississippi. Topics include insurance, building codes, critical infrastructure, private-sector issues, public health, NGOs and governance - http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13178.

DEADLINES
- 20 October is the deadline for submitting abstracts to the 22nd International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, scheduled for 17-22 June 2012 in Rhodes, Greece - http://www.isope2012.org/callforpapers.htm.

- 24 October is the deadline for submitting abstracts to the International Conference - Dynamic Deltas on Safety and Sustainability in Rural Delta Regions, scheduled for 17-20 April 2012 in Vlissingen, the Netherlands - http://www.dynamicdeltas.org.

- 24 October is the deadline for submitting abstracts to The Coastal Society's 23rd International Conference "Our Coasts, Our Heritage: Ecosystem Services for the Common Good", scheduled for 3-6 June 2012 in Miami, Florida, USA - http://thecoastalsociety.org/conference/tcs23.

- 24 October is the deadline for submitting abstracts to the first Social Coast Forum, scheduled for 15-16 February 2012 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA - http://www.csc.noaa.gov/socialcoastforum.

- 30 October is the deadline for submitting abstracts to the Coastal Cities Summit 2012 "Sharing Risks, Vulnerabilities, and Smart Growth Challenges of Global Cities in the Context of Global Change", scheduled for 30 April - 3 May 2012 in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA - http://www.coastalcities-ioi.org.

- 31 October is the deadline for submitting abstracts to the 2012 Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research (CCFFR), the Society of Canadian Limnologists (SCL) and the Canadian Chapter of the Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS), scheduled for 5-7 January 2012 in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada - http://www.uwindsor.ca/glier/ccffr/2012-call-for-papers.

- 31 October is the deadline for submitting abstracts to the FLOODrisk 2012 conference, scheduled for 20-22 November 2012 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands - http://www.floodrisk2012.net.

- 15 November is the deadline for submitting abstracts to the Global Geospatial Conference 2012, scheduled for 14-17 May 2012 in Québec City, Québec, Canada - http://www.gsdi.org/gsdiconf/gsdi13.

- 15 November is the deadline for submitting proposals to the Robin Rigby Trust for collaborative research projects that focus on understanding and implementing aspects of sustainable development in coastal areas - http://fgsr.smu.ca/documents/CallforProposals2011-RobinRigbyTrust.pdf.

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.

- 18-21 October 2011: Ocean Innovation 2011, Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada - http://www.oceaninnovation.ca

- 18-21 October 2011: International Symposium: Vulnerability of Coastal Ecosystems to Global Change and Extreme Events, Biarritz, France - http://wwz.ifremer.fr/biarritz_2011

- 19-21 October 2011: ASBPA 2011 National Coastal Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA - http://www.asbpa.org

- 25 October 2011: Wetlands 101 Workshop, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - http://gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/oh/Wetland_Workshop_Poster_2011.pdf

- 25-27 October 2011: Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - http://www.salishseaconference.org

- 25-29 October 2011: 10th International Conference on the Mediterranean Coastal Environment, Rhodes, Greece - http://www.medcoast.org.tr/MC11/Call_for_Papers_MEDCOAST%2011.pdf

- 26-27 October 2011: State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA - http://www.solecregistration.ca/en/Default.asp

- 27 October 2011: Bay of Fundy Ecosystem Partnership (BoFEP) Annual General Meeting, the Joggins Cliff Fossil Centre in Joggins, Nova Scotia, Canada - http://www.bofep.org

- 27-28 October 2011: OURCOAST Stakeholders Conference: Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Europe: The Way Forward, Riga, Latvia - http://www.ourcoastconferenceriga.eu

- 27-29 October 2011: Waterfront Center's 29th Annual International Conference "Urban Waterfronts 2011: Thirty Years and Counting", New York, NY, USA - http://www.waterfrontcenter.org

- 2 November 2011: Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN) Open Meeting: Engaging with MEDIN in its Operational Phase, London, United Kingdom - http://www.oceannet.org/mtng.html

- 2 November 2011 (2:00 PM EDT): Digital Coast Webinar on Mapping/Visualizing Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts - http://www.csc.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/webinar

- 4 November 2011: Watershed Governance Workshop, Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada - email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for details

- 6-9 November 2011: New Zealand Coastal Society 19th Annual Conference, Nelson, New Zealand - http://www.coastalsociety.org.nz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=74&Itemid=71

- 6-10 November 2011: Coastal & Estuarine Research Federation Conference 2011, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA - http://www.sgmeet.com/cerf2011

- 7-9 November 2011: 12th International Conference on Estuarine and Coastal Modeling, St. Augustine, Florida, USA - http://www.oce.uri.edu/ecm12

- 8 November 2011: Shoreline and Nearshore Data Systems (SANDS) User Conference, Hammersmith, London - http://www.halcrow.com/sands

- 9-10 November 2011: 4th Annual New Zealand Aquaculture Conference 2011, Nelson, New Zealand - http://aquaculture.org.nz/conference/about

- 15-16 November 2011: Coastal Management 2011, Belfast, United Kingdom - 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

- 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

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