All Research

Clear Seas is an independent research centre focused on marine shipping issues. Learn more about our research on safe and sustainable marine shipping in Canada.

Clear Seas

September 13, 2018

Emergency Towing Vessel Needs Assessment

 Clear Seas commissioned Vard Marine Inc. to assess emergency towing vessel needs for different types of large commercial ships transiting Canada’s Pacific coast, including container ships, bulk carriers, vehicle carriers, LNG carriers, passenger ships, and tankers.

Clear Seas

March 5, 2018

Vessel Drift and Response Analysis for Canada’s Pacific Coast

 Clear Seas commissioned Nuka Research and Planning Group, LLC to assess the risk that a disabled vessel could drift aground on Canada’s Pacific coast before help arrives.

MEOPAR

February 22, 2018

Commercial Shipping Issues in Canada’s North

 Clear Seas and MEOPAR have funded a two-year study to assess marine shipping trends over the past 30 years in the Canadian Arctic, focusing on two sites in the Northwest Passage.

Ocean Networks Canada

August 24, 2017

Real Time Vessel Monitoring

 Clear Seas, in collaboration with Ocean Networks Canada, will monitor real-time satellite and terrestrial Automatic Identification System (AIS) signals from large commercial vessels operating and transiting B.C. coastal waters and will articulate and quantify the observed and potential vessel traffic hazards as well as make recommendations for policies, procedures and a business model for improved marine domain awareness in Canada.

Clear Seas

August 9, 2017

Marine Transportation Corridors

 Clear Seas is undertaking a multifaceted analysis to help describe risks related to marine shipping activities and to assist in marine spatial planning on Canada’s Pacific coast.

July 4, 2017

The Behaviour and Environmental Impacts of Crude Oil Released Into Aqueous Environments

 Although crude oil spills are infrequent in Canada their consequences to the environment and impacted local economies, as well as on human health, can be profound.

Canadian Council of Academies

May 24, 2017

The Value of Commercial Marine Shipping to Canada

 The study examines a scope that extends beyond economic impacts and draws conclusions about how marine shipping contributes much to Canadians’ daily lives – whether or not they live in coastal communities.

Clear Seas Centre for Responsible Marine Shipping

April 23, 2017

Marine Oil Spill: Preparedness & Response

 Digest covering the major observations of marine oil spill preparedness, response and recovery examples from around the world.

Clear Seas

April 11, 2017

Leading Systems for Oil Spill Response in Ports – Implications for Canada

 This research has examined spill response policies and practices in seven ports in five countries, which has provided a range of national policies and port conditions and practices against which to consider Canadian policies and practices.