On August 30-31, 2022, the Ocean Frontier Institute(opens in a new tab) and Clear Seas(opens in a new tab) hosted a pioneering 2-day workshop exploring shipping risk mitigation research and practice in Canada.
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The hybrid event took place online and in-person at Dalhousie University in Halifax, NS, and invited participants to look at the strengths, risks, threats, and opportunities associated with marine shipping and explore solutions.
Recognized experts, researchers and academics, government officials, Indigenous communities, non-governmental organizations, industry leaders, and many more came together to compare and discuss current and emerging practices of area-based management approaches and tools to reduce the risks and impacts of marine shipping in Canada. The workshop was attended by 70 people in Halifax, with another 80 participants online from across Canada.
Workshop Resources
View event program(opens PDF)(opens in a new tab)
Read the summary report(opens PDF)(opens in a new tab)
Watch the event recording(opens in a new tab)
Workshop Presentations
Keynote(opens PDF)(opens in a new tab) | Ken Paul, Wolastoqey Nation, New Brunswick
Waterway risk analysis as a basis for a framework for risk-based vessel traffic management(opens PDF)(opens in a new tab) | Floris Goerlandt, Assistant Professor & Canada Research Chair in Risk Management and Resource Optimization for Marine Industries, Department of Industrial Engineering, Dalhousie University
Vessel traffic management experiences in European waters(opens PDF)(opens in a new tab) | Jens-Uwe Schröder-Hinrichs, Vice-President Academic, IMO-World Maritime University
Canada’s experience with vessel traffic management in its marine regions(opens PDF)(opens in a new tab) | Antonella Ferro, Director, Marine Navigation in the Fleet and Maritime Services (FMS) branch, Canadian Coast Guard
Marine spatial planning in Canada(opens PDF)(opens in a new tab) | Silke Neve, Senior Director, Marine Spatial Planning, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Area-based management approaches to address marine and atmospheric pollution and impacts from shipping: Practices, successes and failures(opens PDF)(opens in a new tab) | Sam Davin, Specialist, Marine Shipping and Conservation, WWF-Canada
Challenges in incorporating local knowledge in marine spatial planning decision-support tools(opens PDF)(opens in a new tab) | Claudio Aporta, Canadian Chair in Marine Environment Protection, IMO-World Maritime University
Understanding and mitigating underwater noise through routeing measures(opens PDF)(opens in a new tab) | David Barclay, Associate Professor, Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University
Understanding vessel size and speed as a factor in preventing ship strikes of marine mammals(opens PDF)(opens in a new tab) | Sean Brillant, Senior Conservation Biologist, Marine Programs, Canadian Wildlife Federation
Comparing area-based management approaches on east and west coasts(opens PDF)(opens in a new tab) | Michel Charron, Acting Director, Whale Protection Policy, Transport Canada
Arctic Search and Rescue (SAR): Issues, challenges, and pathways to solutions(opens PDF)(opens in a new tab) | Peter Kikkert, Irving Shipbuilding Chair in Arctic Policy, Brian Mulroney Institute of Government, St. Francis Xavier University and Ronald Pelot, Department of Industrial Engineering, Dalhousie University
Community connectivity in Arctic SAR(opens PDF)(opens in a new tab) | Mark Stoddard, PhD Candidate, Department of Industrial Engineering, Dalhousie University
The impact of COVID-19 on Arctic shipping: An occupational health and safety perspective(opens PDF)(opens in a new tab) | Desai Shan, Community Health and Humanities, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University
Context: Area-based management for shipping and Indigenous Peoples’ involvement on three coasts(opens PDF)(opens in a new tab) | Weishan Wang, Interdisciplinary PhD Candidate, Dalhousie University
Atlantic Region: Initiatives and collaborations to make marine navigation safer and more respectful of the environment and Indigenous rights in the St. Lawrence Region(opens PDF)(opens in a new tab) | Mélissa Whittom, Consultation Project Manager, Centre of Expertise in Consultation and Accommodation and Coralie Lessard Bolâtre, Conservation Project Manager, Planning and Marine Conservation, Institut de développement durable des Premières Nations du Québec et du Labrador | First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Sustainable Development Institute
Pacific Region: Voluntary Protection Zone for Shipping on the West Coast of Haida Gwaii(opens PDF)(opens in a new tab) | Chief Russ Jones, Contractor Marine Planning Program, Council of the Haida Nation, Louise Murgatroyd, Regional Program Manager, Proactive Vessel Management, Transport Canada and Robert Lewis-Manning, President, Chamber of Shipping
Arctic Region: Northern Low-Impact Shipping Corridors initiative and engagement with Inuit, First Nations, and Métis organizations and governments, industry and other Northern partners(opens PDF)(opens in a new tab) | Sue McLennan, Manager, Arctic Projects and Governance for the Canadian Coast Guard Arctic Region, Lindsey Raymond, Manager, Domestic Shipping Policy, Transport Canada and René Chénier, Manager, Geodetic Engineering, Earth Observation and Geomatics, Canadian Hydrographic Service
Arctic Region: Decolonization and Shipping in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region(opens PDF)(opens in a new tab) | Jody Illasiak, Shipping Lead, Inuvialuit Game Council and Leah Beveridge, Interdisciplinary PhD Candidate, Dalhousie University
