
Search Results for "Climate Change"


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Icebreakers in Canadian Waters
Climate change leads to more sea ice and higher risks for commercial marine shipping

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Marine Shipping Trends in the Canadian Arctic
Assessment of marine shipping trends over the past 30 years in the Canadian Arctic, focusing on two sites in the Northwest Passage. The project offers recommendations on risk management strategies, impact mitigation, and including Inuit knowledge and perspectives in policymaking.

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Shipping Containers Overboard
Why are shipping containers lost at sea and where do they end up?

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Investigating Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as a Marine Fuel for Canada’s Arctic
A study of the feasibility, risks, and benefits of the use of natural gas as a marine fuel in the Canadian Arctic.

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Research Spotlight: Dr. Heather Dettman
“Marine oil spill response is always evolving because everyone is trying to improve things.”
– Dr. Heather Dettman

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Indigenous Employment in the Ocean Sector
Meaningful participation in Canada’s marine sector for Indigenous people – what will it take?

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Integrating Two-Eyed Seeing in the Blue Economy: Reflections from the Blue Generation During World Ocean’s Week
The Blue Economy offers many career paths. From marine biologists studying ecosystems to data scientists analyzing large datasets and engineers creating innovative solutions for renewable energy, the opportunities are endless. It is crucial to balance this growth with the conservation efforts of Indigenous people whose communities are intertwined with the ocean to address and mitigate climate change.

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Nathan E. Stewart Oil Spill:
Five Years After
Five years after the Nathan E. Stewart sank, spilling the equivalent of a railcar’s worth of diesel fuel into the ocean,1 we want to know: could a similar incident happen today and how prepared are we if it does?

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Research Spotlight:
Dr. Kenneth Lee, Expert in Oil Spill Response Technologies
“We must remember the premise of using chemical oil dispersants: Diluting the oil from a surface slick into the water column at sea to reduce its concentration to below toxic levels, enhance its degradation rate, and reduce its probability of reaching shore.” – Kenneth Lee