Research Projects

This assessment shows maritime industry initiatives in Canada contribute to more than half of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, supporting a more sustainable and equitable future.

This project explores the impacts of technology on the safe and efficient delivery of pilotage services in Canada and around the world.

In collaboration with the University of British Columbia (UBC), Clear Seas is undertaking a project to develop innovative solutions to ship-source underwater noise to help make the ocean soundscape less stressful to marine mammals.

Clear Seas partnered with the Angus Reid Institute again to update the findings of its biennial nation-wide public opinion poll on marine shipping. This is the fourth study in a series measuring Canadians’ attitudes towards marine shipping, its importance, and inherent risks.

An overview of the frameworks and emerging issues for the governance of marine shipping in Canada.

A study of the feasibility, risks, and benefits of the use of natural gas as a marine fuel in the Canadian Arctic.

Clear Seas has investigated the environmental impact of different marine fuels to support the marine shipping industry’s transition towards decarbonization.

Clear Seas is undertaking a project to illustrate the state of marine shipping in Canada and enable communities to better express their concerns about the risks relating to shipping.

A study to inform the regulation of ships’ exhaust gas cleaning systems (scrubbers).

An analysis of the effects of climate change and the strategies that the Canadian maritime sector needs to adapt to meet this rising threat.