Shipping Risk Mitigation Research and Practice in Canada: Considering Area-Based Management Approaches

Speakers

• Erin Abou-Abssi, Director of Policy, Oceans North, Ottawa, ON
• David Barclay, Associate Professor, Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
• Leah Beveridge, Interdisciplinary PhD Candidate, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
• 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, Wendake, QC
• Sean Brillant, Senior Conservation Biologist, Marine Programs, Canadian Wildlife Federation, Halifax, NS
• Michel Charron, Acting Director, Whale Protection Policy, Transport Canada, Ottawa, ON
• René Chénier, Manager, Geodetic Engineering, Earth Observation and Geomatics, Canadian Hydrographic Service, Ottawa, ON
• Murray Coolican, Board Chair, Clear Seas Centre for Responsible Marine Shipping
• Sam Davin, Specialist, Marine Shipping and Conservation, WWF-Canada, Ottawa, ON
• Antonella Ferro, Director, Marine Navigation in the Fleet and Maritime Services (FMS) branch, Canadian Coast Guard, Ottawa, ON
• Floris Goerlandt, Assistant Professor & Canada Research Chair in Risk Management and Resource Optimization for Marine Industries, Department of Industrial Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
• Jody Illasiak, Inuvialuit Game Council, Inuvik, NT
• Peter Kikkert, Irving Shipbuilding Chair in Arctic Policy, Brian Mulroney Institute of Government, St Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS
• Chief Russ Jones, Contractor, Marine Planning Program, Council of the Haida Nation, Skidegate, BC
• Robert Lewis-Manning, President, Chamber of Shipping, Vancouver, BC
• Sue McLennan, Manager, Arctic Projects and Governance for the Canadian Coast Guard Arctic Region, Ottawa, ON
• Louise Murgatroyd, Regional Program Manager, Proactive Vessel Management, Transport Canada, Vancouver, BC
• Silke Neve, Senior Director, National Marine Spatial Planning Program, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
• Ken Paul, Lead Fisheries Negotiator and Research Coordinator, Wolastoqey Nation, New Brunswick
• Lindsey Raymond, Manager, Domestic Shipping Policy, Transport Canada, Ottawa, ON
• Jens-Uwe Schröder-Hinrichs, Vice-President Academic, IMO-World Maritime University, Malmo, Sweden
• Desai Shan, Community Health and Humanities, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John’s, NL
• Mark Stoddard, PhD Candidate, Department of Industrial Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
• Bud Streeter, Director, Clear Seas Centre for Responsible Marine Shipping, Halifax, NS
• Anya Waite, Scientific Director & CEO, Ocean Frontier Institute; Dalhousie University Associate Vice-President Research (Ocean), Halifax, NS
• Weishan Wang, Interdisciplinary PhD Candidate, Dalhousie University, Halifax
• Mélissa Whittom, Consultation Project Manager, Centre of Expertise in Consultation and Accommodation, Institut de développement durable des Premières Nations du Québec et du Labrador | First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Sustainable Development Institute, Wendake, QC

Moderators

• Claudio Aporta, Canadian Chair in Marine Environment Protection, IMO-World Maritime University, Malmo, Sweden
• Aldo Chircop, Professor of Law, Marine & Environmental Law Institute, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
• Bruce Martin, Applied Sciences Manager (Halifax), JASCO Applied Sciences (Canada) Ltd., Halifax, NS
• Meghan Mathieson, Director of Strategy & Innovation, Clear Seas Centre for Responsible Marine Shipping, Vancouver, BC
• Ronald Pelot, Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
• Gregory Wilkie, Commanding Officer, CCG Atlantic Region, Dartmouth, NS

Commentators

• Paul Blomerus, Executive Director, Clear Seas Centre for Responsible Marine Shipping, Vancouver, BC
• Leah Trigg, Postdoctoral Fellow in Large Whale Conservation, Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
• Captain Jack Gallagher, Hammurabi Consulting, Halifax, NS
• Gerald Singh, Assistant Professor and Ocean Nexus Chair in Global Change and Sustainable Development, School of Environmental Studies, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC

Agenda

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