Download or read book The Management of Estuarine Resources in Canada written by Irving K. Fox and published by Ottawa, Canada : Canadian Environmental Advisory Council. This book was released on 1978 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Estuaries and their associated lands have traditionally provided abundantly for the needs of civilized man. Settlements based on estuarine resources have historically been prosperous, leading the hinterland not only in material wealth but in development and cultural values. They were favoured sites for important cities, attracting commerce and industry, and rising to become keystones to political and economic power. Self renewal of the estuarine environment through daily tidal action and through seasonal fluctuations in water flow permitted intensive use of the resources. Only in recent times, as the estuarine ecosystems were confronted with population and industrial pressures beyond their power to withstand or adjust to, their susceptibility to serious deterioration or destruction was recognized"--Introduction.

Download or read book Policy and Operational Framework for Integrated Management of Estuarine Coastal and Marine Environments in Canada written by Canada. Oceans Directorate and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Policy and Operational Framework for Integrated Management of Estuarine, Coastal and Marine Environments in Canada is intended as a working document for Canada's oceans community. It is intended to foster discussion about Integrated Management approaches by setting out policy in the legislative context, along with concepts and principles. The document also proposes an Operational Framework with governance, management by areas, design for management bodies and the type of planning processes that could be involved.

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Download or read book Management of Marine Fisheries in Canada written by L. S. Parsons and published by NRC Research Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 796 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report describes and evaluates the impact of the major changes in the management of Canada's marine fisheries in recent decades. The report covers the historical and jurisdictional context; biological and economic aspects; objectives of fisheries management; techniques of resources management in general and those used for specific species; managing the common property through allocation of access, limited entry licensing, and individual quotas; the international dimension; the social dimension; habitat management; fisheries enforcement; and fisheries management in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Iceland, and the European Community.

Download or read book Managing Marine Protected Areas written by Nancy Marie Foster and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Fraser River Estuary Management Program written by Fraser River Estuary Management Program (Canada). Standing Committee on the Fraser River Estuary Water Quality Plan and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Water resources development.

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Download or read book An Implementation Strategy for the Fraser River Estuary Management Program written by Fraser River Estuary Management Program Review Committee (Canada) and published by Environment Canada ; [Victoria] : BC, Ministry of Environment. This book was released on 1984 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Perspectives on Canadian Marine Fisheries Management written by Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans and published by NRC Research Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Co-published by: National Research Council of Canada.

Download or read book Hearings written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 1452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Environmental Effects of Dams and Impoundments in Canada written by R. M. Baxter and published by Ontario : s.n.. This book was released on 1980 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Survey of the environmental consequences of dam construction and water impoundment in Canada in the past to alert environmentalists and engineers to the problems that may be associated with such activities in the future. Immediate, direct and obvious effects and long term effects are identified, and biological consequences of dams and reservoirs are noted. The impact of these activities on native communities is discussed.

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Download or read book Estuarine Ecology written by John W. Day, Jr. and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1989-05-09 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook covers the physical and chemical aspects of estuaries, the biology and ecology of key organisms, the flow of organic matter through estuaries, and human interactions, such as the environmental impact of fisheries on estuaries and the effects of global climate change on these important ecosystems. Each chapter will begin with basic concepts and then move on to describing applications and current practice. This new edition is being authored by a team of world experts from the estuarine science community.

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