{"id":256,"date":"2012-01-31T16:13:57","date_gmt":"2012-01-31T21:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/?p=256"},"modified":"2014-01-05T16:23:11","modified_gmt":"2014-01-05T21:23:11","slug":"royal-society-report-on-marine-biodiversity-webinar-recording","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/royal-society-report-on-marine-biodiversity-webinar-recording\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Society Report on Marine Biodiversity | Webinar recording"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Royal Society of Canada Report on Marine Biodiversity &#8211; January 31, 2012<\/h3>\n<p>Canada has the longest\u00a0marine\u00a0coastline of any country in the world, along three of the world\u2019s oceans.<\/p>\n<p>Is Canada filling its role as steward and protector of our valuable ocean resources and\u00a0marine biodiversity? How do we stack up to other nations? And what more do we need to do?<\/p>\n<p>The Royal Society of Canada assembled an Expert Panel on Ocean Climate Change and\u00a0Marine Biodiversity\u00a0to answer some of these questions. The SMCC held an embargoed briefing to give journalists a chance to speak with some of the panel members about their work.<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What national and international commitments has Canada made to protect our\u00a0marinebiodiversity, and how close (or far) we are to meeting them?<\/li>\n<li>What effects is climate change having on\u00a0marine\u00a0biodiversity\u00a0in terms of the spread of invasive species, shifting ranges, and economic impact?<\/li>\n<li>How do fisheries impact\u00a0marine\u00a0biodiversity, and how far are we from fishing sustainably?<\/li>\n<li>How has the performance of the Department of Oceans and Fisheries compared with its pledges and policies?<\/li>\n<li>What specific actions could the Government of Canada contemplate in order to improve the management of Canada&#8217;s fisheries and the restoration and protection of Canada&#8217;s marine biodiversity?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Panelists:<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/biology.dal.ca\/People\/faculty\/hutchings\/hutchings.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Jeff Hutchings<\/a><\/strong>, Killam Professor, Faculty of Science, Dalhousie University and Chair of the Royal Society of Canada\u2019s Expert Panel<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/climate.uvic.ca\/people\/weaver\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Andrew Weaver<\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0FRSC, Canada Research Chair in Climate Modelling and Analysis, Professor of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.psf.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Brian Riddell<\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Salmon Foundation<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/law.dal.ca\/Institutes\/Marine%20&amp;%20Environmental%20Law%20Institute\/Faculty%20&amp;%20Staff\/David_VanderZwaag.php\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dave VanderZwaag<\/strong><\/a><strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>Canada Research Chair in Ocean Law &amp; Governance, Professor of Law, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University<\/p>\n<h3>Recordings:<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencemediacentre.ca\/smc\/webinars\/marine\/marine_hutchings.mp3\">1. Introduction by Jeff Hutchings<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencemediacentre.ca\/smc\/webinars\/marine\/marine_questions.mp3\">2: Question period with all panelists<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em style=\"line-height: 1.4em;\">Disclaimer: The information and\/or opinions expressed are supplied by such individual or organization\u00a0and\u00a0do not necessarily represent the views of SMCC or any other person or organization unless otherwise specifically stated. SMCC,\u00a0its directors, officers, affiliates, agents and content providers assume no liability for any inaccurate, delayed or incomplete information or for any actions taken in reliance thereon.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Royal Society of Canada Report on Marine Biodiversity &#8211; January 31, 2012 Canada has the longest\u00a0marine\u00a0coastline of any country in the world, along three of the world\u2019s oceans. Is Canada filling its role as steward and protector of our valuable ocean resources and\u00a0marine biodiversity? How do we stack up to other nations? 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