West Coast Kelp Forests

Abstract: The British Columbia coast is in the center of a kelp forest ecosystem that extends along the Pacific coast of North America. Many marine species at risk depend either directly or indirectly on this system. This paper examines community recovery efforts for two marine species at risk, the...

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Main Author: E. Anne Stewart
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Subjects:
Canada and Environment Canada. Key Words
pinto abalone1
northern abalone
Haliotis kamstchatkana
sea otter
Enhydra lutris
Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations
traditional ecological knowledge
community conservation
marine species recovery
species at risk
British Columbia
Canada
Pacific
First Nations
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.628.2404
http://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/pubdocs/bcdocs/400484/stewart_edited_final_may_7.pdf
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Summary:Abstract: The British Columbia coast is in the center of a kelp forest ecosystem that extends along the Pacific coast of North America. Many marine species at risk depend either directly or indirectly on this system. This paper examines community recovery efforts for two marine species at risk, the pinto abalone (Haliotis kamstchatkana) and the sea otter (Enhydra lutris), on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations and other coastal communities play critical roles in the recovery of these two species, and those efforts are examined here in light of improving collaboration and cooperation with the federal lead agencies responsible for marine species at risk recovery, namely Fisheries and Oceans

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