Tourism Vessels and Low Impact Shipping Corridors in Arctic Canada: Trends, Risks, Community Perspectives and Management Strategies

• Main Authors: Dawson, Jackie, Carter, Natalie, Van Luijk, Nicolien, Cook, Alison, Weber, Melissa, Orawiec, Andrew, Stewart, Emma, Holloway, Jean
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa 2021
• Subjects: Marine tourism; Passenger vessels; Arctic Canada; Inuit communities; Culturally Significant Marine Areas; Ecologically and Biologically Significant Areas; Arctic; Canada; Hudson; Hudson Bay; Ungava Bay; inuit; NORDREG
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.20381/d3dd-yk49; https://ruor.uottawa.ca/handle/10393/42458

Marine tourism in the Canadian Arctic is a small but rapidly growing industry. Since 1990, the average annual distance travelled by passenger vessels (e.g., cruise ships) has more than doubled, and for pleasure crafts (e.g., commercial or private yachts) the average annual distance travelled has inc...