A Methodology to Evaluate Canada's Arctic Shipping Regulations.

• Main Authors: Kubat, Ivana, Collins, Anne, Gorman, B., Timco, Garry
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2005
• Subjects: Arctic; Canada; Hudson; Hudson Strait; Lanes; Climate change; North West Passage
• Online Access: https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/accepted/?id=c0bfc51e-0fee-4e2d-9b57-39a7ac8ff0bf; https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/object/?id=c0bfc51e-0fee-4e2d-9b57-39a7ac8ff0bf; https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/fra/voir/objet/?id=c0bfc51e-0fee-4e2d-9b57-39a7ac8ff0bf

Transport Canada has the responsibility for regulating Arctic shipping in Canada as part of the Arctic Shipping Pollution Prevention Regulations. A Zone-Date System (ZDS) is used North of the 60° latitude. The ZDS is based on historical data of ice conditions up to the early 1970’s and on the premis...