Canadian Beaufort Sea 2000: The Environmental and Social Setting

The Beaufort Sea Conference 2000 brought together a diverse group of scientists and residents of the Canadian Beaufort Sea region to review the current state of the region's renewable resources and to discuss the future management of those resources. In this paper, we briefly describe the physi...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Published in:ARCTIC
Main Authors: Ayles, G. Burton, Snow, Norman B.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2002
Subjects:
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63788
id ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/63788
record_format openpolar
spelling ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/63788 2023-05-15T13:22:57+02:00 Canadian Beaufort Sea 2000: The Environmental and Social Setting Ayles, G. Burton Snow, Norman B. 2002-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63788 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63788/47723 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63788 ARCTIC; Vol. 55 No. 5 (2002): Supplement: 1–93; 4-17 1923-1245 0004-0843 Beaufort Sea Inuvialuit geography environment ethnography communities mer de Beaufort géographie environnement ethnographie communautés info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 2002 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:21:03Z The Beaufort Sea Conference 2000 brought together a diverse group of scientists and residents of the Canadian Beaufort Sea region to review the current state of the region's renewable resources and to discuss the future management of those resources. In this paper, we briefly describe the physical environment, the social context, and the resource management processes of the Canadian Beaufort Sea region. The Canadian Beaufort Sea land area extends from the Alaska-Canada border east to Amundsen Gulf and includes the northwest of Victoria Island and Banks Island. The area is defined by its geology, landforms, sources of freshwater, ice and snow cover, and climate. The social context of the Canadian Beaufort Sea region has been set by prehistoric Inuit and Gwich'in, European influence, more recent land-claim agreements, and current management regimes for the renewable resources of the Beaufort Sea. La Conférence de l'an 2000 sur la mer de Beaufort a attiré un groupe hétérogène de scientifiques et de résidents de la région de la mer de Beaufort en vue d'examiner le statut actuel des ressources renouvelables de cette zone et de discuter de leur gestion future. Dans cet article, on décrit brièvement l'environnement physique, le contexte social et les processus de gestion des ressources de la zone canadienne de la mer de Beaufort. La superficie terrestre de la mer de Beaufort au Canada s'étend de la frontière entre ce pays et l'Alaska jusqu'au golfe Amundsen à l'est, et elle englobe le nord-ouest de l'île Victoria et de l'île Banks. Cette zone est définie par sa géologie, son relief, ses sources d'eau douce, son couvert glaciel et nival ainsi que son climat. Le contexte social de la région de la mer de Beaufort canadienne a été établi par les Inuits et Gwich'in préhistoriques, l'influence européenne, les récentes ententes territoriales ainsi que les régimes actuels de gestion des ressources renouvelables de la mer de Beaufort. Article in Journal/Newspaper Amundsen Gulf Arctic Banks Island Beaufort Sea inuit inuits Inuvialuit Mer de Beaufort Victoria Island victoria island Alaska University of Calgary Journal Hosting Canada Mer de Beaufort ENVELOPE(-138.005,-138.005,69.500,69.500) ARCTIC 55 5
institution Open Polar
collection University of Calgary Journal Hosting
op_collection_id ftunivcalgaryojs
language English
topic Beaufort Sea
Inuvialuit
geography
environment
ethnography
communities
mer de Beaufort
géographie
environnement
ethnographie
communautés
spellingShingle Beaufort Sea
Inuvialuit
geography
environment
ethnography
communities
mer de Beaufort
géographie
environnement
ethnographie
communautés
Ayles, G. Burton
Snow, Norman B.
Canadian Beaufort Sea 2000: The Environmental and Social Setting
topic_facet Beaufort Sea
Inuvialuit
geography
environment
ethnography
communities
mer de Beaufort
géographie
environnement
ethnographie
communautés
description The Beaufort Sea Conference 2000 brought together a diverse group of scientists and residents of the Canadian Beaufort Sea region to review the current state of the region's renewable resources and to discuss the future management of those resources. In this paper, we briefly describe the physical environment, the social context, and the resource management processes of the Canadian Beaufort Sea region. The Canadian Beaufort Sea land area extends from the Alaska-Canada border east to Amundsen Gulf and includes the northwest of Victoria Island and Banks Island. The area is defined by its geology, landforms, sources of freshwater, ice and snow cover, and climate. The social context of the Canadian Beaufort Sea region has been set by prehistoric Inuit and Gwich'in, European influence, more recent land-claim agreements, and current management regimes for the renewable resources of the Beaufort Sea. La Conférence de l'an 2000 sur la mer de Beaufort a attiré un groupe hétérogène de scientifiques et de résidents de la région de la mer de Beaufort en vue d'examiner le statut actuel des ressources renouvelables de cette zone et de discuter de leur gestion future. Dans cet article, on décrit brièvement l'environnement physique, le contexte social et les processus de gestion des ressources de la zone canadienne de la mer de Beaufort. La superficie terrestre de la mer de Beaufort au Canada s'étend de la frontière entre ce pays et l'Alaska jusqu'au golfe Amundsen à l'est, et elle englobe le nord-ouest de l'île Victoria et de l'île Banks. Cette zone est définie par sa géologie, son relief, ses sources d'eau douce, son couvert glaciel et nival ainsi que son climat. Le contexte social de la région de la mer de Beaufort canadienne a été établi par les Inuits et Gwich'in préhistoriques, l'influence européenne, les récentes ententes territoriales ainsi que les régimes actuels de gestion des ressources renouvelables de la mer de Beaufort.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Ayles, G. Burton
Snow, Norman B.
author_facet Ayles, G. Burton
Snow, Norman B.
author_sort Ayles, G. Burton
title Canadian Beaufort Sea 2000: The Environmental and Social Setting
title_short Canadian Beaufort Sea 2000: The Environmental and Social Setting
title_full Canadian Beaufort Sea 2000: The Environmental and Social Setting
title_fullStr Canadian Beaufort Sea 2000: The Environmental and Social Setting
title_full_unstemmed Canadian Beaufort Sea 2000: The Environmental and Social Setting
title_sort canadian beaufort sea 2000: the environmental and social setting
publisher The Arctic Institute of North America
publishDate 2002
url https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63788
long_lat ENVELOPE(-138.005,-138.005,69.500,69.500)
geographic Canada
Mer de Beaufort
geographic_facet Canada
Mer de Beaufort
genre Amundsen Gulf
Arctic
Banks Island
Beaufort Sea
inuit
inuits
Inuvialuit
Mer de Beaufort
Victoria Island
victoria island
Alaska
genre_facet Amundsen Gulf
Arctic
Banks Island
Beaufort Sea
inuit
inuits
Inuvialuit
Mer de Beaufort
Victoria Island
victoria island
Alaska
op_source ARCTIC; Vol. 55 No. 5 (2002): Supplement: 1–93; 4-17
1923-1245
0004-0843
op_relation https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63788/47723
https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63788
container_title ARCTIC
container_volume 55
container_issue 5
_version_ 1766368146681233408