Planning on the edge: Development in Canada's East Coast marine environment

Marine-related development activities require environmental and socioeconomic impact assessments, as well as consultation with other stakeholders who share and use that environment. Major projects such as the PEI Fixed Link, Hibernia's offshore operations, or the Sable Offshore Energy Project r...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bishop, Mary
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Institute of Planners 1998
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10613/6648
https://doi.org/10.25316/IR-1549
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Summary:Marine-related development activities require environmental and socioeconomic impact assessments, as well as consultation with other stakeholders who share and use that environment. Major projects such as the PEI Fixed Link, Hibernia's offshore operations, or the Sable Offshore Energy Project required careful planning in order to minimize negative impacts on established fishing activities. These impacts could include temporary or permanent loss of access to traditional fishing grounds, marine life habitat alteration, or damage to fishing gear or vessels. Les activités de développement en milieu marin exigent une évaluation des répercussions environnementales et socio-economiques ainsi que la consultation des autres intervenants qui parragent et utilisent ce milieu. Les projets de grande envergure, comme le raccordement permanent de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard, les activités extracôtières d'Hibernia ou le Projet énergétique extracôtier de l'île de Sable, exigent une planification attentive afin de minimiser les conséquences négatives sur les activités de pêche établies. Ces conséquences pourraient comprendre la perte temporaire ou permanente de l'accès à des lieux de pêche traditionnels, la détérioration de l'habitat sous-marin oud des dommages causés aux engins ou aux bateaux de pêche. Text in English and French. Wide range/Hors des sentiers battus https://viurrspace.ca/bitstream/handle/10613/6648/Bishop.pdf?sequence=3