Oceans & Coastal Management

Climate Change Considerations for the Oceans & Coastal Management Program – DFO Maritimes

Overview

Role of OCMD Intergovernmental Coordination Development of Integrated

Management Plans State of the Environment Reporting Conservation Planning &

Management

Oceans & Coastal Management Mandate promote the understanding, conservation, and optimum

use of coastal and offshore resources for the benefit of present and future generations in Maritime communities

development and implementation of effective IM throughout the coastal and offshore waters of the Maritimes Region

lead the design and implementation of an ecologically representative network of protected areas for the coastal and offshore waters of the Maritimes Region

to establish and effectively manage Oceans Act Marine Protected Area (MPAs) in the Maritimes Region

Intergovernmental Coordination Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine

Environment Ecosystem Indicator Partnership Climate Change Network

Regional Committee on Coastal and Ocean Management (RCCOM) 2009 State of Nova Scotia’s Coast Report Development of federal-provincial MOUs

Integrated Management Planning in the Maritimes

Eastern Scotian Shelf Integrated Management (ESSIM) Initiative

Southwest New Brunswick Marine Resources Planning Initiative

Bras d’Or Lakes Collaborative Environmental Planning Initiative (CEPI)

Marine and Coastal Spatial Planning

State of the Environment Reporting

Gulf of Maine and Scotian Shelf State of the Environment ReportingWeb-basedContext documentTheme papersDPSIR framework

MPA and Conservation Planning & Management Bioregional Network of MPAs

National Framework Federal and Provincial partners and

mechanisms Existing MPA Management and Monitoring

Gully MPA Musquash MPA Coral Conservation Areas