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West Coast Vancouver Island Aquatic Management Board

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West Coast Vancouver Island Aquatic Management Board Phone Number: (250) 724-3600 Fax: 250-724-7168 Email: denise@westcoastaquatic.ca Website: http://www.westcoastaquatic.ca/ Address: #3 4310 10th Avenue Port Alberni British Columbia Canada V9Y 4X4
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Languages: English
Field(s) of Research: Adaptation Alternative and Renewable Energy Anthropology Aquaculture Archeology Best Practices Biodiversity Biogeography Biology Biomass Botany Climate Change and Impacts Climate Modeling Climate Variability Communications Communities Conservation Culture and Cultural Heritage Decision-Making and Analysis Earth Science Ecological Restoration Ecology Economic Development Economics Ecosystems Education and Outreach Energy Conversion Energy Efficiency Entomology Envirometrics Environmental Change Environmental Design Environmental Economics Environmental Health Environmental Management Environmental Pollution Environmental Programs and Initiatives Environmental Stewardship Environmental Studies Fish and Fish Management Forests and Forestry GIS Geochemistry Geography Geology Geomorphology Governance Human Attitudes and Behaviour Human Welfare and Security Indigenous Peoples Industrial Ecology Information Management Invasive Species Land Use and Management Law and Enforcement Limnology Low Carbon Economy Mitigation Modeling Monitoring and Evaluation Natural Resources and Resource Management Oceanography Paleontology Pests and Pest Management Phenology Physiology Policy Political Studies Population Dynamics Protected Areas Public Health and Epidemiology Regulations Research Design and Methodology Resource Assessment Risk Assessment and Management Social Justice and Equity Society and Social Change Species at Risk Statistics Sustainability Systems Ecology Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Practices Transportation Urban Planning and Design Visualization and Graphic Design Waste Management Water Quality Wildlife and Wildlife Management
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Research Keywords Science to inform marine and coastal aquatic ecosystem planning in the West Coast Vancouver Island Aquatic Management Board Area Activities Related to Climate Change Solutions Considering climate change impacts on marine and coastal aquatic resources when planning for the future Publications Document and publications: http://www.westcoastaquatic.ca/Aquatic_Mgmt_Board.htm Resources: http://www.westcoastaquatic.ca/Resources.htm Existing Partnerships and Collaborative Activities Coastal Planning Initiative -- Ts'awalk ('one'): many collaborators and partners Structure: The Aquatic Mangement Board is comprised of 8 governmental members ( two representatives from each of the Federal, Provincial, Nuu-chah-nulth and local governments) and 8 non-governmental members broadly representative of commercial, recreational and aboriginal harvesting, processing, tourism, environmental, labour and aquaculture interests. The board will be supported by management committees addressing specific aquatic management issues. Research and Collaboration Interests Very broad, but focused on the Ts'awalk ('one'), a new Coastal Planning Initiative. Facilitating a Barkley Sound Research Network.

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