Fish Conservation and
Management
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Imperiled and extinct fishes
You win some, you lose some!
Chapter 11 Ross
Topics
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Legislation and protection
Extinctions: examples and common causesExtirpated:species/populations
Endangeredand threatened: species/populations–Including (you guessed it…) SALMON!
Major theme: Linking science to conservation & management
?????PhysiologyBehaviourPopulation ecologyEcosystem ecologyHabitat data (limnology, oceanography)?Life history?Fisheries exploitation data?Applied life history data?Human dimensions: socio-economic dataBasic scienceApplied science?Protecting populations & habitats?Restoring populations & habitatsConservationManagement?Harvest regulations?Managing fisheries & habitatsFederal Legislative frameworks
?Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has legal
responsibilities under several legislative frameworks, including:–Oceans Act
–Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA)–Species At Risk Act (SARA)–Fisheries Act
?All geared toward promoting the effective management and sustainability of freshwater & marine ecosystems and biota
Federal Legislative frameworks
?Oceans Act:
–Relates to the exploitation, management, and conservation of marine resources–Estuaries, coasts, oceans, MPAs
?Canadian Environmental Assessment Act:
–Requires federal departments to conduct environmental assessments for proposed projects where the federal government is the proponent (or funder)
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