acls/nichols/2001 how well will we govern it? it’s our ocean:
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ACLS/Nichols/2001How Well Will We Govern It?
It’s Our Ocean:
ACLS/Nichols/2001
Our Track Record
• Arctic Jurisdiction
• Atlantic Cod Fishery
• Burnt Church
• Atlantic Accords
• Law of the Sea?
• Oceans Act?
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Governance ?
- Listening
- Learning
- Leading
- Liaison
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Governance is not just about Monitoring and Enforcement
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Governance isabout AllocatingRights to ResourcesWithin Society
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Governance is about Setting Rules and Regulationsfor How Resources will be Used
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Governance is
also about the
Inclusive Institutional
Structures needed
to Prevent and Adjudicate Disputes
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AllocationAllocation
RegulationRegulation
EnforcementEnforcement
AdjudicationAdjudicationSpatialInformation
SpatialInformation
Governance
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[McLaughlin & Nichols, 1992]
Sources
Datasets &Metadata
Policies &Standards
Networks &Access
Mechanisms
Users
InstitutionalArrangements
InformationTechnologies
Value-Added Data Requirements
Part of the Marine Geo-Spatial Data Infrastructure (MGDI) McLaughlin/Nichols(1993)
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Good Governance in Canada’s Offshore: The Use, Value, and Potential of Marine Boundary Information
GEOIDE Network Centres of Excellence Project
• Social Sciences and Humanities Project
• September 2000-February 2002
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A Multi-Disciplinary Team
Sue Nichols, Project Leader, UNB
Gilles Paquet, U of Ottawa - Governance
Larry Felt, Memorial - Community Impacts
Wade Locke, Memorial - Economic Requirements
Ted McDorman, U of Victoria - International Law
Anne LaForest, UNB - Water Law
John Hughes-Clarke, UNB - Ocean Mapping
Michael Sutherland, UNB - Graduate Student Liaison
8 graduate students and 2 undergrad assistants in 3 universities
Partners:Service New BrunswickCoastal and Ocean Management, DFOCentre for Property StudiesCanadian Hydrographic Service, DFOCARISGeoConnections
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• Evaluate Marine Boundary Requirements for Good
Governance of the Canada’s Oceans
• Investigate Spatial Data Uncertainty
• Enhance Prototype Geomatics Technologies
• Communicate Results to Decision Makers
Project Objectives
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Case Study 1: Delimitation ofThe Extended Continental Shelf Boundary
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Case Study 2: New Brunswick Marine Administrative Boundaries
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Some of the Technical Issues
Equidistance?
Base LinePoints?
Closing lines?
Islands, RocksAnd Low TideElevations?
WHICH COASTLINE?
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1km
Special scallop zone
J.Hughes-Clarke, OMG
Case Study 3: ProposedMusquash Marine Proctected Area
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NavigationRights
Fishing
Rights
MineralRights
DevelopmentRights
Air SpaceRights
Water ColumnRights
DisposalRights
AccessRights
Seabed UseRights
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TraditionalFishers
AboriginalGroups
UplandOwners
AquacultureIndustry
ProvincialDepartments
FederalDepartments
CoastalCommunities
PublicRecreation& Access
Petroleum &Pipeline
Companies
Municipalities
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Governance ?
- Listening
- Learning
- Co-Leading
- Liaison
ACLS/Nichols/2001How Well Will We Govern It?
It’s Our Ocean:
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