Proceedings 2012/053
Proceedings of the Regional Peer Review on the Evaluation of Proposed Ecologically and Biologically Significant Areas in Marine Waters of British Columbia; February 7-8, 2012
Chairpersons: Janelle Curtis and Ian Perry
Editors: Sarah Davies and Miriam O
Summary
These Proceedings summarize the relevant discussions and key conclusions that resulted from a Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS) Regional Peer Review (RPR) meeting on February 7th and 8th, 2012 at the Pacific Biological Station in Nanaimo, B.C. Four working papers were reviewed at this meeting; two of the papers (published in 2006) presented data and analyses relevant to the PNCIMA ecoregion (northern shelf area) while the other two papers (unpublished) related to the Strait of Georgia and the west coast of Vancouver Island (southern shelf area) ecoregions from various organizations and sectors, including: Fisheries & Oceans Canada, Parks Canada, Environment Canada, the Haida Oceans Technical Team, Cowichan Tribes, Marine Planning Partnership (MaPP), Georgia Strait Alliance, University of British Columbia, British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis, and the Pacific Salmon Foundation.
The conclusions and advice resulting from this review will be provided in the form of a Science Advisory Report providing advice to inform DFO planning in the Pacific regin will be made publicly available on the CSAS Science Advisory website.
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