Proceedings 2021/011
Proceedings of the Regional Peer Review on the Biophysical and Ecological Overview of the North Water Polynya and Adjacent Areas; January 22–24, 2020
Co-chairpersons: Jason Stow and Tom Christensen
Editors: Kevin Scharffenberg and Elizabeth Worden
Summary
In January, 2020, the Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS) hosted a binational meeting to review the state of knowledge for the North Water Polynya at the request of DFO Strategic Policy and Marine Conservation and Planning sectors. A literature review was assembled from published scientific documents, reports and peer reviewed journals, as well as any documented Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (IQ) and hunter/user knowledge for the region. Meeting participants reviewed the document to provide feedback and revisions, and commented on the general state of knowledge. This information was requested to help inform future collaborations related to the North Water Polynya, and to identify areas where scientific, Indigenous and hunter/user knowledge are lacking or undocumented.
Participants at the meeting included experts from DFO, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Parks Canada, the Department of Nature and Environment (Government of Greenland), the Inuit Circumpolar Council, Oceans North, the Qikiqtani Inuit Association, World Wildlife Fund Canada, Université Laval, the University of Alberta, the University of Manitoba, Memorial University, Aarhus University, and the Hamlet of Grise Fiord. These proceedings summarize the relevant discussions and key conclusions reached at the meeting. A Science Advisory Report and supporting Research Document resulting from this meeting will be published on the DFO Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat Website as they become available.
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