Where Arctic Cod Goes, Marine Mammals FollowIncreased ship traffic in the warming Arctic drives fish away, study shows, spelling larger impacts on the marine food web and the communities that depend on it.AUSTIN PRICEMarch 10, 2020A centerpiece of the marine food web, Boreogadus saida swims among the ice floes of the Arctic archipelago. A slender [...]
Inuit communities consulted in plans for low-impact Arctic shipping routes Changes were recommended for environmental and community benefits, ship safety In this map (left), dark green represents the recommended shipping route, with light blue representing low-impact shipping lanes. The pink outlined near northern Coats Island (right), shows where the report recommends installing ship-monitoring camera [...]
Indigenous people help develop better Arctic shipping routesBy: Sophie YeoStory at a glanceBecause of melting ice due to climate change, the Arctic is rapidly opening up.Experts are working with local indigenous people to develop new shipping routes through the region that minimize harm.Local people have extensive knowledge of ice and wildlife patterns, currents and other valuable [...]
Research team injects Inuit views into Ottawa’s plan for safe Arctic shipping Feds believe low-impact shipping corridors could reduce risks posed by increased marine traffic This map shows the low impact shipping corridors that the federal government has proposed for the Canadian Arctic. A team of researchers led by Jackie Dawson of the University [...]
Charting a new course in a melting Arctic: Why the northern shipping debate is heating up By Alex Boyd Calgary Bureau Sat., Jan. 18, 2020 4 min. read Where some see a vast expanse of frigid waterways and sea ice, Okalik Eegeesiak sees a highway. “Inuit are an international people. We did not create the [...]
Le savoir des Inuits pour mieux gérer les voies maritimes de l’Arctique canadien - Regard sur L'Arctique Le savoir des Inuits du Nord canadien sert désormais à mieux orienter le gouvernement fédéral sur la gestion de ses voies maritimes dans l’Arctique. Un groupe de chercheurs de l’Université d’Ottawa s’est rendu dans plus d’une dizaine [...]
Inuit making recommendations on Arctic shipping routes - CBC News "Our role is to ensure that the information, Inuit perspectives, are provided to ensure that their voices are heard and can be included in that prioritization of the corridors," said Lead Community Research Natalie Carter on the Arctic Corridors- Northern Voices Research project this [...]
ESPG members take part in a 2 day workshop in Iqaluit to discuss the Arctic Corridors- Northern Voices project CBC Northbeat and CBC Igalaaq showcase the Arctic Corridors- Northern Voices research project led by Community Researcher Natalie Carter, who along with her team, were in Iqaluit, Nunavut this week for result sharing and discussion with [...]
ESPG leads CASTnet co-development Click here to read the CASTnet briefing note
Coral Harbour Community Discusses Impact of Arctic Shipping By: Colleen Turlo January 18, 2019 Three days and six plane rides after leaving Halifax, I finally arrived at my destination: Coral Harbour, Nunavut, the only community on Southampton Island which sits at the top of Hudson Bay. Coral Harbour is known by Inuit as Salliq, [...]
