ENV201H5 Lecture Notes - Atlantic Cod, Death By Natural Causes, Wicket-Keeper
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Challenge is meeting the needs/interests of all these groups. See issue-attention cycle (wk 2 slide: 3: inherent characteristics of env/res mgmt. Ex: recreational hunting is a need for some, hated by others. Complexity: cause and effect difficult to determine, multiple variables/pathways. Mgmt of fisheries: 1868: canada"s dominion fisheries act. Developed marine fisheries: 1902: 1st mention of conservation in the national marine fisheries policy, post ww2, transfer of war tech to fishing (bigger boats, sonar etc, after collapse of cod intake, limits were enforced on fishing (1977-1984) Seemed to be on track to pre-60s abundance, but was unsuccessful: response to cod industry decline: 1997: limited test to bring back cod fishery. 2003: nfld/labrador pop of cod listed as endangered. Conflict btwn fishers, fishers/gov"t, canada and other nations. Uncertainty: why higher natural deaths, didn"t know basic info. Change: survival much lower btwn "77-"84 than in 60s and 70s. Complexity: unclear why fluxes; switch to new resource; oil.
