Mardi Gullage

Oceans Program

DFO NL Region

March 12, 2015

USING WEB APPLICATIONS TO

ENHANCE DECISION-MAKING

PROCESSES:

THE OCEANS ATLAS OF HUMAN USE

Background

The Oceans Atlas of Human Use

Concept

Development

Layers

Tools

Oceans Management and Decision Making

Fisheries Protection Program and Inland Mining

Fisheries Management Case Study

Balancing Conservation with Human Activity

Other Applications

Integrated Management

OUTLINE

Began as a Coral and Sponge application which was identified as a

key del iverable to promote the mandate of the Cold -Water Coral and

Sponge Centre of Expertise

Recognized that this is a good platform to update other

information.

BACKGROUND

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In 2012/13, i t was recognized that the

inclusion of Human Use layers other than

those which interacted with Coral and

Sponge would be a good addit ion.

Inspiration for the current version was

the “Grand Banks of Newfoundland: Atlas

of Human Activit ies”

COLD-WATER CORALS AND SPONGES

THE OCEANS ATLAS OF HUMAN USE

Conservation: Marine Protected Areas Ecologically and Biologically Significant Areas Conservation closures (NAFO Coral and Sponge Areas, Industry Closures, DFO conservation

closures) Species at Risk (distribution, critical habitat)*

Management Fisheries Management areas (individual fisheries) Large Ocean Management Areas Species at Risk Management Areas* Exclusive Economic Zone NAFO Areas*

Human Activity Fisheries 2000 – 2011 (by Gear type, Region landings)* Marine Traffic (commercial shipping, ferries, Search and Rescue)* Oil and Gas Exploration (licenses, wells, geophysical surveys) Research (Surveys, Oceanographic Moorings*, Atlantic Zonal Monitoring Program, Aerial Surveys*) Fisheries Protection Authorization Sites*

*East Coast Only

ATLAS LAYERS

Region Summary for Corals/Sponge

Depth Query

Info Tool

Draw/Measure

Export Map/Screenshot to multiple formats

Supporting Layer Information (what it is, where it comes from)

Location Bookmark

TOOLS

Spatial planning

Local or regional conflict resolution

Exploration of new research opportunities/Identifying information gaps

Verification

Promotion of intra-departmental collaboration and knowledge exchange

Facilitating education and awareness

OCEANS MANAGEMENT AND DECISION

MAKING

SPATIAL PLANNING

DFO Sector : F isher ies Protect ion

Project : Mapping ex ist ing and p lanned

mining features for potent ial cumulat ive

ef fects

FRESHWATER PLANNING

LOCAL RESOLUTION

CONFLICT RESOLUTION

DFO Sector : F isher ies Management

Project : Mapping cur rent and proposed

ru les for ang lers on the Shearstown

River.

CONSERVATION AND OIL

VERIFICATION

DFO Sectors :

Oceans/Fisher ies Protect ion

Pro ject : Examining the

proximity of s igni f icant

discover ies to the NAFO Coral

and Sponge Areas

EDUCATION AND AQUATIC INVASIVE

SPECIES

Educat ion and Awareness

DFO Sector : Sc ience

Project : Aquat ic Invas ive

Species Best Pract ices

INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT

Informed Decision making

Collaboration

Planning that takes into account all elements in a natural

marine environment.

Effective use of time

THE FUTURE

Going coastal

Looking at new capabilities

Public availability

Questions?

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THANK YOU!