Oceans & Coastal Management

1. Oceans & Coastal Management Climate Change Considerations for the Oceans & Coastal Management Program – DFO Maritimes

2. Overview • Role of OCMD • Intergovernmental Coordination • Development of Integrated Management Plans • State of the Environment Reporting • Conservation Planning & Management

3. Oceans & Coastal Management Mandate • promote the understanding, conservation, and optimum use of coastal and offshore resources for the benefit of present and future generations in Maritime communities • development and implementation of effective IM throughout the coastal and offshore waters of the Maritimes Region • lead the design and implementation of an ecologically representative network of protected areas for the coastal and offshore waters of the Maritimes Region • to establish and effectively manage Oceans Act Marine Protected Area (MPAs) in the Maritimes Region

4. Intergovernmental Coordination • Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment • Ecosystem Indicator Partnership • Climate Change Network • Regional Committee on Coastal and Ocean Management (RCCOM) • 2009 State of Nova Scotia’s Coast Report • Development of federal-provincial MOUs

5. Integrated Management Planning in the Maritimes • Eastern Scotian Shelf Integrated Management (ESSIM) Initiative • Southwest New Brunswick Marine Resources Planning Initiative • Bras d’Or Lakes Collaborative Environmental Planning Initiative (CEPI) • Marine and Coastal Spatial Planning

6. State of the Environment Reporting • Gulf of Maine and Scotian Shelf State of the Environment Reporting • Web-based • Context document • Theme papers • DPSIR framework

7. MPA and Conservation Planning & Management • Bioregional Network of MPAs • National Framework • Federal and Provincial partners and mechanisms • Existing MPA Management and Monitoring • Gully MPA • Musquash MPA • Coral Conservation Areas