Integrated ocean management and the collaborative planning process: the Eastern Scotian Shelf Integrated Management (ESSIM) Initiative

Rutherford, R.J.; Herbert, Glen; Coffen-Smout, Scott

doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2004.02.004

Cited by 45 publications

(21 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…In contrast to the Beaufort Sea example, there has been limited First Nations involvement in the Eastern Scotian Shelf Integrated Management (ESSIM) Area planning process (Rutherford et al 2005) [ERRATUM]. This is possibly because of existing historic treaties with First Nations on the east coast, and therefore limited government interest in collaborative activities because of less uncertainty in First Nations land and resource ownership, as well as ESSIM's offshore location.…”

Section: Pncima Governance Structurementioning

confidence: 99%

Haida Marine Planning: First Nations as a Partner in Marine Conservation

Jones¹,

Rigg²,

Lee³

2010

E&S

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

ABSTRACT. The Haida Nation is involved in an integrated marine planning initiative in northern British Columbia, Canada. The Haida continue to occupy traditional territory in and around Haida Gwaii, or the Queen Charlotte Islands, and are engaged in a larger planning process for the Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area (PNCIMA). This initiative is in the early planning stage, focused on capacity building and creating enabling conditions for co-governance. Court decisions, government policies, and a modern treaty process are driving short-and long-term efforts to resolve issues of Aboriginal ownership and resource access, both on land and in the ocean. As a result, the PNCIMA process is being led by two levels of government, First Nations and federal, reflecting changing perceptions of Aboriginal title and rights in British Columbia. The Haida have been resource owners and managers on Haida Gwaii for millennia, and continue to apply traditional knowledge and experience to marine-use planning and fisheries management. The Haida approach is place based and guided by fundamental Haida ethics and values such as respect, balance, and reciprocity. We describe these values and discuss the emerging role of First Nations in integrated oceans management in the context of the six themes: lessons from land-use planning; the PNCIMA governance structure; the relationship of values to planning outcomes; developing an ecosystembased management framework; applications of traditional knowledge, based on a study of Haida marine traditional knowledge currently in progress; and linking marine planning at various scales. On Haida Gwaii, collaborative marine planning is expected to result in improved protection of Haida Gwaii waters for future generations, greater Haida participation in management decisions, and increasing emphasis on sustainability of both local fisheries and communities.

show abstract

Section: Pncima Governance Structurementioning

confidence: 99%

Haida Marine Planning: First Nations as a Partner in Marine Conservation

Jones¹,

Rigg²,

Lee³

2010

E&S

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The Eastern Scotian Shelf Integrated Management (ESSIM) process is an offshore-focused effort to develop and implement an integrated ocean management plan for a large portion of the Scotian Shelf, off Nova Scotia (Rutherford et al 2005). Although the longer term aim is to expand the integrated management process to cover the full Scotian Shelf, as well as Canadian portions of the Gulf of Maine and Bay of Fundy, the current planning area focuses on the Eastern Scotian Shelf (Fig.…”

Section: The Eastern Scotian Shelf Integrated Ocean Management Planmentioning

confidence: 99%

Advancing objectives-based, integrated ocean management through marine spatial planning: current and future directions on the Scotian Shelf off Nova Scotia, Canada

et al. 2011

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The national legislative and policy context for integrated ocean management in Canada is provided by the Oceans Act (1996) and the supporting policy statement, Canada's Oceans Strategy. Under the Oceans Act, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is the lead federal authority for ocean affairs and is charged with leading and facilitating the development and implementation of integrated management plans for all marine waters. Integrated management efforts in Canada are being undertaken through an area-based approach that enables marine planning, management and decision making to occur at appropriate spatial scales, from regional to site-specific. This article focuses on the Eastern Scotian Shelf Integrated Management (ESSIM) process, an offshore-focused effort to develop an integrated ocean management plan for a large portion of the Scotian Shelf, off Nova Scotia. The resulting Eastern Scotian Shelf Integrated Ocean Management Plan (the ESSIM plan) has been developed through a collaborative process involving all interested and affected government departments and ocean stakeholders, and provides an objectives-based approach to ocean management. The ESSIM plan contains a set of long-term, overarching goals for collaborative governance and integrated management, sustainable human use, and healthy ecosystems. These goals are supported by more specific objectives that express desired outcomes and conditions for the marine region. The objectives-based approach seeks to ensure that interrelationships among ecosystem and human use objectives are recognized and reflected in the identification of management strategies and supporting actions. This article considers the role of marine spatial planning within the context of the integrated ocean management process underway for the Scotian Shelf. The policy and management context for integrated ocean management in Canada is briefly described and a summary of the ESSIM plan is provided. The current and potential role for marine spatial planning in implementing the objectives and strategies of the ESSIM plan is highlighted using examples related to multiple ocean use and marine conservation and protected area planning. The article concludes by drawing out key lessons learned to date through the ESSIM process for marine spatial planning and looks to the future in terms of the development of tools and approaches for this integral aspect of integrated ocean management.

show abstract

“…These experiences illustrate that although the plan may be the ultimate outcome of the planning process, it is the process itself that is most valuable (see [1,22,[23][24] for examples). Current methods of coastal zone planning tend to exclude the participation of individual stakeholders and those without a strong institutional representation [25,26].…”

Section: Stakeholder Participationmentioning

confidence: 99%