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Canada’s Arctic Marine Atlas, produced by Oceans North and its partners, provides an overview of the marine mammals, seabirds, fish and other wildlife that thrive in our northern waters – and highlights the importance of a healthy ecosystem for the people who live there.
Arctic marine mammals are well adapted to the vagaries, fluctuations, and natural cycles of the Arctic Ocean. Climate change is impacting sea ice, posing a risk to Arctic marine food webs and ice-dependent species such as Arctic cod. 2 Large species are more impacted by disturbance and changes in the Arctic Ocean since they migrate long ...
17 Σεπ 2018 · Our new atlas, published jointly with Ducks Unlimited Canada and World Wildlife Fund Canada, provides a comprehensive overview of the Arctic marine environment, from the people who rely on its natural resources to the marine mammals and seabirds that thrive there.
Marine mammals are top predators in Arctic marine ecosystems and are key to ecosystem survival; Many Arctic marine mammal species are an important resource and hold special cultural significance in Arctic communities. Bowhead whale. Photo: Amy Brower, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries Service Polar bear. Photo: Kit M. Kovacs ...
CANADIAN ARCTIC MARINE PRIORITY AREAS FOR CONSERVATION. A systematic planning approach for identifying a network of priority areas for conservation in the Eastern Arctic. CONTENTS. FOREWORD SUMMARY. A CHANGING ARCTIC PROTECTING MARINE WATERS GOALS CONSERVATION OBJECTIVES THE PROCESS.
All but three of the 53 Inuit communities of Canadian Arctic are located on the ocean shoreline, reflecting the central importance of coastal and ma-rine environments in Inuit culture and daily life. Inuit have traditionally relied on marine animals as sustenance (seals, whales, walrus, and fish.) Today,
Many parts of the Arctic support a high variety and abundance of large mammals, including polar bear, muskox and caribou. The Arctic also has a diversity of whales and seals, and supports millions of seabirds, shorebirds and waterfowl.
