Sea Change: Charting a Sustainable Future for Oceans in Canada

Ocean Canada Partnership aims to build resilient, sustainable oceans and support communities, addressing climate change, resource overexploitation, and pollution. Three themes emerge: ocean change, access to resources, and governance. Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars and practitioners offer solutions and policy recommendations. Civil society must advocate for oceans, and Sea Change will empower voices.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 276 pages
Publication date: 01 April 2024
Publisher: University of British Columbia Press

Ocean ecosystems, economies, and people are all affected by climate change, resource overexploitation, and pollution, leaving a significant impact on the world's oceans. Canada faces a formidable challenge in building resilient, sustainable oceans and supporting the communities that rely on them, with coasts on the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic. The OceanCanada Partnership, a multidisciplinary project, aims to take stock of what we know about Canada's oceans, construct possible scenarios for coastal regions, and create a national dialogue and vision. Three themes emerge from this synthesis of social, cultural, economic, and environmental research: ocean change, access to ocean resources, and ocean governance. Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars and practitioners focus on finding solutions to rapid environmental and social transformation, outlining the implications for legislation and offering policy recommendations. Increasingly, civil society will have to advocate for oceans, and Sea Change will empower the voices of those who take up that task.

Weight: 624g
Dimension: 203 x 254 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780774869041