Case Studies and Applications

The BELT Project (Blue Economy Lobster Project) is in line research approaches to develop more comprehensive advice on the sustainability of the Lobster fishery in the context of a Blue Economy, and Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM). EBM was the dominant lens through which the participatory research was theorized, communicated and organized.

  An initial case study application of the framework has been completed for the establishment process of St. Anns Bank, an Oceans Act Marine Protected Area.

In the Oceans and Ecosystems Science Divison (OECD), Science, the EBM Framework objectives are being used to look at the entire scope - past, present and future - of lobster science including policy and legislation over time (e.g., Integrated Fisheries Management Plan (IFMP)).