DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.09.050
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-85030483166
论文题名: The Gulfwatch contaminants monitoring program in the Gulf of Maine: Are its data being used for ocean protection, with special reference to Nova Scotia, Canada?
作者: Chamberlain S.D. ; Wells P.G. ; MacDonald B.H.
刊名: Marine Pollution Bulletin
ISSN: 0025-326X
EISSN: 1879-3363
出版年: 2017
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment
; Gulfwatch Contaminants Monitoring Program
; Information use
; Marine chemical monitoring
; Mytilus edulis
; Science-policy interface
Scopus关键词: Contamination
; Information use
; Marine pollution
; Monitoring
; Chemical monitoring
; Marine environment
; Monitoring programs
; Mytilus edulis
; Science - policy interfaces
; Pollution detection
; environmental monitoring
; government
; interview
; Maine
; marine environment
; Mytilus edulis
; nonhuman
; Nova Scotia
; sea
; visibility
Scopus学科分类: Agricultural and Biological Sciences: Aquatic Science
; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Oceanography
; Environmental Science: Pollution
英文摘要: The Gulfwatch Contaminants Monitoring Program is part of the Canada-US, Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment (GOMC). Programs monitoring legacy toxic substances, i.e., chemical contaminants, such as Gulfwatch, collect and analyse environmental samples (e.g., blue mussels), interpret the data, and report on chemical levels and trends (spatial and temporal) in coastal waters. This study explored the extent to which its extensive information (data, reports, papers) has been used broadly and by Nova Scotia, a GOMC member. A mixed-methods study was conducted, using quantitative and qualitative metrics. Citations to some Gulfwatch papers and analysis of use of the Gulfwatch website showed that its data and information were accessed, mostly by government departments. However, interviews revealed that the departments were not using the data to inform Nova Scotia provincial coastal policy or practices. Recommendations are presented to improve the visibility and use of information provided by long-term, environmental monitoring programs. © 2017. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/88172
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作者单位: Marine Affairs Program, Dalhousie University, Halifax B3H 4R2, Canada; International Ocean Institute, Dalhousie University, Halifax B3H 4R2, Canada; School of Information Management, Dalhousie University, Halifax B3H 4R2, Canada
Recommended Citation:
Chamberlain S.D.,Wells P.G.,MacDonald B.H.. The Gulfwatch contaminants monitoring program in the Gulf of Maine: Are its data being used for ocean protection, with special reference to Nova Scotia, Canada?[J]. Marine Pollution Bulletin,2017-01-01