Marine Systems

With one ocean, a 35000-island archipelago, Baffin Bay, and Hudson Bay, the sea plays a pivotal role in the subsistence economy and culture of the Canadian Arctic. Projects corresponding to this aim to better understand the reponse of marine systems and ecosystems to the pressures of climate change and modernization.

Current projects

Phase 5 (2019-2024)

Weather and aajurait (lead) Monitoring for sea ice safety during the break-up season
Derek Mueller Carleton University
Rapidly changing ecosystem dynamics in the Arctic Ocean’s Last Ice Area (RED-AO)
Audrey Limoges University of New Brunswick
Mathieu Ardyna Université Laval
Camera community-based Arctic marine mammal studies (CCAMMS)
Marianne Marcoux University of Manitoba
An ecosystem approach to quantifying behavioural and energetic impacts of anthropogenic disturbance to Arctic whales
Sarah Fortune Dalhousie University
Qikiqtani inshore fisheries surveys: studying coastal marine species in Kinngait, Sanikiluaq, Sanirajak and Igloolik
Jawanda, Jesslene & Grant Scott Qikiqtaaluk Corporation
Ecosystem Shift in Hudson Bay and James Bay: Causes, Consequences, and Prospects for the Future
Zou-zou Kuzyk University of Manitoba
Dynamic microbial populations in Canada’s Arctic Ocean are poised to respond to environemental change
Casey Hubert University of Calgary
Glacier troughs as biodiversity and abundance hotspots in Arctic and subarctic regions
Maxime Geoffrey Memorial University
Glacier ice volume, iceberg discharge and shipping risk in the Canadian Arctic and beyond
Luke Copland University of Ottawa
Marine primary production in a changing Arctic Ocean
Mathieu Ardyna Takuvik
Acoustic monitoring for community empowerment at Clyde River, Nunavut
Malcolm Ranta Ilisaqsivik Society, Ittaq Heritage and Research Centre
Water sampling to establish environmental baseline conditions for rivers supporting Arctic char near Naujaat
Johnny Tagornak Arviq Hunters and Trappers Organization
A Co-operative Observation Network to Address Community Research Priorities While Studying Marine Biogeochemistry
Brent Else University of Calgary
Arctic Seafloor Mapping Data Processing and Dissemination
Ian Church University of New Brunswick
Jean-Carlos Montero-Serrano Université du Québec à Rimouski
Fate of kelp forests in a rapidly changing Arctic
Philippe Archambault Université Laval
Improved Canadian Arctic Sea Ice Thickness Estimates
Julienne Stroeve University of Manitoba
Walrus Health and Population Dynamics in the Context of Climate Change
Mathilde Lapointe St-Pierre Nunavik Research Centre; Makivik Corporation
Marralik estuary beluga project
James May Regional Nunavimmi Umajulirijii Katujiqatigininga (RNUK)
Kaujivalliajut nillikulunnik | Getting to know little geese
Meredith Purcell Torngat Wildlife & Plants Co-Management Board
Understanding climate change impacts on fish species in Ungava Bay (Kuujjuaq, Quebec)
Michael Power University of Waterloo
Nutrient fluxes and living marine resources in the Inuit Nunangat
Jean-Éric Tremblay Université Laval
Community-based research on winter water modifications in the coastal domain of Hudson Bay: Implications for freshwater-marine coupling, biological productivity and the carbon cycle
Zou-zou Kuzyk University of Manitoba
GO-Ice: Glacier-Ocean-Iceberg Dynamics in a Changing Canadian Arctic
Luke Copland University of Ottawa
Downscaling future oceanography projections in the Canadian Arctic and Subarctic
Eric Oliver Dalhousie University