An international symposium, Rebuilding Collapsed Fisheries and Threatened Communities, will be held in Bonne Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, October 1-4, 2012. Bonne Bay is in the heart of Gros Morne National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in western Newfoundland, and the home of Memorial University's Bonne Bay Marine Station.

We are inviting proposals for sessions dealing with the lessons learned from taking a problem-solving approach to rebuilding fish stocks, fisheries and fishing communities including the challenges, trade-offs, barriers and opportunities for rebuilding.

The deadline for session proposals is November 9, 2011.

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Fisheries-Tourism in Bonne Bay - Summary Report

A summary report prepared for the CURRA by Kristen Lowitt, PhD Candidate, Interdisciplinary Studies, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

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The eighth issue of The Western Shorefast, a joint newsletter of the BBMS and the CURRA, is available here. (PDF)

For thousands of years Atlantic salmon (Kavisilik) and Arctic charr (Ikaluk) have persisted along the Labrador coast. The Labrador Inuit have acquired a wealth of knowledge about natural rhythms associated with the availability of their fishery resources. Today the Aboriginal people of Nunatsiavut believe in keeping healthy the Labrador populations of Atlantic salmon and Arctic charr and in preserving the rich traditions relating to their fisheries. Atlantic salmon and Arctic charr remain at the center of their culture and heritage, helping to define who they are and how they relate to their natural world.

A 30 minute documentary produced by Intervale Associates with the help of Vidcraft Productions for the Torngat Joint Fisheries Board.

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Barbara Paterson, a visiting postdoctoral fellow at MUN and Conservation Corps intern Katie Rundquist, are conducting a study on the social ecology of small pelagic fisheries on the west coast of Newfoundland.

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