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CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES
Volume 76, Issue 7, Pages 1238-1252Publisher
CANADIAN SCIENCE PUBLISHING
DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-2017-0530
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- Ocean Tracking Network
- Swiss Shark Foundation - Hai Stiftung
- National Geographic Society
- Bimini Biological Field Station Foundation
- Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation
- Government of Nunavut
- Southern Endowment Fund of the Pacific Salmon Commission
- Fraser River Environmental Watch Program of DFO
- Genome BC
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
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Biotelemetry data have been successfully incorporated into aspects of fishery and fish habitat management; however, the processes of knowledge mobilization are rarely published in peer-reviewed literature but are valuable and of interest to conservation scientists. Here, we explore case examples from the Ocean Tracking Network (OTN), including Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) in British Columbia, Canada; Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) in Cumberland Sound, Canada; and lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) in Florida, USA, to document key processes for science integration. Typical recommendations documented in the literature (e.g., co-production of knowledge, transdisciplinary methodologies, applied research questions) were recorded to have had successful fisheries management integration, although we documented some exceptions. In each case, it was early, active, and ongoing communication outside of traditional science communication and the visual evidence of fish movement that were critical in engaging all parties with a vested interest. Networks offer forums for knowledge sharing on lessons learned and development of skills to engage in active communication. Greater investments and attention to develop these skills are needed to foster positive and active relationships that can impart real change in management and conservation.
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