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- Publications
- Influence
Canada's Weakening Aquatic Protection
- Brett Favaro, J. Reynolds, I. Côté
- Business, Medicine
- Science
- 13 July 2012
Canada's reputation as a natural wonderland has taken a beating lately from an unlikely foe: its own government. Over the past months, deep budget cuts to departments with environmental… Expand
Seventy-One Important Questions for the Conservation of Marine Biodiversity
- E. M. Parsons, Brett Favaro, +18 authors W. Sutherland
- Geography, Medicine
- Conservation biology : the journal of the Society…
- 29 April 2014
The ocean provides food, economic activity, and cultural value for a large proportion of humanity. Our knowledge of marine ecosystems lags behind that of terrestrial ecosystems, limiting effective… Expand
Your Science Conference Should Have a Code of Conduct
- Brett Favaro, Samantha Oester, +4 authors Tracey J. Woodbury
- Political Science
- Front. Mar. Sci.
- 22 June 2016
1 School of Fisheries, Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada, Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Logy Bay, NL,… Expand
Trends in Extinction Risk for Imperiled Species in Canada
- Brett Favaro, D. Claar, C. H. Fox, C. Freshwater, J. J. Holden, A. Roberts
- Biology, Medicine
- PloS one
- 17 November 2014
Protecting and promoting recovery of species at risk of extinction is a critical component of biodiversity conservation. In Canada, the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada… Expand
How to build a low-cost underwater camera housing for aquatic research
- Jonathan A. Bergshoeff, Nicola Zargarpour, G. Legge, Brett Favaro
- Engineering
- 16 February 2017
Remote cameras are an increasingly important tool in field-based biological research. Terrestrial researchers can purchase inexpensive off-the-shelf cameras, but aquatic researchers face challenges… Expand
Informing Canada’s commitment to biodiversity conservation: A science-based framework to help guide protected areas designation through Target 1 and beyond
- Laura E Coristine, A. Jacob, +14 authors S. Woodley
- Geography
- 14 May 2018
Biodiversity is intrinsically linked to the health of our planet—and its people. Yet, increasingly, human activities are causing the extinction of species, degrading ecosystems, and reducing nature’s… Expand
Towards linking environmental law and science
- J. W. Moore, L. Nowlan, +5 authors Jill Weitz
- 9 April 2018
Gaps between environmental science and environmental law may undermine sound environmental decision-making. We link perspectives and insights from science and law to highlight opportunities and… Expand
Canada at a crossroad: The imperative for realigning ocean policy with ocean science
- M. Bailey, Brett Favaro, +16 authors U. R. Sumaila
- Political Science
- 2016
Canada's ocean ecosystem health and functioning is critical to sustaining a strong maritime economy and resilient coastal communities. Yet despite the importance of Canada's oceans and coasts,… Expand
A carbon code of conduct for science.
- Brett Favaro
- Environmental Science, Medicine
- Science
- 27 June 2014
Many scientists support emissions reductions, but struggle with the fact that our research programs can produce a substantial amount of greenhouse gas pollution. When our personal emissions are… Expand
Occurrence of plastics ingested by Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) destined for human consumption (Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador).
- Jacquelyn Saturno, M. Liboiron, +6 authors Brett Favaro
- Geography, Medicine
- Marine pollution bulletin
- 1 April 2020
In the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, fishing is a core occupation and also a source of marine plastic pollution. To look at this relationship, we examined 216 gastrointestinal tracts of… Expand