Understanding habitat connectivity and population structure central to the conservation of culturally and commercially valued species in Pekwitapa'qek and Pitu'pa'q

这是一个为期五年的合作研究项目，通过米克马克权利人、地方知识持有人、学术界和联邦政府之间的共同设计、共同参与和知识共享，将能够更好地管理米克马基部分地区具有文化和商业价值的水生物种。该项目建立在既定的研究基础设施和伙伴关系Apoqnmatulti 'k（Mi'kmaw，意为“我们互相帮助”）的基础上，这是米克马克大陆联盟（CMM）/米克马克保护集团（MCG）、Unama'ki自然资源研究所（UINR）、加拿大渔业和海洋（DFO）、海洋跟踪网络（OTN）、哥伦比亚大学、达尔豪西大学和商业捕鱼机之间的合作。将利用“双眼观察”方法，将声学遥测和生境测绘技术与米克马克和当地知识和认知方式结合起来，以解决两个独特的、生物丰富和具有文化意义的海洋生态系统-Pekwitapa'qek（芬迪湾）和Pitu' pa 'q（布拉斯d' Or湖）-内当前和新出现的问题。通过重点鱼种项目产生的新信息（kaspelaw [gaspereau]，ji'kaw [条纹鲈鱼]，katew [美国鳗鱼]，jakej [美国龙虾]）及其栖息地，将解决米克马克权利人和社区的信息需求，支持米克马克治理和自决权，并为可持续管理人类活动对这些生态系统的影响至关重要的政策变化提供信息。

This is a five-year collaborative research project that, through co-design, joint participation and shared knowledge among Mi'kmaw rights holders, local knowledge holders, academia, and the federal government, will enable better stewardship of culturally and commercially valued aquatic species in parts of Mi'kma'ki. The project builds on the established research infrastructure and partnership Apoqnmatulti'k (Mi'kmaw for 'we help each other'), a collaboration between the Confederacy of Mainland Mi'kmaq (CMM)/Mi'kmaw Conservation Group (MCG), Unama'ki Institute of Natural Resources (UINR), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Ocean Tracking Network (OTN), Acadia University, Dalhousie University and commercial fish harvesters. Using the approach of Two-Eyed Seeing, acoustic telemetry and habitat mapping techniques will be brought together with Mi'kmaw and local knowledges and ways of knowing to address current and emergent questions within two unique, biologically rich and culturally significant marine ecosystems: Pekwitapa'qek (Bay of Fundy) and the Pitu'pa'q (Bras d'Or Lake). New information generated through the project on focal species (kaspelaw [gaspereau], ji'kaw [striped bass], katew [American eel], jakej [American lobster]), and their habitats, will address the information needs of Mi'kmaw rights holders and communities, support Mi'kmaw governance and the right to self-determination, as well as inform policy changes that are critical to sustainably managing the impacts of human activities on these ecosystems.