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，通过米克马族权利所有者、当地知识所有者、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。该项目建立在已建立的研究基础设施和伙伴关系Apoqnmatulti'k （Mi'kmaw的意思是“我们互相帮助”）的基础上，这是由大陆Mi' kmak联盟(CMM)/Mi'kmaw保护组织（MCG）、Unama'ki自然资源研究所（unr）、加拿大渔业和海洋（DFO）、海洋跟踪网络（OTN）、阿卡迪亚大学、达尔豪斯大学和商业鱼类采集者合作的。利用“两只眼睛看”的方法，声波遥测和栖息地测绘技术将结合米克族和当地的知识和方法，在两个独特的、生物丰富和文化重要的海洋生态系统中解决当前和紧急问题：Pekwitapa'qek （Fundy湾）和Pitu'pa'q （Bras d'Or湖）。通过重点物种（kaspelaw [gasperau]、ji'kaw[条纹鲈鱼]、katew[美洲鳗鱼]、jakej[美国龙虾]）及其栖息地项目产生的新信息，将满足米克马族权利所有者和社区的信息需求，支持米克马族的治理和自决权，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.