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Mi‘kmaw权利持有者、当地知识持有者、学术界和联邦政府之间的共同设计、联合参与和知识共享，将使Mi’kma‘ki部分地区更好地管理具有养殖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是‘我们互相帮助’的意思)的基础上，这是大陆Mi‘kmaq邦联(CMM)/Mi’kmaw保护组织(MCG)、Unama‘ki自然资源研究所(UINR)、加拿大渔业和海洋研究所(DFO)、海洋跟踪网络(OTN)、阿卡迪亚大学、Dalhousie大学和商业鱼类收割机之间的合作。利用双眼观测、声学遥测和栖息地测绘技术，将与Mi‘kmaw和当地的知识和了解方法结合起来，以解决两个独特的、具有丰富生物和文化意义的海洋生态系统中的当前和紧急问题：Pekwitapa’qek(芬迪湾)和Pitu‘pa’Q(Bras d‘Or Lake)。通过该项目产生的关于重点物种(kaspelaw[Gaspereau]、ji‘kaw[条纹bass]、katew[美洲鳗]、jakej[美洲龙虾])及其栖息地的新信息将满足Mi’kmaw权利人和社区的信息需求，支持Mi‘kmaw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.