Training our Future Ocean Leaders

海洋在加拿大的经济和文化中发挥着关键作用。从渔业和水产养殖到航运和能源生产，“蓝色经济”每年创造30多万个就业岗位，为加拿大的GDP贡献了390多亿美元。但加拿大的海洋正在发生变化，工业和沿海社区正在努力适应。在北极，融化的海冰正在改变食物网，威胁着传统的生计，促使石油和天然气的开发，并暴露出地缘政治的裂痕。在东海岸和西海岸，海水变暖和酸化正在威胁贝类和渔业资源，而原住民和其他沿海社区正在权衡主要能源开发的成本和收益。蓝色经济、沿海社区和海洋本身的未来取决于我们管理人类直接压力的能力，以及建立应对气候变化和海洋酸化等全球威胁的能力。

The ocean plays a key role in the economy and culture of Canada. The "blue economy", from fisheries and aquaculture to shipping and energy production, generates more than 300,000 jobs annually and contributes over $39 billion to Canada's GDP. But changes are afoot across Canada's ocean, and industry and coastal communities are struggling to adapt. In the Arctic, melting sea ice is altering food webs, threatening traditional livelihoods, inviting oil and gas developments and exposing geopolitical rifts. On the east and west coast, warming and acidifying waters are threatening shellfish and fisheries stocks, while First Nations and other coastal communities are weighing the costs and benefits of major energy developments. The future of the blue economy, coastal communities, the ocean itself depends on our ability to manage direct human pressures and build resilience to the global threats of climate change and ocean acidification.