What is the Adaptive Management Strategy?
An Adaptive Management Strategy (AMS) has been developed through consultation between the Port, Environment Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, the Geological Survey of Canada and consultants with expertise in the areas of interest. The AMS is a science-based approach to monitoring and managing the Roberts Bank inter-causeway ecosystem. The key areas considered by the AMS include the following: • Geomorphology / Oceanography • Surface water quality • Sediment quality • Eel grass • Benthic communities (infaunal and epifaunal organisms) and bird populations The goal of the AMS is to provide early detection of potential changes in the inter-causeway ecosystem so that potential significant negative environmental trends attributable to the Deltaport Third Berth Project (DP3) can be prevented or mitigated. A Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), with three scientists chosen by the Port and Environment Canada, was established to provide scientific
