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SUMMARY:The Evolution of Canadian Shoreline Characterization: Using Pre-sc
 at Surveys in Collaboration with First Nations
DESCRIPTION:Paper\n\nSonia Laforest (Environment and Climate Change Canada
  (ECCC))\n\nThe Emergencies Science and Technology Section (ESTS) of Envir
 onment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) began its activities in the early 
 1970s. The Section has many responsibilities related to emergencies scienc
 e including physical and chemical properties analysis, countermeasures res
 earch, and field-based research and instrument analysis. Since the early 1
 980s it has also collected, analysed, assessed, and reported on background
  shoreline data. The ESTS has always involved response partners, communiti
 es, industries, municipalities, and Indigenous communities in the shorelin
 e survey process.  \nSince 2015, there has been growing awareness that par
 tnerships between the ESTS and coastal First Nations improve the quality o
 f Pre-Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Technique (Pre-SCAT) assessments and su
 pports improved marine response preparedness in the case of an oil or chem
 ical spill. Recognizing that engagement with Indigenous peoples is critica
 l to the success of the ESTS Shoreline Program, this paper describes the i
 ncreasing role of First Nations in Pre-SCAT surveys through descriptions o
 f projects undertaken in five study regions: St. Clair River (Ontario), Bu
 rrard Inlet (British Columbia (BC)), Fraser River (BC), Saanich Inlet (BC)
 , and Cowichan Bay and Southern Gulf Islands (BC). \nIn brief, shoreline P
 re-SCAT surveys include a wide variety of information-gathering and field 
 activities, conducted both remotely and on-site. Pre-SCAT survey co-develo
 pment now includes discussion with First Nations on site choice, the cultu
 ral importance of each shoreline segment, and knowledge sharing regarding 
 the sensitivities of the coastline. Using this knowledge and physical and 
 chemical data collected during the surveys, scientists produce detailed te
 chnical information sheets for each site. Through improved co-development 
 practices between ESTS and First Nations partners, these technical informa
 tion sheets now include knowledge provided by the First Nations with right
 s in these Territories (e.g., cultural resources such as middens, archeolo
 gical sites, etc.). Collaboratively developed shoreline reports improve de
 cision-making capacity in coastal communities in the context of a response
  to an environmental emergency.\n\nTag: Preparedness\n\nSession Chair: Hal
 iehana Stepetin (Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies)
URL:https://iosc2024.conference-program.com/presentation/?id=PAPER196&sess
 =sess129
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