Provides a framework for the conservation and management of arctic marine ecosystems in the Canadian north, both to preserve and conserve.

Highlights the need for and role of Canadian arctic marine conservation strategy. Text in English and Inuktitut syllabics.

This is the first report of the Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program (CBMP) to summarize status and trends in biotic elements in the arctic marine environment. The effort has identified knowledge gaps in circumpolar biodiversity monitoring. CBMP is the cornerstone program of Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF).

An indexing, abstracting and document delivery service that covers current Canadian report literature of reference value from government and institutional sources.