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tools and scientif ic information
to assist those making informed
decisions about our oceans.
The initiative builds on the
ideas and collaborative efforts of
Acadia University; Cape Breton
University; Dalhousie University;
Nova Scotia Agricultural College;
Nova Scotia Community College;
University of New Brunswick;
University of Prince Edward
Island; Department of Fisheries
and Oceans – Maritimes Region;
Defence Research and Develop-
ment Canada – Atlantic;
Environment Canada – Atmo-
spheric Science and Technology;
National Research Council of
Canada – Institute for Marine
Biosciences; Natural Resources
Canada - Geological Survey of
Canada
(Atlantic);
Irving
Shipbuilding
Incorporated;
Ocean Nutrition CANADA; Sat-
lantic; Ultra Electronics and
Vemco, The HMRI plans to
expand to include other members
from private industry, universi-
ties, government agencies and
non-governmental organizations.
The HMRI will also co-ordinate
international projects like the
$150-million Ocean Tracking
Network and The Lloyd’s Register
Educational Trust (UK) Chair in
Modeling and Prediction of
Marine Environmental Extremes.
The Scientif ic Director for the
Institute is Doug Wallace, who is
Dalhousie University’s f irst
Canada Excellence Research
Chair (CERC) in Ocean Science
and Technology.
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marine re-
search and innovation vehicle
that brings together a number of
partners from industry, govern-
ment and the post secondary
education system has been
launched on Canada’s east coast.
The Halifax Marine Research
Institute was off icially launched
on June 2nd, 2011.
Key Points:
Ocean industries account for
billions of dollars in revenue and
thousands of jobs in Atlantic
Canada, while more than 10 per
cent of all researchers in Atlantic
Canada are focused on the ocean.
The Halifax Marine Research
Institute (HMRI) intends to help
align these assets to benef it the
region and the marine technology
sector. The aim of the
organization will be to increase
the scale, quality, international-
ization and impact of marine
research, enhancing both the
competitiveness of oceans indus-
tries and our knowledge base by
taking advantage of synergies
and crafting partnerships that
build on the region’s existing
strengths. Bringing together
academics and government
researchers, from the social and
natural sciences the institute
will also serve as a bridge
between the international ma-
rine research community, the
private sector and policy-makers,
and will provide the best possible
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