FishHabitatNexus.com bridges these competing imperatives by providing:

• An objective platform for information integration and exchange on fish habitat management requirements, challenges, solutions, opportunities and science.

Purpose of FishHabitatNexus.com:

• Facilitate development activities in a manner that conserves, protects and enhances the capacity of fish habitat to support sustainable fisheries.
• Grow the marketplace for fish habitat management solutions through services, products and science.
• Facilitate dissemination of new regulatory and policy information.
   

The concept for FishHabitatNexus.com originated from regulatory requirements in Canada under the federal Fisheries Act and its supporting Policy for the Management of Fish Habitat 

While the initial focus for FishHabitatNexus.com is Canada, the principles, practices, services, products and science are important and relevant to development and fish habitat conservation worldwide. Broader uptake will be beneficial internationally.

For Proponents

• Information on fish habitat protection laws, regulations and regulatory requirements
• Strategy for fish habitat regulatory approvals
• Information on fish habitat mitigation and fish habitat compensation
• Compare regulatory requirements with fish habitat management case studies    
• Directory of service providers and fish habitat consultants

For Service Providers and Fish Habitat Consultants

• Targetted opportunity to showcase service provider and fish habitat consultant capabilities
• Information on regulatory requirements to support fish habitat management service providers and fish habitat consultants
• Information on fish habitat mitigation, compensation & science to support fish habitat management service providers and fish habitat consultants

For Fish Habitat Products and Product Suppliers

• Better appreciation for market needs / opportunities for specialized fish habitat managment related products and product suppliers
• Targetted opportunity to showcase fish habitat mitigation products and fish habitat compensation products to parties that need them

For Fish Habitat Regulators

• Feedback on how fish habitat management mitigation and fish habitat compensation requirements are implemented
• Feedback on implications and benefits of fish habitat regulatory requirements
• Feedback to develop fish habitat management regulatory requirements and policy & operational agendas
• Timely, efficient communication of fish habitat management regulatory requirements, policy & operational agendas

For Fish Habitat Scientists

• Information on important fish and fish habitat subject areas requiring research
• Information on how fish and fish habitat scientific findings are applied

For Students

• Information on fish habitat management challenges, priorities, activities and opportunities
• Information to help identify fish habitat management career opportunities

How does it work?

FishHabitatNexus.com provides information and opportunities. If you have information to share please feel free forward it for posting.

Users - Provide examples of the fish habitat managment challenges faced and solutions found.

Service Providers, Consultants and Product Suppliers - Provide fish habitat service and product information directly to target markets with immediate needs.

Sponsors - Demonstrate your commitment to sustainable development and issue resolution through objective, informed infotmation exchange on fish habitat managment challenges related to development.

Regulators - provide information on emerging fish habitat managment issues, altered fish habitat regulatory requirements, and obtain feedback on approaches.