Development of informational profiles of current and emerging anthropogenic marine environmental stressors

Fisheries and Oceans Canada is seeking a Contractor who has a technical and academic background in marine environmental science and knowledge of emerging marine environmental quality stressors and their associated activities. The Contractor is responsible for writing literature reviews, analysing complex scientific information, developing technical reports that incorporate information from a diversity of disciplines, interviewing subject matter experts in a professional setting, and knowledge and understanding of government procedures and policies.The main objective of this work is the identification, overview, and analysis of a suite of current and emerging non-noise related anthropogenic marine environmental stressors, including but not limited to: marine debris (including microplastics), classes of current and emerging marine contaminants (e.g., flame retardants), and abiotic pressures (e.g., sedimentation). The scope of this work includes all of Canada’s oceans (i.e., Pacific, Atlantic including Gulf of St. Lawrence, and Arctic) and any applicable marine area if the stressors identified are transboundary in nature. Note that anthropogenic underwater ocean noise will not be addressed in the profiles as this issue has already been identified as a program priority.The period of the contract is from date of Contract to March 31, 2023 inclusive.