A method for the collaborative prioritization of freshwater fish habitat research questions / by Cody J. Dey, Adam I. Rego, Michael J. Bradford, Keith Clarke, Katherine McKercher, Neil J. Mochnacz, Alex...: Fs97-6/3423E-PDF

"This document describes the methods used to collaboratively identify research questions that, if answered, would best support the freshwater fish habitat management activities of DFO’s Fish and Fish Habitat Protection Program. Our methods broadly followed those used in other collaborative research prioritization studies and involved a large group of freshwater fish habitat practitioners (i.e. ecosystem managers and policy experts) as well as a diverse group of researchers (internal and external to DFO). The main steps involved in our methodology included: i) the collation of 1903 knowledge gaps identified in previous publications and through an expert survey, ii) the refinement and collation of those knowledge gaps to produce a list of 334 candidate research questions, and iii) an online Delphi process to identify 93 research questions that were most important to habitat management, as well as identification of the amount of scientific resources (e.g. the costs) of answering each question and the amount of existing scientific knowledge relevant to each question. We discuss the general applicability of our approach to science planning within Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and suggest improvements to increase efficiency and repeatability of the process"--Abstract, page vi.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Ontario and Prairie Region, issuing body.
Great Lakes Laboratory for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, issuing body.
Title A method for the collaborative prioritization of freshwater fish habitat research questions / by Cody J. Dey, Adam I. Rego, Michael J. Bradford, Keith Clarke, Katherine McKercher, Neil J. Mochnacz, Alex de Paiva, Karin Ponader, Lisa Robichaud, Amanda K. Winegardner, Jonathan D. Midwood, and Marten A. Koops.
Series title Canadian technical report of fisheries and aquatic sciences, 1488-5379 ; 3423
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Includes bibliographical references (pages 18-22).
Includes abstracts in English and French.
Publishing information Burlington, ON : Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Ontario and Prairie Region : Great Lakes Laboratory for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 2022.
©2022
Author / Contributor Dey, Cody J., author.
Description 1 online resource (vii, 119 pages) : graphs.
ISBN 9780660377681
Catalogue number
  • Fs97-6/3423E-PDF
Subject terms Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans -- Management.
Canada. Ministère des pêches et des océans -- Gestion.
Freshwater fishes -- Habitat -- Research -- Canada.
Poissons d'eau douce -- Habitat -- Recherche -- Canada.
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