While
with Environmental Protection Service of Environment Canada (1976-1994),
Dr. Harding developed a new marine biological assessment program for the
Arctic, led national development of federal
policy for marine environmental quality, and led interdepartmental
development of a marine ecosystem monitoring program and a marine
ecosystem classification system for Canada’s marine regions.
During 1980-91 he managed Environment Canada's marine biological
programs on the west coast of Canada.
From 1991 to 1993 he led national marine environmental quality
initiatives including a marine ecosystem classification system and
ecosystem health monitoring program for Canada’s marine regions.
He was a member of several national and international committees and
science boards including:
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Marine
Environmental Quality Advisory Committee, 1985-1997 |
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National
Marine Indicators Task Force, 1992-1995 |
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Marine
Environmental Quality Science Committee, North Pacific Science
Organization (Japan, China, Republic of Korea, Russia, USA and
Canada), 1994-1997 |
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Director’s Advisory Board, Institute of Ocean Sciences, Department
of Fisheries and Oceans, Sidney, B.C., 1993-1997 |
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International
Task Force on Puget Sound and Georgia Basin, BC-Washington
Environmental Cooperation Council, 1994-1997.
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During 1992-1997 Lee Harding led Environment Canada's development
of a hierarchical ecological classification system for the marine regions of
Canada. Published summaries include:
Harding, L., 1998.
The Pacific Marine Ecozone of
Canada. In Levings, C.D., Pringle, J.D. and F. Aitkens
(Editors) 1998. Approaches to Marine Ecosystem
Delineation in the
Strait of Georgia
: Proceedings of a DFO Workshop,
Sidney
, B.C.4-5 November 1997. Can Tech Rep Fish Aquat Sci
2247 165 pp + app (see below for the full
text of this summary)
Hirvonen, H., L.E. Harding and J. Landucci, 1995. A
national marine ecological framework for Canada. IN Shackell, N.L. and J.H.
Martin Willison (eds.), Marine Protected Areas and Sustainable Fisheries.
Science and Management of Protected Areas Association, Wolfville, N.S. pp.
117-129.
The full
report (1.2 MB Adobe Acrobat file) can be sited as:
L. E. Harding (Editor) 1997. A Marine Ecological
Classification System for Canada. Marine Environmental Quality Advisory Group
for Environment Canada, Pacific and Yukon Region. Delta, British Columbia. 58
pages.
Since
taking early retirement from the Canadian Wildlife Service, where he led
the design of the Georgia Basin Ecosystem Initiative, Dr. Harding has
continued to contribute to marine ecosystem conservation internationally
(see Recent Projects). Of his more than
100 scientific and popular publications in such diverse disciplines as
marine ecosystems, wildlife biology, toxicology and climate change, many
are on fisheries-related topics and three are in the Fisheries and Oceans
Canada report series, Fisheries and
Aquatic Sciences
(See Publications).
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