Sustainability Background

UnderwaterNoise

Erin has supported numerous efforts with various partners to advance Arctic-specific initiatives to reduce underwater noise disturbance.

This has included:
• Supporting the efforts of Inuit Circumpolar Council of Canada to develop Inuit Nunaat guidance for the International Maritime Organization’s Underwater Radiated Noise Guidelines.
• Working with industry partners and TC, securing a voluntary, industry-supported Cruise Ship Avoidance Zone in Eclipse Sound, Nunavut, following low narwhal use.
• Policy submissions and advocacy for Canada’s Ocean Noise Strategy.

Sustainability Background

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Land and Responsibility

Wherever possible, Ishka Consulting operates within the Indigenous governance framework in which a project takes place.

Erin’s experience, understanding and approach was shaped over time working closely with Inuit throughout Inuit Nunaat and by early career experiences with the Heiltsuk Nation and the Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance on the West Coast. A seventh generation Canadian, Erin’s early teachers were the animals and plants of Algonquin Anishinabe Aki in Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec. She is committed to deepening her relationships with the communities, practices, and philosophies of the places she loves so much and calls home.