All Projects

Business Case for Integrated Marine Planning

Undertaken for World Wildlife Fund and Canadian Parks & Wilderness Society (BC)
Developed the business case for integrated marine planning from ideas derived the marine planning literature. 
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Deponent and Fisheries Sector Expert, Litigation Team

Undertaken for Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Justice Canada
Core member of legal team defending Canada's first ever "sea-claims" litigation.—
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Economic Dimensions of Skeena River Aboriginal, Sport and Commercial Salmon Fisheries

Undertaken for Pacific Salmon Foundation
Economic Value and Economic Impacts of Aboriginal, Sport and Commercial Fisheries on Salmon originating in the Skeena River watershed. Includes detailed analysis of the commercial value chain of Skeena salmon fisheries, and case studies of innovative fisheries. 
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Timber Price Forecasting - Pilot Testing in Operations

Undertaken for Washington State Department of Natural Resources
Having successfully designed and implemented timber price forecasting models for the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, CounterPoint Consulting Inc was retained sole source by DNR to develop quarterly forecasts that the department pilot tested by comparing their sales and revenues without the forecasts to those completed with the forecasts. (in progress).
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21st Century Salmon Management

Undertaken for Commercial Salmon Advisory Board
Dr Blewett with colleagues Dr Richard McGuigan of Diamond Management Consulting Inc and Stuart Nelson of Nelson Bros Fisheries Ltd facilitated a working group of the Commercial Salmon Advisory Board to develop a strategic plan to reshape the commercial pacific wild salmon fishery and return it to its former profitability.
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Business Modeling and Coaching

Undertaken for
Dr Blewett was retained sole source by a businessman to prepare a model of his various business’s operations and coach him on business strategies.
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Strategic Planning

Undertaken for Pacific Salmon Commission
Dr Blewett and his colleague, Dr Richard McGuigan of Diamond Management Consulting Inc, were retained sole source by the Pacific Salmon Commission to lead a two day strategic planning workshop for Southern Fund Committee members.
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Timber Price Forecasting: Douglas Fir in Pacific Cascade: Part 2

Undertaken for Department of Natural Resources
Following the successful identification, specification and estimation of timber price forecasting models for Douglas-fir in Pacific Cascade region of Washington State, Dr Blewett was retained by the Department of Natural Resources to expand on those models, investigating the predictive power of another dozen variables suggested by DNR staff.
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Gap Analysis: Aboriginal Aquatic Resource and Oceans Management (AAROM) Program and the Umbrella Final Agreement

Undertaken for Fisheries & Oceans Canada, Yukon Office
Dr Blewett was retained sole source by Fisheries & Oceans Canada, Yukon Office, to conduct an analysis of the Umbrella Final Agreement to determine if it qualifies for participation in the Aboriginal Aquatic and Ocean Resources Management (AAROM) Program.
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Yukon Treaty Contributions Assessment: Cost Assessment; Recommended Contribution Limits and Resources Tracking & Monitoring Tool

Undertaken for Fisheries & Oceans Canada, Yukon Office
Dr Blewett was retained sole source by Fisheries & Oceans Canada, Yukon Office, to construct a history of expenditures made in support of the Umbrella Final Agreement with First Nations, compare actual spending to the planned budget, identify and if possible explain any discrepancies between actuals and planned, and recommend an expenditure limit for future years.
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