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<div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Zones within Canadian waters</div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Main_Endeavour_black_smoker.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/Main_Endeavour_black_smoker.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="283" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="220" data-file-height="283" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Endeavour_Hydrothermal_Vents" title="Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents">Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents</a> were designated as the first Marine Protected Area of Canada in 2003.</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)</b> (<a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">zones de protection marine</i>) are zones within <a href="/wiki/Exclusive_economic_zone_of_Canada" title="Exclusive economic zone of Canada">Canadian waters</a> where the marine environment receives a high level of environmental protection. Marine Protected Areas are governed by the <i><a href="/wiki/Oceans_Act_(Canada)" title="Oceans Act (Canada)">Oceans Act</a></i> of 1996 and administered by <a href="/wiki/Fisheries_and_Oceans_Canada" title="Fisheries and Oceans Canada">Fisheries and Oceans Canada</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-About_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-About-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The federal government of Canada has committed to protecting 25% of its oceans as Marine Protected Areas by the year 2025, and a further 5% (30% of the ocean area of the <a href="/wiki/Exclusive_economic_zone" title="Exclusive economic zone">Exclusive Economic Zone</a>) by 2030.<sup id="cite_ref-DFOpercent_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DFOpercent-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Scope_of_protection">Scope of protection</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Marine_Protected_Areas_of_Canada&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Scope of protection"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 25 April 2019, new standards were adopted for <a href="/wiki/Marine_protected_area" title="Marine protected area">marine protected areas</a> that prohibit four industrial activities: oil and gas activities, mining, dumping, and bottom trawling. These standards do not retroactively void existing oil and gas licenses, or void previously approved bottom trawling activities. Instead, the department will assess each issue of these now prohibited activities on a case-by-case basis to ensure they're in line with the conservation objectives of the specific area.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, designation as a Marine Protected Area does not automatically prohibit fishing and other activities. Activities within these areas are assessed on a case-by-case basis and are permitted if they are consistent with the conservation objectives of the specific area.<sup id="cite_ref-About_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-About-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Adding_to_the_system">Adding to the system</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Marine_Protected_Areas_of_Canada&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Adding to the system"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Fisheries and Oceans Canada collaborates with interested and affected parties to provide input into the establishment of a marine protected area. When an area is under consideration to become a marine protected area, it is identified as an <i>Area of Interest</i>. If further study is required to develop an appropriate long-term conservation approach, it is identified as a <i>Study Area</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-AOIindex_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AOIindex-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The department determines the viability of a proposal based upon the ecological, biophysical, social, cultural, and economic aspects of the area. Based on the overview and assessment reports, the conservation objectives of the proposed MPA are elaborated upon and the regulatory measures are developed. The proposal is then published in <i><a href="/wiki/Canada_Gazette#Publishing" title="Canada Gazette">Canada Gazette, Part I</a></i> for public comment, at which point regulations may be modified to reflect comments received. Once finalized, official MPA designation occurs when its regulations are published in <i><a href="/wiki/Canada_Gazette#Publishing" title="Canada Gazette">Canada Gazette, Part II</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-AOIindex_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AOIindex-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_Marine_Protected_Areas">List of Marine Protected Areas</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Marine_Protected_Areas_of_Canada&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: List of Marine Protected Areas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of June 2023, there were 14 Marine Protected Areas covering an area of approximately 351,514 km<sup>2</sup> (135,720 sq mi), or about 6% of Canada’s marine and coastal areas.<sup id="cite_ref-MPAindex_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MPAindex-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" width="14%">Name </th> <th scope="col" width="11%">Location </th> <th scope="col" width="7%data-sort-type=isoDate">Established </th> <th scope="col" width="7%">Area (km<sup>2</sup>)<sup id="cite_ref-MPAindex_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MPAindex-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col" width="9%">Natural region<sup id="cite_ref-MPAindex_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MPAindex-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th class="unsortable">Description </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Anguniaqvia_niqiqyuam_Marine_Protected_Area" title="Anguniaqvia niqiqyuam Marine Protected Area">Anguniaqvia niqiqyuam</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Flag_of_Quebec.svg/35px-Flag_of_Quebec.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Flag_of_Quebec.svg/45px-Flag_of_Quebec.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Quebec" title="Quebec">Quebec</a> </td> <td>2019 </td> <td>1,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Estuary_of_Saint_Lawrence" class="mw-redirect" title="Estuary of Saint Lawrence">Estuary</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gulf_of_Saint_Lawrence" class="mw-redirect" title="Gulf of Saint Lawrence">Gulf of Saint Lawrence</a> </td> <td>Protects the <a href="/wiki/Benthic_zone" title="Benthic zone">benthic</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pelagic_zone" title="Pelagic zone">pelagic</a> ecosystems of an underwater ridge extending southeast from <a href="/wiki/Cap_Gasp%C3%A9" title="Cap Gaspé">Cap Gaspé</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Basin_Head_Marine_Protected_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Basin Head Marine Protected Area (page does not exist)">Basin Head</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Flag_of_Prince_Edward_Island.svg/22px-Flag_of_Prince_Edward_Island.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Flag_of_Prince_Edward_Island.svg/34px-Flag_of_Prince_Edward_Island.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Flag_of_Prince_Edward_Island.svg/44px-Flag_of_Prince_Edward_Island.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1751" data-file-height="1200" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Prince_Edward_Island" title="Prince Edward Island">Prince Edward Island</a> </td> <td>2005 </td> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Estuary_of_Saint_Lawrence" class="mw-redirect" title="Estuary of Saint Lawrence">Estuary</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gulf_of_Saint_Lawrence" class="mw-redirect" title="Gulf of Saint Lawrence">Gulf of Saint Lawrence</a> </td> <td>Protects an underwater ecosystem supporting <a href="/wiki/Chondrus_crispus" title="Chondrus crispus">Irish moss</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eastport_Marine_Protected_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eastport Marine Protected Area (page does not exist)">Eastport</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg/23px-Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg/35px-Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg/46px-Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Newfoundland_and_Labrador" title="Newfoundland and Labrador">Newfoundland and Labrador</a> </td> <td>2005 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>Newfoundland-Labrador Shelves </td> <td>Protects an area of high <a href="/wiki/Biological_productivity" class="mw-redirect" title="Biological productivity">biological productivity</a> and the spawning grounds of <a href="/wiki/Lobster" title="Lobster">lobster fish</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Endeavour_Hydrothermal_Vents" title="Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents">Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg/23px-Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg/35px-Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg/46px-Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a> </td> <td>2003 </td> <td>97 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Marine_Ecozone_(CEC)" title="Pacific Marine Ecozone (CEC)">Offshore Pacific</a> </td> <td>Protects a collection of <a href="/wiki/Hydrothermal_vent" title="Hydrothermal vent">hydrothermal vents</a> nestled within the <a href="/wiki/Juan_de_Fuca_Ridge" title="Juan de Fuca Ridge">Juan de Fuca Ridge</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gilbert_Bay_Marine_Protected_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gilbert Bay Marine Protected Area (page does not exist)">Gilbert Bay</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg/23px-Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg/35px-Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg/46px-Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Newfoundland_and_Labrador" title="Newfoundland and Labrador">Newfoundland and Labrador</a> </td> <td>2005 </td> <td>60 </td> <td>Newfoundland-Labrador Shelves </td> <td>Protects a genetically unique resident population of <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_cod" title="Atlantic cod">Atlantic cod</a> known as "Gilbert Bay cod".<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Gully !"><a href="/wiki/The_Gully_(Atlantic)" title="The Gully (Atlantic)">The Gully</a></span> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Nova_Scotia" title="Nova Scotia">Nova Scotia</a> </td> <td>2004 </td> <td>2,363 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scotian_Shelf" title="Scotian Shelf">Scotian Shelf</a> </td> <td>Protects a deep <a href="/wiki/Submarine_canyon" title="Submarine canyon">submarine canyon</a> ecosystem and endangered <a href="/wiki/Cetacea" title="Cetacea">cetacean</a> populations in the area. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hecate_Strait_and_Queen_Charlotte_Sound_Glass_Sponge_Reefs_Marine_Protected_Area" title="Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound Glass Sponge Reefs Marine Protected Area">Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound Glass Sponge Reefs</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg/23px-Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg/35px-Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg/46px-Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a> </td> <td>2017 </td> <td>2,410 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_American_Pacific_Fjordland" title="North American Pacific Fjordland">Northern Shelf</a> </td> <td>Protects four <a href="/wiki/Sponge_reef" title="Sponge reef">glass sponge reefs</a> that were the first discovered living specimens and are the largest glass sponge reefs in the world. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Laurentian_Channel" title="Laurentian Channel">Laurentian Channel</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg/23px-Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg/35px-Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg/46px-Flag_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Newfoundland_and_Labrador" title="Newfoundland and Labrador">Newfoundland and Labrador</a> </td> <td>2019 </td> <td>11,580 </td> <td>Newfoundland-Labrador Shelves </td> <td>Protects a variety of endangered species within the channel. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Musquash_Estuary_Marine_Protected_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Musquash Estuary Marine Protected Area (page does not exist)">Musquash Estuary</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Flag_of_New_Brunswick.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Brunswick.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Flag_of_New_Brunswick.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Brunswick.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Flag_of_New_Brunswick.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Brunswick.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="1200" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/New_Brunswick" title="New Brunswick">New Brunswick</a> </td> <td>2006 </td> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scotian_Shelf" title="Scotian Shelf">Scotian Shelf</a> </td> <td>Protects the largest ecologically-intact <a href="/wiki/Salt_marsh" title="Salt marsh">salt marsh</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Fundy" title="Bay of Fundy">Bay of Fundy</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint_Anns_Bank_Marine_Protected_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Saint Anns Bank Marine Protected Area (page does not exist)">Saint Anns Bank</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Nova_Scotia" title="Nova Scotia">Nova Scotia</a> </td> <td>2017 </td> <td>4,364 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scotian_Shelf" title="Scotian Shelf">Scotian Shelf</a> </td> <td>Protects a region of high <a href="/wiki/Biodiversity" title="Biodiversity">biodiversity</a> and <a href="/wiki/Biological_productivity" class="mw-redirect" title="Biological productivity">biological productivity</a> off the east coast of <a href="/wiki/Cape_Breton_Island" title="Cape Breton Island">Cape Breton Island</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bowie_Seamount" title="Bowie Seamount">SGaan Kinghlas-Bowie Seamount</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg/23px-Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg/35px-Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg/46px-Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a> </td> <td>2008 </td> <td>6,103 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Marine_Ecozone_(CEC)" title="Pacific Marine Ecozone (CEC)">Offshore Pacific</a> </td> <td>Protects a unique, biologically diverse marine community of <a href="/wiki/Deep_sea" title="Deep sea">deep sea</a>, <a href="/wiki/Neritic_zone" title="Neritic zone">subtidal</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Intertidal_zone" title="Intertidal zone">intertidal</a> species.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tarium_Niryutait_Marine_Protected_Area" title="Tarium Niryutait Marine Protected Area">Tarium Niryutait</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_the_Northwest_Territories.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Northwest_Territories.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_the_Northwest_Territories.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Northwest_Territories.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_the_Northwest_Territories.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Northwest_Territories.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Territories" title="Northwest Territories">Northwest Territories</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Flag_of_Yukon.svg/23px-Flag_of_Yukon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Flag_of_Yukon.svg/35px-Flag_of_Yukon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Flag_of_Yukon.svg/46px-Flag_of_Yukon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2800" data-file-height="1400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Yukon" title="Yukon">Yukon</a> </td> <td>2010 </td> <td>1,750 </td> <td>Western Arctic </td> <td>Protects a dynamic, highly productive, and biologically diverse marine ecosystem located within the outer reaches of the <a href="/wiki/Mackenzie_River" title="Mackenzie River">Mackenzie River</a> <a href="/wiki/River_delta" title="River delta">delta</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tuvaijuittuq_Marine_Protected_Area" title="Tuvaijuittuq Marine Protected Area">Tuvaijuittuq</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Flag_of_Nunavut.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nunavut.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Flag_of_Nunavut.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nunavut.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Flag_of_Nunavut.svg/46px-Flag_of_Nunavut.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="675" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Nunavut" title="Nunavut">Nunavut</a> </td> <td>2019 </td> <td>319,411 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arctic_Basin_Marine_Ecozone_(CEC)" title="Arctic Basin Marine Ecozone (CEC)">Arctic Basin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Arctic_Archipelago_Marine_Ecozone_(CEC)" title="Arctic Archipelago Marine Ecozone (CEC)">Arctic Archipelago</a> </td> <td>Protects a diverse marine ecosystem dependent on thick, multi-year <a href="/wiki/Pack_ice" class="mw-redirect" title="Pack ice">pack ice</a> created by the circulation of the <a href="/wiki/Beaufort_Gyre" title="Beaufort Gyre">Beaufort Gyre</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Areas_of_Interest">Areas of Interest</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Marine_Protected_Areas_of_Canada&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Areas of Interest"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name </th> <th>Location </th> <th>Area (km<sup>2</sup>)<sup id="cite_ref-AOIindex_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AOIindex-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Natural region<sup id="cite_ref-AOIindex_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AOIindex-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th class="unsortable">Description </th></tr> <tr> <td>Eastern Shore Islands </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Nova_Scotia" title="Nova Scotia">Nova Scotia</a> </td> <td>2,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scotian_Shelf" title="Scotian Shelf">Scotian Shelf</a> </td> <td>A large, <a href="/wiki/Biological_productivity" class="mw-redirect" title="Biological productivity">highly productive</a>, and ecologically intact stretch of coastline between the villages of <a href="/wiki/Marie_Joseph,_Nova_Scotia" title="Marie Joseph, Nova Scotia">Marie Joseph</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jeddore,_Nova_Scotia" title="Jeddore, Nova Scotia">Jeddore</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Fundian Channel-Browns Bank </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Nova_Scotia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Nova_Scotia" title="Nova Scotia">Nova Scotia</a> </td> <td>7,200 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scotian_Shelf" title="Scotian Shelf">Scotian Shelf</a> </td> <td>Area hosting diverse <a href="/wiki/Benthic_zone" title="Benthic zone">benthic</a> habitats and depleted fish species.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Northern Gulf of St. Lawrence </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Flag_of_Quebec.svg/23px-Flag_of_Quebec.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Flag_of_Quebec.svg/35px-Flag_of_Quebec.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Flag_of_Quebec.svg/45px-Flag_of_Quebec.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Quebec" title="Quebec">Quebec</a> </td> <td>TBD<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Estuary_of_Saint_Lawrence" class="mw-redirect" title="Estuary of Saint Lawrence">Estuary</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gulf_of_Saint_Lawrence" class="mw-redirect" title="Gulf of Saint Lawrence">Gulf of Saint Lawrence</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Race_Rocks_Ecological_Reserve" title="Race Rocks Ecological Reserve">Race Rocks (XwaYeN)</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg/23px-Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg/35px-Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg/46px-Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>Southern Shelf </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Saint Lawrence !">St. Lawrence Estuary</span> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Flag_of_Quebec.svg/23px-Flag_of_Quebec.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Flag_of_Quebec.svg/35px-Flag_of_Quebec.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Flag_of_Quebec.svg/45px-Flag_of_Quebec.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Quebec" title="Quebec">Quebec</a> </td> <td>6,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Estuary_of_Saint_Lawrence" class="mw-redirect" title="Estuary of Saint Lawrence">Estuary</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gulf_of_Saint_Lawrence" class="mw-redirect" title="Gulf of Saint Lawrence">Gulf of Saint Lawrence</a> </td> <td>Currently undergoing additional studies to develop an appropriate long-term conservation approach. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Shediac Valley </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Flag_of_New_Brunswick.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Brunswick.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Flag_of_New_Brunswick.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Brunswick.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Flag_of_New_Brunswick.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Brunswick.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="1200" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/New_Brunswick" title="New Brunswick">New Brunswick</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Flag_of_Prince_Edward_Island.svg/22px-Flag_of_Prince_Edward_Island.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Flag_of_Prince_Edward_Island.svg/34px-Flag_of_Prince_Edward_Island.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Flag_of_Prince_Edward_Island.svg/44px-Flag_of_Prince_Edward_Island.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1751" data-file-height="1200" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Prince_Edward_Island" title="Prince Edward Island">Prince Edward Island</a> </td> <td>1,530 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Estuary_of_Saint_Lawrence" class="mw-redirect" title="Estuary of Saint Lawrence">Estuary</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gulf_of_Saint_Lawrence" class="mw-redirect" title="Gulf of Saint Lawrence">Gulf of Saint Lawrence</a> </td> <td>Area of high <a href="/wiki/Biological_productivity" class="mw-redirect" title="Biological productivity">biological productivity</a> and a key habitat for various fish species.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Southampton Island </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Flag_of_Nunavut.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nunavut.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Flag_of_Nunavut.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nunavut.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Flag_of_Nunavut.svg/46px-Flag_of_Nunavut.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="675" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Nunavut" title="Nunavut">Nunavut</a> </td> <td>93,087 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hudson_Complex" title="Hudson Complex">Hudson Complex</a> </td> <td>Area of high <a href="/wiki/Biological_productivity" class="mw-redirect" title="Biological productivity">biological productivity</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tang.ɢwan – ḥačxwiqak – Tsig̱is </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg/23px-Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg/35px-Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg/46px-Flag_of_British_Columbia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a> </td> <td>133,019 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Marine_Ecozone_(CEC)" title="Pacific Marine Ecozone (CEC)">Offshore Pacific</a> </td> <td>To protect <a href="/wiki/Seamount" title="Seamount">seamounts</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hydrothermal_vent" title="Hydrothermal vent">hydrothermal vents</a>. <sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Marine_Protected_Areas_of_Canada&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Marine_Conservation_Area" title="National Marine Conservation Area">National Marine Conservation Area</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Marine_Protected_Areas_of_Canada&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output 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