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<div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <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">Marine protected areas of Canada prioritizing sustainability and ecological protection</div> <p><b>National Marine Conservation Areas</b> (NMCAs) is a <a href="/wiki/Parks_Canada" title="Parks Canada">Parks Canada</a> programme responsible for <a href="/wiki/Marine_(ocean)" class="mw-redirect" title="Marine (ocean)">marine</a> areas managed for <a href="/wiki/Sustainability" title="Sustainability">sustainability</a> and containing smaller zones of high protection. They include the <a href="/wiki/Seabed" title="Seabed">seabed</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Water" title="Water">water</a> itself and any <a href="/wiki/Species" title="Species">species</a> which occur there. They may also include <a href="/wiki/Wetlands" class="mw-redirect" title="Wetlands">wetlands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Estuaries" class="mw-redirect" title="Estuaries">estuaries</a>, <a href="/wiki/Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Islands">islands</a> and other <a href="/wiki/Coast" title="Coast">coastal</a> lands.<sup id="cite_ref-gov_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gov-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They are protected from <a href="/wiki/Ocean_dumping" class="mw-redirect" title="Ocean dumping">dumping</a>, <a href="/wiki/Undersea" class="mw-redirect" title="Undersea">undersea</a> <a href="/wiki/Mining" title="Mining">mining</a> and <a href="/wiki/Oil" title="Oil">oil</a> and <a href="/wiki/Natural_gas" title="Natural gas">gas</a> exploration and development, which may damage the aquatic or terrestrial ecosystems in the conservation area. However, not all commercial activities are prohibited in these zones. Shipping, commercial and sport fishing, and recreational activities are allowed.<sup id="cite_ref-resources_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-resources-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-commerce_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-commerce-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Marine_conservation_at_Nature_Canada">Marine conservation at Nature Canada</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Marine_Conservation_Area&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Marine conservation at Nature Canada"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1996, Nature Canada<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> developed its Marine Conservation Program in recognition that marine ecosystems were as affected by human activity as terrestrial ecosystems. At that time, Canada's National Parks Act<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was designed to guide conservation and protection only on land. So that year, Nature Canada began advocating for new legislation that would enable the creation of national marine conservation areas.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Over the next several years we<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch#Unsupported_attributions" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch"><span title="The material near this tag possibly uses too-vague attribution or weasel words. (January 2018)">who?</span></a></i>]</sup> met with federal government policy decision-makers, gave testimony at hearings, and conducted a public awareness campaign about marine conservation areas.<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> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_National_Marine_Conservation_Areas">List of National Marine Conservation Areas</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Marine_Conservation_Area&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: List of National Marine Conservation Areas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of 2020<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National_Marine_Conservation_Area&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, established NMCAs and NMCA Reserves protect 14,846 km<sup>2</sup> (5,732 sq mi) of waters, wetlands, and coastlines, representing five of the 29 identified marine regions with studies underway for protected areas in three additional regions.<sup id="cite_ref-nmcaplan_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nmcaplan-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid silver;background-color:#cedff2; color:black;"> </span> † <a href="/wiki/Biosphere_Reserves_of_Canada" title="Biosphere Reserves of Canada">UNESCO Biosphere Reserve</a></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" width="12%">Name </th> <th scope="col" width="1%px" class="unsortable">Photo </th> <th scope="col" width="7%">Location </th> <th scope="col" width="7%">Established </th> <th scope="col" width="8%">Area (2017) </th> <th scope="col" width="9%">Marine region </th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Description </th></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#cedff2" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Fathom_Five_National_Marine_Park" title="Fathom Five National Marine Park">Fathom Five National Marine Park</a> † </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flowerpot_Island_Big_Flowerpot.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Flowerpot_Island_Big_Flowerpot.JPG/175px-Flowerpot_Island_Big_Flowerpot.JPG" decoding="async" width="175" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Flowerpot_Island_Big_Flowerpot.JPG/263px-Flowerpot_Island_Big_Flowerpot.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Flowerpot_Island_Big_Flowerpot.JPG/350px-Flowerpot_Island_Big_Flowerpot.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1965" data-file-height="1474" /></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/8/88/Flag_of_Ontario.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ontario.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Ontario.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ontario.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Ontario.svg/46px-Flag_of_Ontario.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="1200" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a><br /><small><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=National_Marine_Conservation_Area&params=45_19_N_81_38_W_region:CA-ON_type:landmark&title=Fathom+Five+National+Marine+Park"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">45°19′N</span> <span class="longitude">81°38′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">45.317°N 81.633°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">45.317; -81.633</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Fathom Five National Marine Park</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span></small> </td> <td data-sort-value="1987-07-20">20 July 1987 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="<span data-sort-value="7002114000000000000♠">114</span> !">114 km<sup>2</sup> (44 sq mi)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgian_Bay" title="Georgian Bay">Georgian Bay</a> </td> <td>The marine counterpart to the adjacent <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Peninsula_National_Park" title="Bruce Peninsula National Park">Bruce Peninsula National Park</a>, Fathom Five is named for a line in <a href="/wiki/William_Shakespeare" title="William Shakespeare">Shakespeare's</a> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Tempest" title="The Tempest">The Tempest</a></i>. The first marine unit in the national parks system preserves a unique aquatic environment and several small islands including <a href="/wiki/Flowerpot_Island" title="Flowerpot Island">Flowerpot Island</a>. The unusually clear waters and numerous shipwrecks on the <a href="/wiki/Shoal" title="Shoal">shoals</a> of <a href="/wiki/Georgian_Bay" title="Georgian Bay">Georgian Bay</a> make the park a popular destination for <a href="/wiki/Scuba_diving" title="Scuba diving">scuba divers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-natgeo17_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-natgeo17-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 189">: 189 </span></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Gwaii_Haanas_National_Marine_Conservation_Area_Reserve_and_Haida_Heritage_Site" title="Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area Reserve and Haida Heritage Site">Gwaii Haanas NMCA Reserve & Haida Heritage Site</a><br />(Reserve) </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gwaii_Haanas_(28724808792).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Gwaii_Haanas_%2828724808792%29.jpg/175px-Gwaii_Haanas_%2828724808792%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="175" height="117" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Gwaii_Haanas_%2828724808792%29.jpg/263px-Gwaii_Haanas_%2828724808792%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Gwaii_Haanas_%2828724808792%29.jpg/350px-Gwaii_Haanas_%2828724808792%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4460" data-file-height="2973" /></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/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><br /><small><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=National_Marine_Conservation_Area&params=52_0_N_131_12_W_region:CA-BC_type:landmark&title=Gwaii+Haanas+National+Marine+Conservation+Area+Reserve"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">52°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">131°12′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">52.000°N 131.200°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">52.000; -131.200</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area Reserve</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span></small> </td> <td data-sort-value="2010-06-11">11 June 2010 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="<span data-sort-value="7004100000000000000♠">10,000</span> !">1,500 km<sup>2</sup> (579 sq mi)</span><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> <td><a href="/wiki/Hecate_Strait" title="Hecate Strait">Hecate Strait</a>, <a href="/wiki/Queen_Charlotte_Sound_(Canada)" title="Queen Charlotte Sound (Canada)">Queen Charlotte Shelf</a> </td> <td>Along with the National Park Reserve of the same name, Gwaii Haanas protects an area extending from the ocean floor of the <a href="/wiki/Hecate_Strait" title="Hecate Strait">Hecate Strait</a> and <a href="/wiki/Queen_Charlotte_Basin" title="Queen Charlotte Basin">Queen Charlotte Basin</a> to the mountains of the <a href="/wiki/Haida_Gwaii" title="Haida Gwaii">Haida Gwaii</a>. The marine reserve preserves the <a href="/wiki/Haida_people" title="Haida people">Haida people</a>'s traditional use of the waters while protecting the area from <a href="/wiki/Oil_exploration" class="mw-redirect" title="Oil exploration">oil exploration</a> and commercial fishing.<sup id="cite_ref-natgeo17_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-natgeo17-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 299">: 299 </span></sup> As a Reserve, it is a proposed NMCA, pending settlement of Native claims, but managed as a park unit in the interim. </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Lake_Superior_National_Marine_Conservation_Area" title="Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area">Lake Superior NMCA</a> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Thunder_Bay_Islands.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Thunder_Bay_Islands.jpg/175px-Thunder_Bay_Islands.jpg" decoding="async" width="175" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Thunder_Bay_Islands.jpg/263px-Thunder_Bay_Islands.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Thunder_Bay_Islands.jpg/350px-Thunder_Bay_Islands.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3200" data-file-height="1600" /></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/8/88/Flag_of_Ontario.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ontario.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Ontario.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ontario.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Ontario.svg/46px-Flag_of_Ontario.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="1200" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a><br /><small><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=National_Marine_Conservation_Area&params=48_26_N_89_13_W_region:CA-ON_type:landmark&title=Lake+Superior+National+Marine+Conservation+Area"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">48°26′N</span> <span class="longitude">89°13′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">48.433°N 89.217°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">48.433; -89.217</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span></small> </td> <td data-sort-value="2015-09-01">1 September 2015 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="<span data-sort-value="7004108800000000000♠">10,880</span> !">10,880 km<sup>2</sup> (4,201 sq mi)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lake_Superior" title="Lake Superior">Lake Superior</a> </td> <td>Adjacent to the United States' <a href="/wiki/Isle_Royale_National_Park" title="Isle Royale National Park">Isle Royale National Park</a> and several <a href="/wiki/List_of_Ontario_provincial_parks" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Ontario provincial parks">Ontario provincial parks</a>, Lake Superior NMCA forms part of the world's largest <a href="/wiki/Freshwater" class="mw-redirect" title="Freshwater">freshwater</a> reserve.<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> <tr> <td bgcolor="#cedff2" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Saguenay%E2%80%93St._Lawrence_Marine_Park" title="Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park">Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park</a>† </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Parc_marin_du_Saguenay%E2%80%93Saint-Laurent_(31).JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Parc_marin_du_Saguenay%E2%80%93Saint-Laurent_%2831%29.JPG/175px-Parc_marin_du_Saguenay%E2%80%93Saint-Laurent_%2831%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="175" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Parc_marin_du_Saguenay%E2%80%93Saint-Laurent_%2831%29.JPG/263px-Parc_marin_du_Saguenay%E2%80%93Saint-Laurent_%2831%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Parc_marin_du_Saguenay%E2%80%93Saint-Laurent_%2831%29.JPG/350px-Parc_marin_du_Saguenay%E2%80%93Saint-Laurent_%2831%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4326" data-file-height="2589" /></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/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><br /><small><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=National_Marine_Conservation_Area&params=48_4_N_69_40_W_region:CA-QC_type:landmark&title=Saguenay%E2%80%93St.+Lawrence+Marine+Park"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">48°4′N</span> <span class="longitude">69°40′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">48.067°N 69.667°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">48.067; -69.667</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span></small> </td> <td data-sort-value="1998-06-08">8 June 1998 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="<span data-sort-value="7003124500000000000♠">1,245</span> !">1,245 km<sup>2</sup> (481 sq mi)</span><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> <td><a href="/wiki/Estuary_of_Saint_Lawrence" class="mw-redirect" title="Estuary of Saint Lawrence">St. Lawrence Estuary</a> </td> <td>Located at the <a href="/wiki/Confluence" title="Confluence">confluence</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Saguenay_River" title="Saguenay River">Saguenay</a> and <a href="/wiki/St._Lawrence_River" title="St. Lawrence River">St.<span class="nowrap"> </span>Lawrence</a> rivers and adjacent to Quebec's "<a href="/wiki/Saguenay_Fjord_National_Park" title="Saguenay Fjord National Park">Saguenay Fjord National Park</a>" (a provincial park), Saguenay–St. Lawrence protects a portion of the <a href="/wiki/Estuary_of_Saint_Lawrence" class="mw-redirect" title="Estuary of Saint Lawrence">St.<span class="nowrap"> </span>Lawrence estuary</a>, a common feeding ground for marine mammals such as the endangered St.<span class="nowrap"> </span>Lawrence <a href="/wiki/Beluga_whale" title="Beluga whale">beluga whale</a>. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Proposed_National_Marine_Conservation_Areas">Proposed National Marine Conservation Areas</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Marine_Conservation_Area&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Proposed National Marine Conservation Areas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" width="75%"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" width="20%">Study area </th> <th>Location </th> <th>Area </th> <th>Marine region<sup id="cite_ref-nmcaplan_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nmcaplan-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Magdalen Islands<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><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><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><br /><small><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=National_Marine_Conservation_Area&params=47_35_N_61_32_W_region:CA-QC_type:waterbody&title=Magdalen+Islands"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">47°35′N</span> <span class="longitude">61°32′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">47.583°N 61.533°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">47.583; -61.533</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Magdalen Islands</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span></small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="<span data-sort-value="7004165000000000000♠">16,500</span> !">16,500 km<sup>2</sup> (6,371 sq mi)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Magdalen_Islands" title="Magdalen Islands">Magdalen shallows</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Southern Strait of Georgia<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><br />(Reserve) </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><br /><small><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=National_Marine_Conservation_Area&params=49_18_N_123_48_W_region:CA-BC_type:waterbody&title=Strait+of+Georgia"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">49°18′N</span> <span class="longitude">123°48′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">49.300°N 123.800°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">49.300; -123.800</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Strait of Georgia</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span></small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="<span data-sort-value="7003140000000000000♠">1,400</span> !">1,400 km<sup>2</sup> (541 sq mi)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Strait_of_Georgia" title="Strait of Georgia">Strait of Georgia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tallurutiup_Imanga_National_Marine_Conservation_Area" title="Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area">Tallurutiup Imanga</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><br /><small><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=National_Marine_Conservation_Area&params=74_13_N_84_0_W_region:CA-NU_type:waterbody&title=Tallurutiup+Imanga"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">74°13′N</span> <span class="longitude">84°0′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">74.217°N 84.000°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">74.217; -84.000</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Tallurutiup Imanga</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span></small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="<span data-sort-value="7005109000000000000♠">109,000</span> !">109,000 km<sup>2</sup> (42,085 sq mi)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lancaster_Sound" title="Lancaster Sound">Lancaster Sound</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Central coast of <a href="/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">BC</a> (Reserve) </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><br /><small><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=National_Marine_Conservation_Area&params=52.137432_N_128.766589_W_"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">52°08′15″N</span> <span class="longitude">128°46′00″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">52.137432°N 128.766589°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">52.137432; -128.766589</span></span></span></a></span></span></small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="<span data-sort-value="7004142000000000000♠">14,200</span> !">14,200 km<sup>2</sup> (5,483 sq mi)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Queen_Charlotte_Sound_(Canada)" title="Queen Charlotte Sound (Canada)">Queen Charlotte Sound</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Northern coast of <a href="/wiki/Labrador" title="Labrador">Labrador</a> (next to <a href="/wiki/Torngat_Mountains_National_Park" title="Torngat Mountains National Park">Torngat Mountains National Park</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><br /><small><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=National_Marine_Conservation_Area&params=59.529316_N_63.400407_W_"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">59°31′46″N</span> <span class="longitude">63°24′01″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">59.529316°N 63.400407°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">59.529316; -63.400407</span></span></span></a></span></span></small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="<span data-sort-value="7004149060000000000♠">14,906</span> !">14,906 km<sup>2</sup> (5,755 sq mi)</span> </td> <td>Labrador Shelf </td></tr> <tr> <td>Eastern <a href="/wiki/James_Bay" title="James Bay">James Bay</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eeyou_Istchee" title="Eeyou Istchee">Eeyou Istchee</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> <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" 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location">52.667895°N 79.395118°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">52.667895; -79.395118</span></span></span></a></span></span></small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="<span data-sort-value="7004280000000000000♠">28,000</span> !">28,000 km<sup>2</sup> (10,811 sq mi)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Bay" title="James Bay">James Bay</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Western <a href="/wiki/James_Bay" title="James Bay">James Bay</a> & Southwestern <a href="/wiki/Hudson_Bay" title="Hudson Bay">Hudson 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/8/88/Flag_of_Ontario.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ontario.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Ontario.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ontario.svg.png 1.5x, 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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><br /><small><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=National_Marine_Conservation_Area&params=82.837637_N_91.663637_W_"><span 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