Hecate Strait/Queen Charlotte Sound glass sponge reefs - Area of Interest (AOI)

Information about this AOI

• Pacific Region Oceans Program - Hecate Strait/Queen Charlotte Sound glass Sponge Reefs
• Overview and Context [PDF]
• June 2010 Backgrounder - Area of Interest for Potential Marine Protected Area in Pacific Region
• June 2010 News Release - Government takes action to protect sensitive land, water and species at risk on World Oceans Day

Documents

• Terms of Reference [PDF]



• Draft - Overview and Assessment Report (OAR) [PDF]

Federal regulatory policy requires that a cost-benefit analysis (CBA) be conducted to identify and then monetize, where possible, the incremental impacts expected with the establishment of the proposed MPA. The results of the CBA form one part of the advice to decision makers during the development of the regulations that establish the MPA, along with the biological analyses and results from consultations with Canadians.

• Final - CBA for Glass Sponge Reef MPA [PDF]

The Coldwater Coral and Sponge Conservation Strategy codifies existing and future activities and management measures for cold-water coral and sponge conservation by the Department. A Marine Protected Area designation for the glass sponge reefs would be one tool associated with this strategy.

• NEW >> Final - Coldwater Coral and Sponge Conservation Strategy [PDF]

Hecate Strait/Queen Charlotte Sound Glass Sponge Reefs: Area of Interest (AOI) Session Meeting Schedule

DFO Contact

Phone: 604-658-2756
Fax: 604-666-0417
Email: Karen.Leslie@dfo-mpo.gc.ca