Marine Protected Area

• Massive area off B.C. coast one step closer to an official Marine Protected Area

  Fisheries and Oceans Canada is working in collaboration with First Nations to advance the designation of the proposed Tang.ɢwan – ḥačxwiqak – Tsig̱is Marine Protected Area (MPA).

  Environment

  Feb 7, 2023
  
• Kitasoo Xai’xais Nation declares new protected area in ‘breadbasket’ section of B.C. coast

  The new protected area, Gitdisdzu Lugyeks, is part of the Great Bear Sea, whose waters that hug the largest coastal temperate rainforest on the planet.

  Environment

  Jun 22, 2022
  
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• Nova Scotia fisheries minister raises concerns about potential no-fish zones

  Keith Colwell says he's particularly concerned about the area's lobster fishery because it provides good jobs in a low-employment zone.

  Canada

  Apr 19, 2018
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• Nature reserve in New Brunswick gains four new properties

  The Nature Conservancy of Canada says it is expanding its Musquash Estuary reserve near Saint John by 397 hectares, making it the largest conservation area in the province.

  Canada

  Jun 29, 2017
• St. Anns Bank off Cape Breton designated as protected area by DFO

  St. Anns Bank off Cape Breton Island has been declared an Marine Protected Area to conserve and protect the habitats and species in the area, including the endangered leatherback turtle.

  Canada

  Jun 8, 2017
• Purchase protects additional lands around N.B. marine nature reserve

  The Nature Conservancy of Canada has expanded its nature reserve in the Musquash Estuary in southern New Brunswick.

  May 21, 2014