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Marine protected areas (MPAs) are one among a number of spatial management tools, and are defined as areas that are …

Record Modified: Feb 26, 2025
Record Released: Sep 26, 2016
Publisher: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Formats: FGDB/GDB PDF WMS SHP KML ESRI REST
Keywords: Arctic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean MPA Marine conservation areas Conservation Regulations Marine heritage
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The selection of an Area of Interest (AOI) marks the beginning of the Oceans Act Marine Protected Area (MPA) establishment …

Record Modified: Feb 17, 2025
Record Released: Sep 26, 2016
Publisher: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Formats: ESRI REST CSV
Keywords: Arctic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Marine Protected Area Area of Interest AOI Aquatic ecosystems Marine heritage Marine conservation areas

In 2016-17, DFO Maritimes Region undertook a Marine Protected Area (MPA) network analysis for the Scotian Shelf-Bay of Fundy Bioregion. …

Record Modified: Feb 17, 2025
Record Released: Jan 17, 2022
Publisher: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Formats: PDF CSV FGDB/GDB ESRI REST
Keywords: Marine Conservation Targets Oceans

This audit focuses on whether Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Parks Canada, and Environment and Climate Change Canada were on track …

Record Modified: Dec 1, 2025
Record Released: Dec 1, 2025
Publisher: Office of the Auditor General of Canada
Formats: HTML PDF
Keywords: Audit Reports Progress reports Marine conservation areas Aquatic ecosystems Biodiversity Environmental protection Partnerships

The Coastal Environmental Baseline Program is a multi-year Fisheries and Oceans Canada initiative designed to work with Indigenous and local …

Record Modified: Feb 17, 2025
Record Released: Feb 10, 2022
Publisher: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Formats: CSV ESRI REST FGDB/GDB TIFF PDF
Keywords: automated underwater vehicle sonar Doppler velocity log salinity water temperature i3XO EcoMapper Estuaries Coastal waters Oceanography Ecosystems Environment Habitats ...

Funded under DFO's Marine Conservation Targets Program, this two-year optical imagery benthic survey captured 41 drift-camera transects in the St. …

Record Modified: Sep 2, 2025
Record Released: Jan 27, 2025
Publisher: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Formats: CSV ESRI REST FGDB/GDB
Keywords: Regional and National Core funds Marine Conservation Target Environment Oceans Marine conservation areas Aquatic ecosystems Coastal waters