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Ecologically and Biologically Significant Areas (EBSAs) are areas within Canada's oceans that have been identified through formal scientific assessments as …

Last Updated: Sep 20, 2024
Date Published: Sep 26, 2016
Publisher: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Formats: SHP CSV ESRI REST
Keywords: Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Canada Arctic Ocean EBSA Oceans Ecosystems Biological diversity Conservation
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The Oceans Act (1997) commits Canada to maintaining biological diversity and productivity in the marine environment. A key component of …

Last Updated: Jul 11, 2023
Date Published: Dec 18, 2019
Publisher: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Formats: HTML SHP ESRI REST
Keywords: Environment Oceans

The Brier Island/Digby Neck area has been identified as an Ecologically and Biologically Significant Area (EBSA) by Fisheries and Oceans …

Last Updated: Jul 12, 2024
Date Published: Jul 12, 2024
Publisher: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Formats: FGDB/GDB CSV ESRI REST
Keywords: Maritimes Region Oceans

This layer details Important Areas (IAs) relevant to key fish species in the Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area (PNCIMA). …

Last Updated: Jul 11, 2023
Date Published: Sep 13, 2021
Publisher: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Formats: FGDB/GDB HTML GEOJSON PDF ESRI REST
Keywords: Environmental planning Marine ecosystems EBSA Important Areas IA British Columbia Queen Charlotte Basin Queen Charlotte Sound PNCIMA Environmental quality Ecology Fish

This layer details Important Areas (IAs) relevant to important geographic features in the Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area (PNCIMA). …

Last Updated: Jul 11, 2023
Date Published: Sep 13, 2021
Publisher: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Formats: FGDB/GDB HTML GEOJSON PDF ESRI REST
Keywords: Environmental planning Marine ecosystems IA EBSA Important Areas Queen Charlotte Basin Queen Charlotte Sound BC British Columbia PNCIMA Environmental quality Ecology ...

This layer details Important Areas (IAs) relevant to sponge reefs (Hexactinosida) in the Strait of Georgia (SOG) ecoregion. This data …

Last Updated: Jul 13, 2023
Date Published: May 12, 2020
Publisher: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Formats: ESRI REST HTML FGDB/GDB GEOJSON SHP PDF
Keywords: EBSA Environmental Planning Important Areas Marine Ecosystems Mulitbeam Bathymetry British Columbia Salish Sea Strait of Georgia Environmental quality Ecology