DFO Maritimes Region Regional Context and Experience in MPA Establishment Presentation to the National Advisory Panel on MPA Standards May 4, 2018 Maxine Westhead A/Director, Oceans Management
Outline 1) Regional context • Maritimes Region boundary • Indigenous communities • Marine industries 2) Maritimes Region experience in establishing MPAs Nick Hawkins 2
DFO Maritimes Region • Two provinces • U.S. border/ Gulf of Maine • Gulf Region • NL Region • Indigenous communities 3
Indigenous Communities Maritimes and Gulf Regions 4
Commercial Fishing • Harvesters in Maritimes Region land approximately $1.3 billion worth of landings per year, in recent years (just over 40% of Canadian total) Nick Hawkins • Lobster is the highest value fishery with over $800 million in landings • Approximately 75 commercial species Scott Leslie harvested • Maritimes Region has just over 1/3 of the country’s fishing licence holders Scott Leslie 5
Commercial Fishing Footprint 6
Other Marine Industries • Aquaculture http://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/10/aquaculture/content/masmp.html 7
Other Marine Industries • Aquaculture https://novascotia.ca/fish/aquaculture/site-mapping-tool/ 7
Other Marine Industries • Aquaculture • Oil and gas 7
Other Marine Industries • Aquaculture • Oil and gas • Shipping 7
Other Marine Industries • Aquaculture • Oil and gas • Shipping • Tourism and recreation 7
Other Marine Industries • Aquaculture • Oil and gas • Shipping • Tourism and recreation • Marine renewables 7
Other Marine Industries • Aquaculture • Oil and gas • Shipping • Tourism and recreation • Marine renewables • Telecom 7
Creating MPAs in the Maritimes Region Musquash Estuary • High protection standards despite intensive human use • What does this look like? The Gully – High protection zone – Compatible activities “zoned - in” – High-impact activities prohibited St. Anns Bank • How is it achieved? – Compile available information – Establish scientific basis for decision- making – Find “common ground” through rigorous multi-sector consultation processes 8
Benefits of Protection Standards • Having clear minimum protection standards for MPAs in Canada would: – Clarify what MPAs are and why they are being created – Reduce uncertainty and confusion surrounding the MPA establishment process, particularly for industry sectors – Speed up the MPA establishment process – Better align Canada’s MPA establishment processes with recognized best practice in protected area design – Maximize ecological benefits of MPAs 9
Maxine Westhead A/Director, Oceans Management Ecosystems Management Branch Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Maritimes Region maxine.westhead@dfo-mpo.gc.ca 10
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