Derby
Crew Member
Currently SFI has 3 people and yes we need a whole lot more....
Possible closures to fishing, MPA’s
- Thread starter OldBlackDog
- Start date
Currently SFI has 3 people and yes we need a whole lot more....
OldBlackDog
Well-Known Member
I refer you to the commercial direction as noted in #91.
They as noted obviously are really concerned about this and have dedicated many days and much money to it.
If you think this is not a big thing, then just ignore this whole thread.
They as noted obviously are really concerned about this and have dedicated many days and much money to it.
If you think this is not a big thing, then just ignore this whole thread.
cuttlefish
Well-Known Member
“During both of these merging meetings work was also done to adjust boundaries or zoning designations, or create new zones within the respective "Offshore" and "Inshore" areas, to capture important ecological targets. Each day of meetings with industry captures an enormous amount of knowledge and consensus advice that results in up to 20 additional hours of work by the MPT (specifically Grant and Mike) to ensure all of the advice (boundary lines, designations, and associated rationale and implications) received from the fishermen at each meeting is incorporated properly into the Seasketch mapping program. This work will be done early this week, so that we can run updated reports and determine how well each of the merged "Offshore" and "Inshore" maps score against the ecological targets and compare to the NSB MPA Network draft scenario provided by the Partners (DFO, Province and 16 First Nations).”
This sounds to me like the commercial fishing sectors are embracing the opportunity to provide additional information and suggestions that will benefit the process to find areas that meet the predetermined ecological targets in a way that reduces negative impacts to their sectors. This seems to me to be a much more rational approach than just pushing against the process.
“Broad public consultations on a revised MPA Network design, which considers input from advisory committee members, is anticipated to take place later in 2020 or early 2021. The approach to public engagement will likely include open houses as well as an online survey, pending input from local governments and/or advisory committee members. I hope that the recreational fishing representatives on the Network Advisory Committees will be able to keep you apprised of these opportunities, as they arise.”
I am looking forward to seeing the revised draft in the new year and giving my input at the public sessions. Thanks for taking the time to contact the MPATT team, WMY and sharing their response on this thread.
This sounds to me like the commercial fishing sectors are embracing the opportunity to provide additional information and suggestions that will benefit the process to find areas that meet the predetermined ecological targets in a way that reduces negative impacts to their sectors. This seems to me to be a much more rational approach than just pushing against the process.
“Broad public consultations on a revised MPA Network design, which considers input from advisory committee members, is anticipated to take place later in 2020 or early 2021. The approach to public engagement will likely include open houses as well as an online survey, pending input from local governments and/or advisory committee members. I hope that the recreational fishing representatives on the Network Advisory Committees will be able to keep you apprised of these opportunities, as they arise.”
I am looking forward to seeing the revised draft in the new year and giving my input at the public sessions. Thanks for taking the time to contact the MPATT team, WMY and sharing their response on this thread.
ChinookExerciser
Active Member
Its still years away, but the end result will be the same we will have less areas then we have now.
ILHG
Crew Member
BC sent a message loud and clear to Ottawa about how they fell about the Liberal policys affecting the coastal communities & family's who who rely on the resource sector....Its shows how much the pepole who shower before work care about the pepole who have to shower after work.
The picture shows the division in BC..
SerengetiGuide
Well-Known Member
Due to some bad luck wasn’t back in Nanaimo until sat aft. Curious as to how the mpa talk went during main board meeting with dfo
OldBlackDog
Well-Known Member
SpringVelocity
Crew Member
Cuba Libre
Well-Known Member
What ???Meow Meow....
SpringVelocity
Crew Member
Debbie downer.
OldBlackDog
Well-Known Member
SpringVelocity
Crew Member
Meow meow.
OldBlackDog
Well-Known Member
From the Facebook site.
Afternoon folks,Thanks to the 100’s of fishermen that have participated in the CFC Northern Shelf Bioregion Marine Protected Area Network (NSB MPAn)process to date. We are hopeful that your efforts will help build a better MPAn, one where fisheries not only survive but thrive.
*Next Meeting:*CAMPBELL RIVER:Tuesday November 26th, ALL FISHERIES: 10am – 3pmComfort Inn and Suites, 1351 Shoppers Row, Campbell River.**********************POWELL RIVER:Monday December 2nd, ALL FISHERIES: 10am – 3pmPowell River Town Center Hotel, 4660 Joyce Ave, Powell RiverIn response to feedback we have received, I’d like to offer the following clarifications:The CFC (B.C. Commercial Fishing Caucus) is running a very different process than that of the MPT (Marine Panning Team - Turris/Mose et al). Both organizations are reporting to the MPATT (Marine Protected Area Technical Team) with the results of their respective engagement processes.
The CFC is not DFO, nor is it a representative of DFO.
The CFC is not the designer of the NSB MPAn.
The CFC has engaged in this consultation process to ensure that every effort is made to bring commercial fishing interests into the process, protect access across all fisheries, and to ensure the MPA development process is accountable.
I cannot stress enough how important it is to have havester participation in this process, whether you fish in the NSB or not. While participation does not require you to attend a meeting, the meetings are designed to engage with you directly to provide critical information and support.Many thanks to those who attended the Prince Rupert, Bella Coola and Nanaimo meetings.
*Next Meeting:*CAMPBELL RIVER:Tuesday November 26th, ALL FISHERIES: 10am – 3pmComfort Inn and Suites, 1351 Shoppers Row, Campbell River.POWELL RIVER:Monday December 2nd, ALL FISHERIES: 10am – 3pmPowell River Town Center Hotel, 4660 Joyce Ave, Powell River**PLEASE NOTE AN IMPORTANT UPDATE OF THE AGENDA BELOW**- The Campbell River and Powell River meetings will BE OPEN TO ALL FISHERIES. Meeting times will be 10am – 3:00pm for ALL FISHERIES.Please call, text or email with any questions or comments you may have regarding this CFC process, and/or for support with utilizing the SeaSketch NSB MPAn engagement portal.PLEASE SHARE WITH OTHER FISHERMEN.Best Regards,Jim McIsaacCommercial Fishing Caucus
MEETING AGENDA
1.Overview of the NSB MPAn process
2.Engaging in the NSB MPAn Process: your participation as key knowledge holder
3.De Facto Closed Areas; identifying them and how they can be utilized in this process
4.SeaSketch and Local Fishing Knowledge: how to map your LFK and get into process
5.Process accountability: issues flagged to date, issues that you need to be addressed?
6.Your advice and feedback to CFC?
7.Next steps
Afternoon folks,Thanks to the 100’s of fishermen that have participated in the CFC Northern Shelf Bioregion Marine Protected Area Network (NSB MPAn)process to date. We are hopeful that your efforts will help build a better MPAn, one where fisheries not only survive but thrive.
*Next Meeting:*CAMPBELL RIVER:Tuesday November 26th, ALL FISHERIES: 10am – 3pmComfort Inn and Suites, 1351 Shoppers Row, Campbell River.**********************POWELL RIVER:Monday December 2nd, ALL FISHERIES: 10am – 3pmPowell River Town Center Hotel, 4660 Joyce Ave, Powell RiverIn response to feedback we have received, I’d like to offer the following clarifications:The CFC (B.C. Commercial Fishing Caucus) is running a very different process than that of the MPT (Marine Panning Team - Turris/Mose et al). Both organizations are reporting to the MPATT (Marine Protected Area Technical Team) with the results of their respective engagement processes.
The CFC is not DFO, nor is it a representative of DFO.
The CFC is not the designer of the NSB MPAn.
The CFC has engaged in this consultation process to ensure that every effort is made to bring commercial fishing interests into the process, protect access across all fisheries, and to ensure the MPA development process is accountable.
I cannot stress enough how important it is to have havester participation in this process, whether you fish in the NSB or not. While participation does not require you to attend a meeting, the meetings are designed to engage with you directly to provide critical information and support.Many thanks to those who attended the Prince Rupert, Bella Coola and Nanaimo meetings.
*Next Meeting:*CAMPBELL RIVER:Tuesday November 26th, ALL FISHERIES: 10am – 3pmComfort Inn and Suites, 1351 Shoppers Row, Campbell River.POWELL RIVER:Monday December 2nd, ALL FISHERIES: 10am – 3pmPowell River Town Center Hotel, 4660 Joyce Ave, Powell River**PLEASE NOTE AN IMPORTANT UPDATE OF THE AGENDA BELOW**- The Campbell River and Powell River meetings will BE OPEN TO ALL FISHERIES. Meeting times will be 10am – 3:00pm for ALL FISHERIES.Please call, text or email with any questions or comments you may have regarding this CFC process, and/or for support with utilizing the SeaSketch NSB MPAn engagement portal.PLEASE SHARE WITH OTHER FISHERMEN.Best Regards,Jim McIsaacCommercial Fishing Caucus
MEETING AGENDA
1.Overview of the NSB MPAn process
2.Engaging in the NSB MPAn Process: your participation as key knowledge holder
3.De Facto Closed Areas; identifying them and how they can be utilized in this process
4.SeaSketch and Local Fishing Knowledge: how to map your LFK and get into process
5.Process accountability: issues flagged to date, issues that you need to be addressed?
6.Your advice and feedback to CFC?
7.Next steps
SerengetiGuide
Well-Known Member
Would of easily gone had it been more notice. Damnit
ChinookExerciser
Active Member
Courtesy of SFI, good update on MPA
https://sportfishing.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/MARINE-PROTECTED-AREAS-Brigid-Payne-DFO.pdf
https://sportfishing.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/MARINE-PROTECTED-AREAS-Brigid-Payne-DFO.pdf
OldBlackDog
Well-Known Member
Taken from Facebook,
Lance Underwood
Conversation Starter · 2 hrs
I've now sent this to every newspaper in BC that I could find. Get busy folks, we need to write letters to anyone that will listen.
Marine Protected Areas: Not as Advertised
Marine Protected Area, or MPA’s seem to be the new hot topic in the realm of west coast environmentalism. The Canadian Federal government has been very public with their plans to “protect 20% of Canada’s oceans by 2020”, and has touted a promise to increase protection above and beyond that 20% in the next decade. Since this promise was made, the government been pretty shy about releasing plans to the general public about how they plan to achieve these levels of protection. As a fisherman, I became aware in 2018 that this protection plan meant the creation of a vast network of Marine Protected Areas on the BC Coast.
My life used to be simple, head out to sea, harvest crab and prawns, then go back to my loving family on land. Since 2018 much of my home time has turned into traveling to meetings all over Vancouver Island and the lower mainland to find out more about what’s happening and how it’s going to affect the coast. Quiet evenings of playing with my son or catching up with my wife have turned into long phone calls, emails, and webinars with government employees, environmental groups, and other fishermen trying to discern from their cryptic way of speaking, just how endangered our livelihoods may become.
We are now approaching the year 2020, and after two years of engaging with government and environmental groups, we have seen a draft design of this Marine Protected Area Network. It is vast, running from Central Vancouver Island, all the way to Alaska, that will potentially remove thousands of fishermen from these productive and diverse fishing grounds. But the question is, how will it “protect Canada’s oceans”?
When most people ponder the meaning of ocean protection, most of us think of preventing pollution, preventing oil spills, habitat restoration, and combating the effects of climate change. The issue of MPA’s though, is that they do not address any of these major issues. In fact, the Marine Protected Area Network proposed for our coast lacks any real conservation objectives that do any real protecting at all.
Today, its hard to avoid media coverage on the depletion of the world’s oceans. I for one certainly see it every day, and its always on my mind. But most of these bold and apocalyptic reports lack truth and context. Most of the world’s seriously depleted fish stocks are not here in western Canada. Here on the Pacific Coast, we have a sustainable fisheries framework that has been working for many generations. Most of the fisheries out here in the west are sustainably managed and have little to zero negative environmental impacts. Fisheries such as crab, prawns, sablefish, halibut, tuna rockfish, sea urchins, geoduck, rockfish, and Ling cod just to name a few, employ thousands of multi generational fishermen, have a low carbon footprint, and provide much needed food security and income for the people of Canada. Why would we want to hurt these sustainable fisheries that aren’t having a negative impact on the ocean? MPA’s do not take into account our sustainable fisheries management plans, nor do they consider how to protect the ocean from the real problems that are causing serious harm. Essentially, Marine Protected Areas are a question of whether to allow sustainable fisheries or not.
Amongst the problems that marine protected areas present for fish and fishermen, is the problem of over crowding. By removing vast areas of fishing grounds, the government would force fishermen into smaller areas, causing harm to the fish populations in the open areas, and creating irreparable damage to the coastal economy and to coastal communities. Another major issue we face is that fishermen have not been properly consulted in any meaningful way in the process of creating MPA’s. For a truly successful design scenario that works for all stakeholders in the marine environment, a vast consultation process needs to take place that involves everyone who relies on the ocean for their livelihoods. We are still hoping that its not too late and that fishermen will be given a chance to engage in meaningful dialogue.
Fishermen are at the forefront of conservation. We pay for the science and monitoring of the fish stocks that we fish. Many of us have invested hundreds of thousands, even millions of dollars into our boats, licenses, and equipment. We believe that our investment, and the fact that we sometimes risk our lives for our work has earned us a right to be involved in the decision making process that has any potential to hurt our way of life, our families, or our investments. We are not against ocean protection, we are for it. We want to see a clean, biologically diverse ocean for many generations to come. What are are against is the creation of meaningless Marine Protected Areas being created for political reasons, in back room deals, that have nothing to do with actual protection. The federal government is caving into pressure from international environmental groups who have no stake in the health and well being of our coast.
Here on Vancouver Island, things are quickly changing. Thousands of loggers are out of work. Houses are for sale, trucks are for sale, people are moving away. The sport fishing industry took a massive hit this year from sweeping closures designed to protect orcas. The whale watching industry has been damaged by more stringent regulations which are not based in science. There’s also a proposal being pushed by non profit organizations to end the Strait of Georgia Herring fishery. The vast majority of these changes and restrictions have not been based on peer reviewed science. Our own government is failing us by ignoring science to gain political favour in other provinces and countries. The last thing that we need on the west coast is another move by our government to willfully and ignorantly damage our way of life and economy. We need food, we need jobs, and we have proven management in place that allows us to flourish in a sustainable manner.
Lance Underwood
Cowichan Bay, BC
Lance Underwood
Conversation Starter · 2 hrs
I've now sent this to every newspaper in BC that I could find. Get busy folks, we need to write letters to anyone that will listen.
Marine Protected Areas: Not as Advertised
Marine Protected Area, or MPA’s seem to be the new hot topic in the realm of west coast environmentalism. The Canadian Federal government has been very public with their plans to “protect 20% of Canada’s oceans by 2020”, and has touted a promise to increase protection above and beyond that 20% in the next decade. Since this promise was made, the government been pretty shy about releasing plans to the general public about how they plan to achieve these levels of protection. As a fisherman, I became aware in 2018 that this protection plan meant the creation of a vast network of Marine Protected Areas on the BC Coast.
My life used to be simple, head out to sea, harvest crab and prawns, then go back to my loving family on land. Since 2018 much of my home time has turned into traveling to meetings all over Vancouver Island and the lower mainland to find out more about what’s happening and how it’s going to affect the coast. Quiet evenings of playing with my son or catching up with my wife have turned into long phone calls, emails, and webinars with government employees, environmental groups, and other fishermen trying to discern from their cryptic way of speaking, just how endangered our livelihoods may become.
We are now approaching the year 2020, and after two years of engaging with government and environmental groups, we have seen a draft design of this Marine Protected Area Network. It is vast, running from Central Vancouver Island, all the way to Alaska, that will potentially remove thousands of fishermen from these productive and diverse fishing grounds. But the question is, how will it “protect Canada’s oceans”?
When most people ponder the meaning of ocean protection, most of us think of preventing pollution, preventing oil spills, habitat restoration, and combating the effects of climate change. The issue of MPA’s though, is that they do not address any of these major issues. In fact, the Marine Protected Area Network proposed for our coast lacks any real conservation objectives that do any real protecting at all.
Today, its hard to avoid media coverage on the depletion of the world’s oceans. I for one certainly see it every day, and its always on my mind. But most of these bold and apocalyptic reports lack truth and context. Most of the world’s seriously depleted fish stocks are not here in western Canada. Here on the Pacific Coast, we have a sustainable fisheries framework that has been working for many generations. Most of the fisheries out here in the west are sustainably managed and have little to zero negative environmental impacts. Fisheries such as crab, prawns, sablefish, halibut, tuna rockfish, sea urchins, geoduck, rockfish, and Ling cod just to name a few, employ thousands of multi generational fishermen, have a low carbon footprint, and provide much needed food security and income for the people of Canada. Why would we want to hurt these sustainable fisheries that aren’t having a negative impact on the ocean? MPA’s do not take into account our sustainable fisheries management plans, nor do they consider how to protect the ocean from the real problems that are causing serious harm. Essentially, Marine Protected Areas are a question of whether to allow sustainable fisheries or not.
Amongst the problems that marine protected areas present for fish and fishermen, is the problem of over crowding. By removing vast areas of fishing grounds, the government would force fishermen into smaller areas, causing harm to the fish populations in the open areas, and creating irreparable damage to the coastal economy and to coastal communities. Another major issue we face is that fishermen have not been properly consulted in any meaningful way in the process of creating MPA’s. For a truly successful design scenario that works for all stakeholders in the marine environment, a vast consultation process needs to take place that involves everyone who relies on the ocean for their livelihoods. We are still hoping that its not too late and that fishermen will be given a chance to engage in meaningful dialogue.
Fishermen are at the forefront of conservation. We pay for the science and monitoring of the fish stocks that we fish. Many of us have invested hundreds of thousands, even millions of dollars into our boats, licenses, and equipment. We believe that our investment, and the fact that we sometimes risk our lives for our work has earned us a right to be involved in the decision making process that has any potential to hurt our way of life, our families, or our investments. We are not against ocean protection, we are for it. We want to see a clean, biologically diverse ocean for many generations to come. What are are against is the creation of meaningless Marine Protected Areas being created for political reasons, in back room deals, that have nothing to do with actual protection. The federal government is caving into pressure from international environmental groups who have no stake in the health and well being of our coast.
Here on Vancouver Island, things are quickly changing. Thousands of loggers are out of work. Houses are for sale, trucks are for sale, people are moving away. The sport fishing industry took a massive hit this year from sweeping closures designed to protect orcas. The whale watching industry has been damaged by more stringent regulations which are not based in science. There’s also a proposal being pushed by non profit organizations to end the Strait of Georgia Herring fishery. The vast majority of these changes and restrictions have not been based on peer reviewed science. Our own government is failing us by ignoring science to gain political favour in other provinces and countries. The last thing that we need on the west coast is another move by our government to willfully and ignorantly damage our way of life and economy. We need food, we need jobs, and we have proven management in place that allows us to flourish in a sustainable manner.
Lance Underwood
Cowichan Bay, BC
ChinookExerciser
Active Member
20% tho was last week's goal the new goal this week is 30%
- Work with the Minister of Environment and Climate Change to introduce a new ambitious plan to conserve 25 per cent of Canada’s land and 25 per cent of Canada’s oceans by 2025, working toward 30 per cent by 2030. This plan should be grounded in science, Indigenous knowledge and local perspectives. Advocate at international gatherings that countries around the world set a goal of 30 per cent conservation by 2030 as well.
wildmanyeah
Crew Member
came across this today thought it was interesting, DFO wont even let the IPHC do test surveys in MPA's
https://iphc.int/uploads/pdf/am/2020am/iphc-2020-am096-00.pdf
7.2.CANADA
7.2.1. Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
a) Areas of conservation concern
The IPHC Secretariat followed up with Fisheries and Oceans Canada on
incursions into Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) by the 2018 IPHC fisheryindependent setline survey (FISS). In response, the IPHC Secretariat improved its
IPHC-2020-AM096-04
Page 8 of 14
FISS protocols, operations monitoring, and training. The two vessels involved also
received letters of warning from Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
https://iphc.int/uploads/pdf/am/2020am/iphc-2020-am096-00.pdf
7.2.CANADA
7.2.1. Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
a) Areas of conservation concern
The IPHC Secretariat followed up with Fisheries and Oceans Canada on
incursions into Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) by the 2018 IPHC fisheryindependent setline survey (FISS). In response, the IPHC Secretariat improved its
IPHC-2020-AM096-04
Page 8 of 14
FISS protocols, operations monitoring, and training. The two vessels involved also
received letters of warning from Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
wildmanyeah
Crew Member
Canada joins Global Ocean Alliance: Advocates for protecting 30 per cent of the world’s ocean by 2030
News release
July 9, 2020
Ottawa, Ontario - Canada is an ocean nation with the longest coastline in the world. Canadians rely on healthy marine ecosystems to sustain our economy, our food supply, and our coastal communities. But the ocean is a shared resource that requires a global effort to ensure marine conservation. That is why the Government of Canada is joining other countries to advocate for international action to increase conservation and protection of our oceans by 2030.
Today, during the Protecting the Oceans Most Important Places webinar, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Bernadette Jordan, announced Canada has joined the United Kingdom and other countries in the Global Ocean Alliance. The Alliance’s goal is to advocate with international partners for ambitious ocean action to protect at least 30 per cent of the world’s oceans through the establishment of marine protected areas and other effective area-based marine conservation measures by 2030.
Since 2015, the Government of Canada has worked in partnership with provinces and territories, Indigenous peoples, and environmental and industry organizations to increase the protection of our oceans. Canada aimed to conserve 10 per cent of the country’s marine and coastal areas by 2020 and has already surpassed this goal, reaching nearly 14 per cent by August 2019. Canada’s efforts, including the establishment of new marine protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures, have also contributed to the international 10 per cent marine conservation target ahead of the 2020 timeline.
The Government of Canada continues to work toward its ambitious target of protecting 25 per cent of marine and coastal areas by 2025, working toward 30 per cent by 2030. Through the Global Ocean Alliance, we join a growing number of like-minded countries that will advocate internationally for 30 per cent conservation by 2030 around the world. We will work with other countries toward the adoption of new ambitious global biodiversity targets under the Convention on Biological Diversity at the 15th Conference of Parties in Kunming, China in 2021.
Canada is joining the Global Ocean Alliance to help galvanize international efforts towards a 30 per cent conservation goal that allows the marine environment and sustainable marine economies to thrive.
Quotes
"Our oceans provide a wealth of opportunity when approached from the position of sustainability and environmental stewardship. Canada is proud to join the Global Ocean Alliance, working alongside like-minded countries to advocate for our shared vision of sustainable, healthy oceans around the world. We have made exceptional progress on protecting our own waters, and it is time to move the goal post ahead and reach even farther. Canadians expect our government to be a global leader in environmental protection, and this partnership is another way we will use our voice, leadership, and resources to protect our oceans and make a difference around the world."
The Honourable Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
"Our government is working together with provinces, territories, Indigenous peoples, environmental organizations and industry to advance conservation on Canada’s lands and waters. Together we have made great progress and achieved the 10 per cent global target for marine conservation ahead of the 2020 commitment. Recognizing we have a responsibility to Canadians, the world, and future generations we are committed to redoubling our efforts to protect the biodiversity of our ocean and support the sustainability of coastal communities. Focused and coordinated action by countries around the world is the only way to stem the decline in biodiversity and rise to the challenge of climate change. Canada’s participation in the Global Ocean Alliance demonstrates our commitment to achieving these goals."
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister Responsible for Parks Canada
Quick facts
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Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
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News release
July 9, 2020
Ottawa, Ontario - Canada is an ocean nation with the longest coastline in the world. Canadians rely on healthy marine ecosystems to sustain our economy, our food supply, and our coastal communities. But the ocean is a shared resource that requires a global effort to ensure marine conservation. That is why the Government of Canada is joining other countries to advocate for international action to increase conservation and protection of our oceans by 2030.
Today, during the Protecting the Oceans Most Important Places webinar, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Bernadette Jordan, announced Canada has joined the United Kingdom and other countries in the Global Ocean Alliance. The Alliance’s goal is to advocate with international partners for ambitious ocean action to protect at least 30 per cent of the world’s oceans through the establishment of marine protected areas and other effective area-based marine conservation measures by 2030.
Since 2015, the Government of Canada has worked in partnership with provinces and territories, Indigenous peoples, and environmental and industry organizations to increase the protection of our oceans. Canada aimed to conserve 10 per cent of the country’s marine and coastal areas by 2020 and has already surpassed this goal, reaching nearly 14 per cent by August 2019. Canada’s efforts, including the establishment of new marine protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures, have also contributed to the international 10 per cent marine conservation target ahead of the 2020 timeline.
The Government of Canada continues to work toward its ambitious target of protecting 25 per cent of marine and coastal areas by 2025, working toward 30 per cent by 2030. Through the Global Ocean Alliance, we join a growing number of like-minded countries that will advocate internationally for 30 per cent conservation by 2030 around the world. We will work with other countries toward the adoption of new ambitious global biodiversity targets under the Convention on Biological Diversity at the 15th Conference of Parties in Kunming, China in 2021.
Canada is joining the Global Ocean Alliance to help galvanize international efforts towards a 30 per cent conservation goal that allows the marine environment and sustainable marine economies to thrive.
Quotes
"Our oceans provide a wealth of opportunity when approached from the position of sustainability and environmental stewardship. Canada is proud to join the Global Ocean Alliance, working alongside like-minded countries to advocate for our shared vision of sustainable, healthy oceans around the world. We have made exceptional progress on protecting our own waters, and it is time to move the goal post ahead and reach even farther. Canadians expect our government to be a global leader in environmental protection, and this partnership is another way we will use our voice, leadership, and resources to protect our oceans and make a difference around the world."
The Honourable Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
"Our government is working together with provinces, territories, Indigenous peoples, environmental organizations and industry to advance conservation on Canada’s lands and waters. Together we have made great progress and achieved the 10 per cent global target for marine conservation ahead of the 2020 commitment. Recognizing we have a responsibility to Canadians, the world, and future generations we are committed to redoubling our efforts to protect the biodiversity of our ocean and support the sustainability of coastal communities. Focused and coordinated action by countries around the world is the only way to stem the decline in biodiversity and rise to the challenge of climate change. Canada’s participation in the Global Ocean Alliance demonstrates our commitment to achieving these goals."
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister Responsible for Parks Canada
Quick facts
- In 2019, the United Kingdom established the Global Ocean Alliance to support a global 30 per cent conservation target by 2030 at the Convention on Biological Diversity COP 15 in Kunming, China in 2021.
- Including Canada, to date, approximately 22 countries have joined the Alliance: Belgium; Belize; Cabo Verde; Canada; Costa Rica; Croatia; Fiji; Finland; Gabon; Germany; Italy; Kenya; Luxembourg; Monaco; Nigeria; Palau; Portugal; Senegal; Seychelles; Sweden; the United Kingdom; and, Vanuatu.
- Minister Jordan announced Canada will join the Global Ocean Alliance at a marine protection webinar: Protecting the Ocean’s Most Important Places Progress towards protecting 10% of the ocean by 2020 and what comes next? organized by Friends of Ocean Action and the Convention on Biological Diversity.
- Since 2015, the Government of Canada has made huge strides to protect our oceans, conserving nearly 14 per cent of our marine and coastal areas ahead of the 2020 deadline, and exceeding the international commitment to conserve 10 per cent of our oceans by 2020.
- Having achieved 13.81 per cent ocean conservation, we are now moving forward with a goal of conserving 25 per cent by 2025, and are advocating for other countries around the world to set a target of 30 per cent by 2030.
- UK Press Release: The UK creates global alliance to help protect the worlds ocean
- Canada’s Marine Protected Areas
- Meeting Canada’s Marine Conservation Targets
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SpringVelocity
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Glad to see the big NGO groups are still running the government.
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