Science Advisory Report 2011/036
Sgaan Kinghlas Bowie Seamount Marine Protected Area Monitoring Indicators, Protocols and Strategies
Summary
- The identification of appropriate indicators, monitoring protocols and strategies to assess whether a Marine Protected Area (MPA) is achieving the established conservation and management objectives is a key component of overall MPA management planning and implementation.
- This assessment proposes a five-step framework, based on the Pathways of Effects (PoE) and Ecological Risk Assessment (ERA) methods, for the identification of indicators to monitor the achievement of ecosystem objectives established for any MPA.
- Measurable conservation objectives are required before potential indicators and protocols can be proposed for Sgaan Kinghlas-Bowie Marine Protected Area (SK-B MPA). Further work to develop these is recommended.
- A preliminary PoE analysis was conducted for human activities or “stressors” currently occurring at SK-B MPA. Further work is necessary to finalize these PoE assessments.
- To support the identification of indicators, collection of additional baseline data to complete an Ecological Risk Assessment of the stressors identified for the SK-B MPA and a comprehensive reporting system for existing and proposed activities is recommended.
This Science Advisory Report has resulted from a Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat, Regional Advisory meeting of October 26–28, 2010 on Pacific Review of Bowie Marine Protected Area (MPA) monitoring protocols, Pacific Review of Endeavour Ridge Area monitoring protocols. Additional publications from this process will be posted as they become available on the DFO Science Advisory Schedule.
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