Gulf of St. Lawrence Coral and Sponge Marine Refuges postcard

The infographic presents a postcard of the marine conservation priorities of the Gulf of St. Lawrence Coral and Sponge Marine Refuges.

The front of the postcard contains several horizontal sections showing:

• a white frame with the DFO logo in the upper left corner and the Canada wordmark in the lower right corner
• the text: aim to protect hard coral, sponges, soft corals: sea pens, other soft corals
• an illustration of the hard coral Flabellum (Ulocyathus) alabastrum
• four illustrations of soft corals (sea pens) Anthoptilum grandiflorum, Balticina finmarchica, Ptilella grandis et Pennatula aculeata
• two illustrations of other soft corals: Duva florida et le Gersemia rubiformis
• an illustration of a cluster of diverse species of sea sponges (Porifera spp.)

The reverse side of the postcard is divided into 2 vertical sections separated by a thin vertical line:

• the left section is slightly larger than the right section
• the text, Protecting the corals and sponges of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
• the upper right corner contains a square drawn with a thin line to indicate where a stamp should be placed