Gulf of St. Lawrence Coral and Sponge Marine Refuges poster

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

It contains several horizontal sections, which show:

• 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
• an illustration of a cluster of diverse species of sea sponges (Porifera spp.)
• four illustrations of soft corals (sea pens) Anthoptilum grandiflorum, Balticina finmarchica, Ptilella grandis and Pennatula aculeata
• two illustrations of other soft corals: Duva florida and Gersemia rubiformis