Science Advisory Report 2010/066
Gully Marine Protected Area Monitoring Indicators, Protocols and Strategies
Summary
- Monitoring activities within and in close proximity to the area of the Gully MPA are ongoing. These include the Atlantic Zonal Monitoring Program (AZMP), DFO’s multispecies research vessel surveys, halibut longline surveys, cetacean surveys, bird surveys, and meteorological record-keeping.
- Twenty-nine indicators are recommended for monitoring the conservation objectives of the Gully MPA; an additional 18 indicators are recommended for monitoring of pressures on the Gully MPA that may impact one or more of its conservation objectives.
- To achieve efficiency and cost-effectiveness, it is recommended that the indicators be monitored through a number of separate “component programs”, most of them based around a single platform and, where possible, utilizing existing routine deployments such as the AZMP or DFO’s multispecies research vessel surveys.
- Due to the Gully’s offshore location and the necessity to use large and expensive research vessel surveys to conduct most forms of monitoring there, the monitoring of indicators within the Gully MPA would largely rely on monitoring by DFO and government partners. However, other partners, such as universities, non-governmental organizations and industry partners, many whom have made valuable contributions in the past, may also play a role in the ongoing monitoring of the Gully MPA.
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