Final Report of the National Advisory Panel on Marine Protected Area Standards
Submitted to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
September 26, 2018
Rémi Bujold and Mary Simon,
Panel Co-Chairs
David Anderson
Darcy Dobell
Tom Hayes
Marc Léger
Maureen Thomas
Table of Contents
- Complete Text
- Letter to Minister
- Summary of recommendations
- Introduction
- Principles
- Panel’s process
- What we heard
- Effectiveness of marine protected areas
- Recommendations
- Conclusion
- Appendix 1: List of intervenors and written submissions
- Appendix 2: Terms of reference for the National Advisory Panel on MPA Standards
- Appendix 3: Panel members
- Appendix 4: Glossary and acronyms
Appendix 1: List of intervenors and written submissions
To view submissions, view Submissions to the National Advisory Panel on Marine Protected Area Standards.
| Name | Organization | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pédrot, Claire | Agence Mamu Innu Kaikusseht (AMIK) | online | online |
| Arey, Dennis | Aklavik Hunters and Trappers Committee | Inuvik, NT | June 2018 |
| Gaudet, Twila | Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Chiefs (ANSMC) and the Kwilmu’kw Maw-klusuaqn Negotiation Office (KMKNO) - Joint | online | online |
| Jones, Christopher L. | Association of Eastern Shore Communities Protecting Environment and Historic Access | online | online |
| Paul, Ken | Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs Secretariat | Ottawa, ON | July 2018 |
| Sutton, Stephen | Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) | online | online |
| Lewis-Manning, Robert | BC Chamber of Shipping | Vancouver, BC | April 2018 |
| Burridge, Christina | BC Seafood Alliance | Vancouver, BC | April 2018 |
| Winterburn, Darlene | BC Shellfish Growers Association | Vancouver, BC | April 2018 |
| Watson-Smith, Wendy | Board of the Association for the Preservation of the Eastern Shore/Nova Scotia | online | online |
| Edwards, Dan | British Columbia Area A Crab Association | online | online |
| McIsaac, Jim | British Columbia Commercial Fishing Caucus (CFC) | online | online |
| Tessier, Scott Burley, Dave |
Canada – Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) | St-John's, NL | May 2018 |
| Kennedy, Tim | Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) | online | online |
| Barnes, Paul | Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) | St-John's, NL | May 2018 |
| Barnes, Paul | Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) | online | online |
| Lemieux, Chris Perron, Jacques |
Canadian Council on Ecological Areas | Ottawa, ON | July 2018 |
| Turris, Bruce | Canadian Groundfish Research and Conservation Society | Vancouver, BC | April 2018 |
| Barron, Alexandra | Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) | Vancouver, BC | April 2018 |
| Jessen, Sabine | Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) | Ottawa, ON | July 2018 |
| Jessen, Sabine Jameson, Ross Clowater, Roberta Borland, Megan |
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) | online | online |
| Clowater, Roberta | Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) - New Brunswick | Moncton, NB | May 2018 |
| Guy, Brodie | Coast Funds | online | online |
| Lafontaine, Bernard | Conseil des Innu de Ekuanitshit | Mont-Joli, QC | July 2018 |
| Piétacho, Jean-Charles | Conseil des Innu de Ekuanitshit | online | online |
| Abbott, Matthew | Conservation Council of New Brunswick (CCNB) | online | online |
| Rigg, Catherine | Council of the Haida Nation | Vancouver, BC | April 2018 |
| Metaxas, Anna | Dalhousie University | Ottawa, ON | July 2018 |
| Worm, Boris | Dalhousie University, Department of Biology | Moncton, NB | May 2018 |
| Wareham, Bill Wright, Kim |
David Suzuki Foundation | Vancouver, BC | April 2018 |
| Wright, Kim Sander Wallace, Scott |
David Suzuki Foundation | Ottawa, ON | July 2018 |
| Connors, Peter | Eastern Shore Fisherman's Protective Association (ESFPA) | Moncton, NB | May 2018 |
| Connors, Peter | Eastern Shore Fisherman's Protective Association (ESFPA) | online | online |
| Ryder-Burbidge, Simon | Ecology Action Centre | online | online |
| Jensen, Olaf | Environment and Climate Change Canada | Ottawa, ON | March 2018 |
| Landry, Martine | Environment and Climate Change Canada | Ottawa, ON | July 2018 |
| Parnell, Ian | Environment and Climate Change Canada | Vancouver, BC | April 2018 |
| Allard, Karel Donaldson, Garry |
Environment and Climate Change Canada -Canadian Wildlife Service | Moncton, NB | May 2018 |
| Pirie, Lisa | Environment and Climate Change Canada -Canadian Wildlife Service | Iqaluit, NU | June 2018 |
| Lanteigne, Jean | Fédération régionale acadienne des pêcheurs professionnels (FRAPP) | Moncton, NB | May 2018 |
| Sullivan, Keith | Fish, Food & Allied Workers (FFAW) Unifor | online | online |
| Chute, Christie | Fisheries and Oceans Canada | Ottawa, ON | March 2018 |
| Ladell, Kate | Fisheries and Oceans Canada | Ottawa, ON | March 2018 |
| MacDonald, Jeff | Fisheries and Oceans Canada | Ottawa, ON | July 2018 |
| Morel, Philippe | Fisheries and Oceans Canada | Ottawa, ON | March 2018 |
| Schram, Catherine | Fisheries and Oceans Canada | Ottawa, ON | July 2018 |
|
Ibey, Hilary Hammond, Blair Dyck, Paul |
Fisheries and Oceans Canada Environment and Climate Change Canada Parks Canada Agency |
Vancouver, BC | April 2018 |
| Hébert, Alain | Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Gulf Region | Moncton, NB | May 2018 |
| Westhead, Maxine | Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Maritimes Region | Moncton, NB | May 2018 |
| Bieger, Tilman | Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region | St-John's, NL | May 2018 |
| Payne, Brigid | Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Region | Vancouver, BC | April 2018 |
| Lagacé, Anne Bouchard, Nicole |
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec region | Mont-Joli, QC | July 2018 |
| Ming, Debbie | Fisheries and Oceans, Central and Arctic Region | Inuvik, NT | May 2018 |
| Ming, Debbie | Fisheries and Oceans, Central and Arctic Region | Iqaluit, NU | June 2018 |
| Lansbergen, Paul | Fisheries Council of Canada | Ottawa, ON | July 2018 |
| Decker David Carruthers, Erin Rumbolt, Alton |
Food, Fish and Allied Workers Union (FFAW-UNIFOR) | St-John's, NL | May 2018 |
| Recchia, Maria | Fundy North Fishermen's Association; Fundy Weir Fishermen’s Association | Moncton, NB | May 2018 |
| Watkinson, Bruce | Gitxaala First Nation | Vancouver, BC | April 2018 |
| Short, Charlie | Government of British Columbia, Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development | Vancouver, BC | April 2018 |
| Bouchard, Hélène | Government of New Brunswick, Department of Intergovernmental Affairs | online | online |
|
LaBelle, Joseph Brewer-Dalton, Kathy |
Government of New Brunswick, Strategic Planning and Intergovernmental Affairs, Energy And Resources Development Government of New Brunswick, Fisheries and Aquaculture - Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries |
Moncton, NB | May 2018 |
| Snowshoe, Norman | Government of Northwest Territories, Environmental and Natural Resources | Inuvik, NT | May 2018 |
| Diamond, Perry | Government of Yukon, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources Yukon Government | Inuvik, NT | May 2018 |
| Chapman, Bruce | Groundfish Enterprise Allocation Council | Ottawa, ON | July 2018 |
| LeBlanc, Leonard | Gulf of Nova Scotia Fishermen's Coalition / Gulf of Nova Scotia Fleet Planning Board |
Moncton, NB | May 2018 |
| Enns, Eli | Indigenous Circle of Experts | Vancouver, BC | April 2018 |
| Carr, Mark | Institute of Marine Sciences, UC Santa Cruz | Vancouver, BC | April 2018 |
| Woodley, Stephen | International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) | Ottawa, ON | July 2018 |
| Woodley, Stephen | International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) | Ottawa, ON | March 2018 |
| Eegeesiak, Okalik | Inuit Circumpolar Council | Iqaluit, NU | June 2018 |
| Lennie, Hans | Inuvialuit Game Council (IGC) | Inuvik, NT | June 2018 |
| Smith, Duane Ningaqsiq Ruben, Lawrence |
Inuvialuit Game Council (IGC) and Inuvialuit Regional Corporation (IRC) | online | online |
| Simpson, Bob Parrott, Jenn |
Inuvialuit Regional Corporation (IRC) | Inuvik, NT | June 2018 |
| Inglangasuk, Gerald | Inuvialuit Settlement Region (ISR), Fisheries Joint Management Committee | Inuvik, NT | June 2018 |
| Ashevak, Joe | Kitikmeot Regional Wildlife Board | Iqaluit, NU | June 2018 |
| Dragon, Frank | Maa-nulth First Nations | Vancouver, BC | April 2018 |
| Buen, Almira | Makivik Corporation | online | online |
| McNeely, Joshua | Maritime Aboriginal Peoples Council | Moncton, NB | May 2018 |
| Mallet, Martin | Maritime Fishermen’s Union (MFU) | Moncton, NB | May 2018 |
| Nicholas, Hubert | Membertou First Nation | Moncton, NB | May 2018 |
| Devillers, Rodolphe | Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) | online | online |
| Devillers, Rodolphe | Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN), Department of Geography | St-John's, NL | May 2018 |
| Snelgrove, Paul | Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN), Department of Ocean Sciences | St-John's, NL | May 2018 |
| Montevecchi, William .A. | Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN), University Research Professor | St-John's, NL | May 2018 |
| Ward, Devin | Mi’gmawe’l Tpu’taqnn Incorporated (MTI) | Moncton, NB | May 2018 |
| St-George, Mario | Mi’gmawei Mawiomi Secretariat | Mont-Joli, QC | July 2018 |
| Keating, Jim | Nalcor Energy | St-John's, NL | May 2018 |
| Smith, Dallas W. | Nanwakolas Council | Vancouver, BC | April 2018 |
| Gardiner, Timothy Newman, Candace |
Natural Resources Canada | Ottawa, ON | July 2018 |
| Bamford, Tim | New Zealand Government, Department of Conservation | Ottawa, ON | March 2018 |
| Johnson, Charlene | Newfoundland and Labrador Oil and Gas Industries Association (NOIA) | St-John's, NL | May 2018 |
| Johnson, Charlene | Newfoundland and Labrador Oil and Gas Industries Association (NOIA) | online | online |
| Laing, Rodd | Nunatsiavut Government | St-John's, NL | May 2018 |
| Oliver, Stan Coombs, Robert |
NunatuKavut Community Council | St-John's, NL | May 2018 |
| Ward, Jerry | Nunavut Fisheries Association (NFA) | Iqaluit, NU | June 2018 |
| Kotierk, Aluki | Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated | Iqaluit, NU | June 2018 |
| Hoffman, Jordan | Nunavut Wildlife Management Board | Iqaluit, NU | June 2018 |
| Angel, Eric | Nuu Chah Nulth Tribal Council | Vancouver, BC | April 2018 |
| D’Entremont, Alain | O’Neil Fisheries Limited / Scotia Harvest Inc. | Moncton, NB | May 2018 |
| Laughren, Josh | Oceana Canada | online | online |
| Fuller, Susanna D. | Oceans North Canada | Moncton, NB | May 2018 |
| Fuller, Susanna D. | Oceans North Canada | online | online |
| McNamee, Kevin | Parks Canada Agency | Ottawa, ON | March 2018 |
| Thorpe, Hilary | Parks Canada Agency, Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area and Haida Heritage Site | Vancouver, BC | April 2018 |
| Jonart, Laurent | Parks Canada Agency, Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area | Iqaluit, NU | June 2018 |
| Illasiak, Jody | Paulatuk Hunters and Trappers Committee | Inuvik, NT | May 2018 |
| MacPherson, Ian | Prince Edward Island Fishermen’s Association (PEIFA) | Moncton, NB | May 2018 |
| Ball, Dwight (Premier) | Province of Newfoundland and Labrador | St-John's, NL | May 2018 |
| Ball, Dwight (Premier) | Province of Newfoundland and Labrador | online | online |
| Coadie, Siobhan (Minister) | Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Fisheries and Land Resources | St-John's, NL | May 2018 |
| Byrne, Gerry (Minister) | Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Natural Resources | St-John's, NL | May 2018 |
| McNeil, Stephen (Premier) | Province of Nova Scotia | Moncton, NB | May 2018 |
| Henderson, Robert (Minister) | Province of Prince Edward Island (PEI) Department of Agriculture and Fisheries | online | online |
| Côté, Jean | Regroupement des pêcheurs professionnels du sud de la Gaspésie | online | online |
| Greenland-Smith, Simon | SeaBlue Canada | online | online |
| Cox, Sean | Simon Fraser University, School of Resource and Environmental Management | Vancouver, BC | April 2018 |
| Allaby, Eric | Southwest Fundy Progressive Protection Council | online | online |
| Kelly, Mike | Sport Fishing Advisory Board, Tides and Tales Sport Fishing / Codfather Charters | Vancouver, BC | April 2018 |
| Couture, John | Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources | Moncton, NB | May 2018 |
| Pelletier, Émilien | Université du Québec à Rimouski | Mont-Joli, QC | July 2018 |
| Sumaila, Rashid | University of British Columbia, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, Fisheries Economic Research Unit | Vancouver, BC | April 2018 |
| Ban, Natalie | University of Victoria, School of Environmental Studies | Vancouver, BC | April 2018 |
| Lloyd-Smith, Georgia | West Coast Environmental Law | Vancouver, BC | April 2018 |
| Nowlan, Linda | West Coast Environmental Law | Ottawa, ON | July 2018 |
| Curry, Colin | Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick | Moncton, NB | May 2018 |
| Crowley, Paul | World Wildlife Fund (WWF) | Ottawa, ON | July 2018 |
| Brueckner-Irwin, Irene | online | online | |
| Finlay-de Monchy, Marike | online | online | |
| Porta, Louie | Moncton, NB | May 2018 | |
| Reddin, Tony Copleston, Marion |
online | online | |
| Traversy, Karen | online | online |
Appendix 2: Terms of reference for the National Advisory Panel on MPA Standards
Terms of Reference for the National Advisory Panel on MPA Standards.
Appendix 3: Panel members
Members of the National Advisory Panel on Marine Protected Area Standards.
Appendix 4: Glossary and acronyms
- DFO
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- ECCC
- Environment and Climate Change Canada
- IPA
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Indigenous Protected Area
Lands and waters where Indigenous governments have the primary role in protecting and conserving ecosystems through Indigenous laws, governance and knowledge systems.
- IUCN
- International Union for the Conservation of Nature
- MPA
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Marine Protected Area
A clearly defined geographical space, recognized, dedicated, and managed, through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values.
- OECM
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Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measure
A geographically defined area other than a Protected Area, which is governed and managed in ways that achieve positive and sustained long-term outcomes for the in situ conservation of biodiversity with associated ecosystem functions and services and, where applicable, cultural, spiritual, socioeconomic and other locally relevant values.
- PC
- Parks Canada
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