Coastal Environmental Baseline Program
The Coastal Environmental Baseline Program is part of the national Oceans Protection Plan, launched on November 7, 2016. The program will provide $50.8 million over 5 years to collect comprehensive data on the state of 6 marine ecosystems in Canada.
Purpose
The program will study areas in the country that are deemed to have existing or potential high vessel traffic. These areas are:
- Port of Vancouver, British Columbia
- Port of Prince Rupert, British Columbia
- St. Lawrence Estuary, Quebec
- Port of Saint John, New Brunswick
- Placentia Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Iqaluit, Nunavut
Fisheries and Oceans Canada scientists will be working closely with Indigenous and coastal communities in these areas to:
- develop and implement the program
- determine what data will be collected
Expected outcomes
By gathering comprehensive baseline data, we can better detect changes in the environment over time.
Project summaries
Select one of the following areas in Canada to view summaries of approved projects.
- Port of Saint John, New Brunswick
- Port of Vancouver, British Columbia
- Port of Prince Rupert, British Columbia
- St. Lawrence Estuary, Quebec
- Iqaluit, Nunavut
- Placentia Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador
- National projects
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