Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area Reserve and Haida Heritage Site

Coordinates: 52°00′00″N 131°12′00″W / 52.00000°N 131.20000°W / 52.00000; -131.20000
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Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)[1]
Map showing the location of Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area
Map showing the location of Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area
Location of Gwaii Haanas NMCA Reserve in Canada
Map showing the location of Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area
Map showing the location of Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area
Location of Gwaii Haanas NMCA Reserve in British Columbia
LocationHaida Gwaii (formerly Queen Charlotte Islands), British Columbia, Canada
Nearest citySandspit
Coordinates52°00′00″N 131°12′00″W / 52.00000°N 131.20000°W / 52.00000; -131.20000
Area1,500 km2 (580 sq mi)
Established11 June 2010
Governing bodyParks Canada, Council of the Haida Nation and Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area Reserve and Haida Heritage Site is a

National Marine Conservation Area of Canada. It is located off the coast of the southernmost Haida Gwaii (formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands), 130 kilometres off the mainland of British Columbia. It is immediately adjacent to Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site. The level of protection differs from that of the National Park Reserve, however, allowing sustainable use of some natural resources in the area.[2][3][4][5] Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area Reserve, which covers 3,400 square kilometres, is "a primary feeding habitat"[6] of the humpback whale (North Pacific population) protected by Canada's Species at Risk Act (SARA).[6][7][Notes 1]

Establishment

Local information sessions and consultation with stakeholders (commercial fishers, tour companies, the Haida, and local residents) began in 2007.[8] In June, 2010, the Canadian parliament formally approved the creation of Gwaii Haanas NMCA Reserve.[9]

The park's establishment was celebrated in a ceremony held at the Haida Heritage Centre in

Guujaaw, the President of the Council of the Haida Nation, both spoke at the ceremony.[10]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ In 2008 there were approximately 18,302 humpback whales in the entire North Pacific basin (SPLASH 2008:2-3). There were 9,819 in 1992. In 2005 the humpback whale (North Pacific population) was listed as threatened under Canada's Species at Risk Act (SARA) but its status was downgraded from "threatened" to "species of special concern" on April 19, 2014.

References

  1. ^ "Protected Planet | Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area Reserve & Haida Heritage Site". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
  2. ^ "National Marine Conservation Areas of Canada". Parks Canada. Archived from the original on 2007-08-22. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
  3. ^ Canada's first Land-Sea-People Management plan
  4. ^ "Parks Canada - Important Bulletins: Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, National Marine Conservation Area Reserve, and Haida Heritage Site". www.pc.gc.ca. 2017-07-25. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  5. ^ Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area Reserve and Haida Heritage Site, MAY 2010. Map on page 4
  6. ^ a b Order Amending Schedule 1 to the Species at Risk Act, vol. 148, Canada: The Gazette, April 19, 2014, retrieved April 23, 2014
  7. ^ Chung, Emily (April 22, 2014), Humpback whale losing 'threatened' status amid Northern Gateway concerns, CBC
  8. ^ Drue Kendrick, Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site. Letter of March 6, 2007.
  9. ^ "National Park Dives Underwater". The National Post. Archived from the original on 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
  10. ^ "Minister visits, celebrates marine park's creation". The Queen Charlotte Islands Observer. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2010-06-14.

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