





MPA Network
- Source: Canada British Columbia MPA Network Strategy
Photo by Janene Brierley-Green
A marine protected area (MPA)
- Source: Canada British Columbia MPA Network Strategy
Photo by Janene Brierley-Green
Sustainability
Photo by Iain Robert Reid
Connection
Photo by Ken Cripps
Industry
Photo by Barb Dinning
Responsibility
Photo by Charles Short
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We need the ocean. Now the ocean needs us.
Help us create a Marine Protected Area Network in the Northern Shelf Bioregion
Working together, many First Nations, the Province of British Columbia, and the Government of Canada have developed a plan for a Marine Protected Area network in the Northern Shelf Bioregion, which extends from the top of Vancouver Island (Quadra Island / Bute Inlet) and reaches north to the Canada-Alaska border.
We all share in the responsibility of conserving and protecting special marine areas. That’s why we’re looking forward to hearing from all coastal residents that have an interest in the Northern Shelf and its future as we develop a plan for a network of MPAs in British Columbia.
In the News
Creating an MPA Network
Coastal First Nations–Great Bear Initiative commissioned this film to tell the story of our work with the governments of Canada and British Columbia to establish a Network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) that will help secure the health of the Northern Shelf Bioregion of British Columbia’s coast.
The network of MPAs in BC’s Northern Shelf Bioregion is anticipated to be in place by mid-2021.
We thank all participants for their ongoing commitment and support.
Partner First Nations
Gitga’at, Gitxaala, Haisla, Kitselas, Kitsumkalum, Metlakatla, Heiltsuk, Kitasoo Xai’xais, Nuxalk, Wuikinuxv, Mamalilikulla, Kwiakah, Tlowitsis, and Wei Wai Kum First Nations; and the Council of the Haida Nation.