On June 21 of 2024 the Network partners signed several key agreements: the Collaborative Governance Agreement for the Advancement and Implementation of the Northern Shelf Bioregion Marine Protected Areas Network (MPA Network Agreement), the Great Bear Sea Project Finance for Permanence Closing Agreement, and 17 Nation-to-Nation collaborative governance agreements for the establishment and management of marine protected areas within the Northern Shelf Bioregion (Nation MPA Agreements).