Canada

Marine Protected Areas in Canada

Canada is located in the northern part of the North American continent and consists of ten provinces and three territories. It reaches from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, the Arctic Ocean to the North and the United States to the South. Canada has 202,080 km of coastline and its Exclusive Economic Zone is approximately 5,599,077 sq km.

Marine protected areas in Canada include Marine Protected Areas, National Marine Conservation Areas and Marine Wildlife among others. As of June 8 2011, there were 809 MPAs- 84 federal MPAs established by Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Parks Canada and Environment Canada. The majority (713) are provincial and territorial coastal protected areas that have marine components and are considered to be MPAs. The additional twelve are non-governmental or co-managed marine areas.