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Critical Habitat of the Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas) St. Lawrence Estuary Population Order (SOR/2017-263)

Country/Territory
Canada
Document type
Regulation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Management/conservation Aquatic plants Endangered species Protection of habitats Registration Protection of species Marine mammals
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

Whereas the Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas) St. Lawrence Estuary population is a wildlife species that is listed as an endangered species in Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Species at Risk Act; Whereas the recovery strategy that identified the critical habitat of that species has been included in the Species at Risk Public Registry; Whereas a portion of the critical habitat of that species is in a place referred to in subsection 58(2)b of that Act and, under subsection 58(5) of that Act, that portion must be excluded from the annexed Order; And whereas the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans is of the opinion that the annexed Order would affect land that is under the authority of the Minister responsible for the Parks Canada Agency, namely theMinister of the Environment, and, pursuant to sub-section 58(9) of that Act, has consulted her with respect to the annexed Order;Therefore, the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, pur-suant to subsections 58(4) and (5) of the Species atRisk Acta, makes the annexed Critical Habitat of theBeluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas) St. LawrenceEstuary Population Order.

Full text
English
Website
laws.justice.gc.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Species at Risk Act (S.N.B. 2012, c. 6).

Legislation | Canada | 2012 (2013)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Endangered species, Classification/declassification, Ecosystem preservation, Indigenous peoples, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Protection of species, Protection of habitats, Management/conservation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX