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Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents Marine Protected Area Regulations (SOR/2003-87).

Country/Territory
Canada
Document type
Regulation
Date
2003 (2011)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Sea, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Marine protected areas Deep sea bed Protected area Marine area Territorial sea Research Data collection/reporting Cartilaginous fishes
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

Section 1 of the above-mentioned Regulations describes the boundaries of the area of the Pacific Ocean – together with its seabed, subsoil and the waters near to the seabed - which shall be designated as a marine protected area to be known as the “Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents Marine Protected Area”. Section 2 establishes that no person shall: a) disturb, damage or destroy, in the Area, or remove from the Area, any part of the seabed, including a venting structure, or any part of the subsoil, or any living marine organism or any part of its habitat; or b) carry out any underwater activity in the Area that is likely to result in the disturbance, damage, destruction or removal of anything referred to in paragraph a). The text consists of 6 sections.

Full text
English
Website
www.gc.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Oceans Act (S.C. 1996, c. 31).

Legislation | Canada | 1996 (2019)

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Policy/planning, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Indigenous peoples, Marine protected areas, Basic legislation, Maritime zone, Territorial sea, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Ecosystem preservation, Environmental planning, Institution, Coastal zone management, Sovereignty, Protected area, Biodiversity, Marine area, Endangered species, Integrated management, Protection of species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX