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Gully Marine Protected Area Regulations (SOR/2004-112).

Country/Territory
Canada
Document type
Regulation
Date
2004 (2014)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Sea, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Marine protected areas Deep sea bed Protected area Marine area Research Data collection/reporting Territorial sea Cartilaginous fishes
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

Section 2 of the above-mentioned Regulations establishes that the area of the Atlantic Ocean depicted in Schedule 1 — consisting of the seabed, the subsoil to a depth of 15m and the water column above the seabed – shall be designated as a marine protected area to be known as the Gully Marine Protected Area. Section 4 establishes that no person shall: a) disturb, damage or destroy in the Gully Marine Protected Area, or remove from it, any living marine organism or any part of its habitat; b) disturb, damage or destroy in the Gully Marine Protected Area, or remove from it, any part of the seabed, including the subsoil to a depth of 15m of the carry out any activity — including depositing, discharging or dumping any substance, or causing any substance to be deposited, discharged or dumped — in the Gully Marine Protected Area or in the vicinity of that Area that is likely to result in the disturbance, damage, destruction or removal of anything referred to in paragraph a) or b). The text – consisting of 12 sections – deals with the following aspects: interpretation, designation, management zones, prohibited activities, plan to be submitted, accidents to be reported, exceptions and coming into force. Two Schedules are enclosed.

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