Evaluation of information available to support the identification of habitat necessary for the survival and recovery of basking shark in Canadian Pacific waters .: Fs70-7/2016-046E-PDF
"Basking Shark are currently listed under the Species at Risk Act (SARA) as an Endangered species. Both a Recovery potential assessment and a Recovery Strategy have been completed for this species. The Recovery Strategy notes that “Adequate information does not exist to identify critical habitat at this time”. This Science Response provides a review of available information that would support the identification of habitat necessary for the survival and recovery of Basking Shark within Canadian Pacific waters. Three objectives were identified to support this review, and are responded to in further detail within this document: present the best available information on the habitat necessary for survival and recovery of Basking Shark in Canadian Pacific waters, including progress updates with respect to the schedule of studies identified in the Recovery Strategy; identify and describe gaps in data and knowledge that preclude full identification of habitat necessary for the survival and recovery of Basking Shark; review the schedule of studies and provide advice on changes or additions to the schedule that would be necessary to address data gaps if possible. This assessment and update is in support of a potential future habitat assessment based on the national Guidelines for the Identification of Critical Habitat for Aquatic Species at Risk”--p. 1-2.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Canada. Ecosystems and Oceans Science. Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat. |
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| Title | Evaluation of information available to support the identification of habitat necessary for the survival and recovery of basking shark in Canadian Pacific waters . |
| Variant title | Science response : basking shark critical habitat |
| Series title | Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat - science response, 1919-3769 ; 2016/046, Pacific Region |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: Évaluation de l'information disponible pour la désignation de l'habitat essentiel à la survie et au rétablissement du requin-pèlerin dans les eaux canadiennes du Pacifique. "October 2016." Includes bibliographical references. |
| Publishing information | [Ottawa] : Fisheries and Oceans Canada, c2016. |
| Description | 21 p. : col. maps |
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| Subject terms | Endangered species Salt water fish Habitats |