00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.803063 CaOODSP 20221107135126 cr ||||||||||| 150406s2015 oncdb ob f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng eng fre n-cn--- Fs70-5/2015-021E-PDF Hodgson, Robert. Marine protected area network planning in the Western Arctic Bioregion [electronic resource] : identification of a conservation objective and priority conservation areas as required planning components / R. Hodgson, K. Martin, and H. Melling. Planification du réseau d'aires marines protégées dans la biorégion de l'ouest de l'Arctique : détermination d'un objectif de conservation et des aires de conservation prioritaires en tant qu'éléments de planification nécessaires Ottawa : Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 2015. iv, 25 p. : fig., graphs, maps, tables. Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat research document, 1919-5044 ; 2015/021, Central and Arctic Region Includes bibliographical references (p. 23). To meet Canada’s obligations to the United Nations (UN) Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), creation of a Marine Protected Areas Network (MPAN) following UN stipulated steps is required. This paper details the completion of step three from the UN CBD, which calls for a process to identify priority conservation areas as planning inputs to the MPAN. This paper details the approach taken to delineate PCAs within the Western Arctic Bioregion. Twenty three (23) PCAs were delineated for the bioregion and a conservation objective for the Marine Protected Area Network in this bioregion was established. gccst Marine conservation areas gccst Aquatic ecosystems gccst Arctic ecosystems gccst Nature conservation Martin, Kathleen Ann. Melling, Humfrey, 1949- Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat. Research document (Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat) 1919-5044 ; 2015/021, Central and Arctic Region (CaOODSP)9.507396 PDF 3.27 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2015/mpo-dfo/Fs70-5-2015-021-eng.pdf