00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.809214 CaOODSP 20221107140558 cr ||||||||||| 150406s2015 oncdb ob f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng eng fre n-cn--- Fs70-5/2015-056E-PDF The Gully Marine Protected Area data assessment [electronic resource] / K. Allard ... [et al.]. Évaluation des données sur la zone de protection marine du Gully Ottawa : Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 2015. vi, 167 p. : fig., graphs, maps. Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat research document, 1919-5044 ; 2015/056, Maritimes Region "December 2015." Includes bibliographic references (p. 158-162). The Gully, located at the eastern edge of the Scotian Shelf, is the largest submarine canyon in Atlantic Canada and its seabed and waters support a unique and highly diverse ecosystem. The Gully has long been a focus of conservation interest and was designated a Marine Protected Area (MPA) under the Oceans Act in May 2004. In 2008, the Gully Marine Protected Area Management Plan outlined four priority conservation issues to be the focus of monitoring in the near term: protecting cetaceans from impacts caused by human activities; protecting seafloor habitat and associated benthic communities from alteration caused by human activities; maintaining or restoring the quality of the water and sediments of the Gully; and conserving other commercial and non-commercial living resources. To develop a monitoring plan for these conservation issues, as well as the current and potential pressures that may affect them, 47 indicators were proposed. This document presents an assessment for many of these indicators, written by scientific experts in government and academia, to evaluate whether the available data meet the indicator monitoring requirements. gccst Marine conservation areas gccst Environmental management gccst Fisheries management Allard, K., 1966- Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat. Research document (Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat) 1919-5044 ; 2015/056, Maritimes Region (CaOODSP)9.507396 PDF 12.02 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2016/mpo-dfo/Fs70-5-2015-056-eng.pdf