Working with Indigenous People to Protect Canadas Pacific Ocean - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Working with Indigenous People to Protect Canada’s Pacific Ocean National Advisory Panel on MPA Standards April 6, 2018 Oceans Program Pacific Region Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Presentation Outline • BC Context • Working with First Nations on the West Coast • Oceans Act Marine Protected Areas • Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area Plan • Emerging Interest in Co-Management • Questions 2

BC Context: Federal MPAs and Bioregions of Canada’s Pacific Coast

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Working with First Nations on the West Coast • First Nations are integral partners on DFO’s Oceans files – Collaborative Governance for SGaan Kinghlas – Bowie Seamount MPA Memorandum of Understanding (2007) – Collaborative Governance for Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area (PNCIMA) – Engagement on proposed Oceans Act MPAs (Areas of Interest) • DFO also works collaboratively with First Nations in supporting: – Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area (NMCA): Archipelago Management Board (Parks Canada) – Scott Islands Proposed Marine National Wildlife Area ( ECCC) – Proposed Southern Strait of Georgia NMCA (Parks Canada) – West Coast Aquatic Management Board (2001-) – Other Marine Conservation Measures 5

Oceans Act Marine Protected Areas • Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents MPA – designated 2003 – 1998 ; Area of Interest announced. – Consulted with Nuu-Chah-Nulth First Nation Chiefs. – First Oceans Act MPA in Canad a. • SGaan Kinghlas-Bowie Seamount MPA – designated 2008 – 1997 : designated as the SGaan Kinghlas Haida Protected Area by the Council of the Haida Nation (CHN). – 2007: CHN & DFO sign a Memorandum of Understanding – MOU commits to cooperative planning & management of the area and establishment of a Management Board.

Oceans Act Marine Protected Areas • Hecate Strait/Queen Charlotte Sound Glass Sponge Reefs Marine Protected Area – designated 2017 – 2010 - Area of Interest announced & Advisory Committee established. – Extensive consultation with Indigenous Groups and Stakeholders. – Dec 2017 added to Canada’s tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites- nominated by Central Coast First Nations. • Offshore Pacific Area of Interest – May 2017: Area of Interest announced~140,000km 2 – Consultation/engagement with 17 Vancouver Island First Nations & Council of Haida Nation – Oct 2017: Fishery Closure put in place – Targeting 2020 for MPA designation

Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area Plan • Strategic document for the planning and ecosystem-based management of marine resources in the area. • Plan collaboratively developed with BC and 11 First Nations pursuant to a Collaborative Governance MOU (2008) • Current implementation priorities: – Collaborative Governance for Plan Implementation – MPA Network Planning in the Northern Shelf Bioregion

Emerging Interest in Co-Management SGaan Kinghlas-Bowie Seamount MPA Management Board • Relationship continues to evolve-finalising the management plan for the MPA, reviewing activity requests Hecate Strait/QCS Sponge Reef MPA • Engaging Central & North Coast First Nations on a collaborative governance and management arrangement. • Collaborating with Central Coast First Nations and CPAWS to support First Nation’s nomination as a World Heritage Site. Offshore Pacific Area of Interest • Strong interest from some First Nations in collaboratively managing the Area upon designation. Northern Shelf Bioregion: • Governance arrangements for collaborative implementation of PNCIMA plan and other marine planning initiatives in the NSB

Questions? Brigid Payne A/Director, Oceans Ecosystems Management Branch Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Region brigid.payne@dfo-mpo.gc.ca