Ecological Risk Assessment Framework (ERAF) feasibility and suitability evaluation based on a subset of Significant Ecological Components (SEC) from the Hecate Strait - Queen Charlotte Sound Glass Sponge Reefs Marine Protected Area (HS-QCS MPA).

The Pacific Region ERAF provides a comprehensive approach for assessing all threats to marine ecosystems by evaluating cumulative risk from multiple activities to multiple ecosystem components for ecosystem-based management (EBM), improving upon international and national best practices in risk assessment that focus solely on single activities (e.g., ERAFs for assessing fisheries impacts) or single ecosystem-components (e.g., habitat-based risk assessments). This project applies the Level 2 Risk Assessment framework (O et al. 2015) to the Hecate Strait - Queen Charlotte Sound Glass Sponge Reefs Marine Protected Area (HS-QCS MPA) to determine the relative risk to the HS-QCS MPA ecosystem from anthropogenic activities.

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Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 18:38 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 18:38 (UTC)
contact_email	DFO.PACScienceMSEAData-DonneesEASMSciencePAC.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
contact_person	{"en": "Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Pacific Science/Ecosystem Science Division/Marine Spatial Ecology and Analysis Section,,DFO.PACScienceMSEAData-DonneesEASMSciencePAC.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca", "fr": "Gouvernement du Canada; Pêches et Océans Canada; Science Pacificque/Division des sciences des écosystèmes/Section d’écologie et d’analyse spatiale marine,,DFO.PACScienceMSEAData-DonneesEASMSciencePAC.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca"}
criticality_level	[]
data_dictionary	["environment", "oceans"]
geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	primary
open_canada_date_modified	2025-10-14 00:00:00
open_canada_date_published	2018-03-26 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"en": ["Fisheries", "Oceans", "ERAF", "EBM", "Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area", "Ecosystem Risk Assessment Framework", "British Columbia"], "fr": ["Pêcheries", "Océan", "ZGICNP", "CERE", "Zone de gestion intégrée de la côte nord du Pacifique", "Cadre d'évaluation du risque écologique", "Colombie-Britannique"]}
open_canada_subject	["nature_and_environment"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr	Cadre d’évaluation du risque écologique (CERE), évaluation de la faisabilité et de la pertinence fondée sur un sous-ensemble de composantes importantes de l’écosystème (CIE) de la zone de protection marine — récifs d’éponges siliceuses du détroit d’Hécate et du détroit de la Reine-Charlotte (ZPM- DHDRC).
update_frequency	as_needed