Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has worked with partners and ocean users to develop a draft conservation network plan for the Scotian Shelf-Bay of Fundy Bioregion. This work led to the 2017 draft conservation network plan. The draft plan was updated after targeted consultations from 2021 to 2022. The latest draft reflects new science information on climate change, updated human-use activities (such as fisheries data), and feedback from consultations.
This dataset includes the latest existing and proposed conservation sites in the Scotian Shelf-Bay of Fundy Bioregion.
Existing sites:
-Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
-Marine refuges
-Migratory bird sanctuary, National Wildlife area and National Park with marine components
Proposed sites:
-Areas of Interest (AOIs) and their lead agency
-Tier 1 sites are a higher priority for implementation because of their ecological characteristics and/or feasibility considerations, such as interest from Rightsholders, other levels of government, marine users and stakeholders. Some of these sites could be selected for advancement by 2030. The lead federal agency is specified for most Tier 1 sites.
-Tier 2 sites are also important contributions to the conservation network, but will not be considered for advancement by 2030. Most of these sites require more research and information on ecological features and human uses before implementation.
Proposed conservation sites:
1 Cobequid Bay
2 Southern Bight
3 Chignecto Bay
4 Salmon Rivers
5 Bay of Fundy Horse Mussel Aggregations
6 Maces Bay
7 Deadmans Harbour
8 Bocabec Bay – Midjic Bluff
9 Oak Bay
10 Tongue Shoal
11 Pendleton – Little L’Etete Passage
12 Simpsons Island – White Horse Island
13 Head Harbour Passage
14 Western Passage North
15 Western Passage South
16 South Campobello
17 The Wolves – Wolves Bank
18 Northwest Grand Manan
19 Long Island Bay – Great Duck Island
20 North of Nantucket Island
21 Grand Harbour
22 Seal Cove – Long Pond Bay
23 Southern Head
24 Three Islands
25 Old Proprietor Shoal – The Prong
26 Brier Island
27 Lurcher Shoal
28 Chebogue
29 Eel Bay
30 McNutts Island
31 Pemsɨk
32 LaHave Islands
33 Sambro Ledges – Prospect
34 Martinique Beach and Musquodoboit Harbour
35 St. Mary’s (Napu’saqnuk) River and Estuary
36 Country Island
37 Canso Ledges – Sugar Harbour Islands
38 MacNamaras Island
39 Fleur-de-Lis Coast
40 Bird Islands
41 Ingonish Bays
42 Aspy Bay
43 Bras d’Or Lake
44 Southwest Bank
45 Western Jordan Basin
46 Georges Bank
47 LaHave Basin
48 Scotian Gulf
49 Central Scotian Slope, Rise and Abyss
50 Emerald Basin Extension
51 Inner Shelf Sea Pen Field
52 Sable Island Bank North
53 Sable Island Bank South
54 Logan Canyon
55 Canso Bank and Channels
56 Misaine Bank and Laurentian Channel
57 Eastern Shoal
58 Cold Seeps
Boundaries are preliminary and subject to change following public consultation.