Help a Researcher Out! Veronica Relano (UBC Sea Around Us, Canada) is researching Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) around the world. She needs your help to answer a very quick question about some specific MPAs.
Oh Canada – what about your ocean?
Canada’s marine protected areas protect…. not very much
“Current levels of protection inside Canada’s MPAs [marine protected areas] are inadequate to provide the long-term conservation of marine biodiversity. For the most part, there is little difference between what is allowed inside our MPAs and what occurs outside their boundaries”. Little difference… that’s a pretty damning statement from the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS).