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Canada's Oceans Action Plan
In the October, 2004 Speech
from the Throne the Canadian government committed… “
to move forward on its Oceans Action Plan by maximizing the use and development
of oceans technology, establishing a network of marine protected areas, implementing
integrated management plans, and enhancing the enforcement of rules governing
oceans and fisheries, including rules governing straddling stocks.”
Canada’s Oceans Action Plan responds to
that commitment – it articulates a government-wide approach
to seize opportunities for sustainable development. The Oceans Action Plan
rests on four inter-connected
pillars:
The Oceans Action Plan serves as the overarching umbrella for coordinating
and implementing oceans activities, and provides a framework to sustainably
develop and manage our oceans. But this will take time, and we must start with
the foundation pieces needed to achieve sustained, long-term change.
The most fundamental of these are new oceans governance arrangements (“integrated
management” under the Oceans Act), and ecosystem science to improve the
management of the marine environment.
The Oceans Action Plan takes a phased approach to address key priorities.
Phase I includes a series of initiatives that
will be completed within 24 months, that build on progress made to date,
and set the foundation for achieving the long-term objectives of the Oceans
Act and Canada’s Oceans Strategy.
Subsequent phases of the Oceans Action Plan will broaden the geographic scope
of oceans management, deepen action across Government and take advantage
of lessons learned in Phase I.
Media
Backgrounder
- Oceans Action Plan - Phase 1 (March 2, 2005)
Public Document
Table of Contents
© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 2005
Cat. No. Fs23-472/2005-1E-HTML
ISBN 0-662-41420-9
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