Canada (East Coast)

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Region Boundary Source: Sea Around Us, modified from Flanders Marine Institute (2019), Maritime Boundaries Geodatabase, version 11

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Canada (East Coast)

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Level of Fishing Protection i

Canada (East Coast)

Least Restrictive
Less Restrictive
Moderately Restrictive
Heavily Restrictive
Most Restrictive
Marine Area
% of Total
Marine Area
% of Total
4,458 km2
0.20 %
2,052,692 km2
90.30 %
196,367 km2
8.64 %
13,926 km2
0.61 %
5,825 km2
0.26 %

REPRESENTS

39%
of Canada marine area
Least Restrictive
0.00 %
Less Restrictive
46.65 %
Moderately Restrictive
19.33 %
Heavily Restrictive
58.83 %
Most Restrictive
1.79 %
Last Update: March 2025
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221 Protected and Managed Areas (Includes Subzones)

55 MPAs, 166 Non-MPAs, 34 Subzones

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