Welcome to the Cooperator’s web page on the debate over establishing an Eastern Shore Islands Marine Protected Area. Here you will find all of the Cooperator’s stories about MPAs, plus links to a selection of documents, podcasts, and videos from other sources that we believe are helpful in understanding the debate over the proposed Eastern Shore MPA. If you have a document that you think should be included, please email the link to richardbell@easternshorecooperator.ca.
Most recent additions:
December update on the Eastern Shore Islands Area of Interest (AOI) for Marine Protected Area (MPA) designation.
MP Sean Fraser Editorial on MPAs
Response from the Whale Sanctuary Project, February 9, 2019
"Whales and the MPA?," by Richard Bell, ESC website, February 7, 2019
Susanna Fuller on "Preserving Livelihoods and Marine Habitats," February 1, 2019
Quick Overview: The federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans announced on March 22, 2018 that a 2,000 square km area off the Eastern Shore as a new “Area of Interest” (AOI) under the provisions of the Oceans Act Marine Protected Area (MPA) program. The proposal encompasses the waters around the 30km of islands between Clam Harbour and Mushaboom. Since then, a fierce struggle has emerged, birthing a new society, the Association of Eastern Shore Communities Practicing Environment and Historical Access (AESC-PEHA)that opposes going forward with the current MPA process. AESC-PEHA has held several well-attended meetings, and has plastered Highway 7 with large and small NO-MPA signs.The Eastern Shore Fisherman's Protective Association has also come out against the MPA as proposed by DFO.
February 10, 2019
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