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Boaters
and Recreational Fishers,
click here for a map
and important information about Eastport MPAs
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Eastport Marine Protected Areas Management Plan
On July 18,
2007,
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Loyola Hearn announced the release of the
Eastport Marine Protected Areas Management Plan. Ours is the first MPA
management plan to be finalized in Canada, and is designed to help our
Steering Committee stay on track as they work towards achieving MPA
conservation goals. To see the full text of the management plan,
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Our Mission Statement:
"To increase stakeholder involvement in the
development, management, monitoring, evaluation and surveillance of local
fishery resources and the supporting habitats to develop sustainable
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Our Sponsors:
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Eastport Peninsula
The Eastport Peninsula, one of the most picturesque areas of Bonavista
Bay, is located approximately three hours drive from St. John's, the capital
of Newfoundland and Labrador. The rugged coastline is interrupted by a
number of headlands, coves, and beaches. Numerous islands found in the
area provide habitat for a variety of marine wildlife.
In October 2000, marine areas surrounding the Eastport Peninsula were
officially announced as an Area of Interest (AOI) in the Marine Protected
Area Program.
This website provides information about the Marine Protected Areas
program and the process of designating the Eastport site as a MPA.
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Steering Committee: Eastport MPA
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The
Eastport Marine Protected Areas Steering Committee was set up to
direct the process of establishing the Eastport MPAs and
continues to guide and advise MPA activities in accordance with
the management plan. The Eastport Peninsula Lobster
Protection Committee, the business community and three levels of
government are represented on the steering committee.
The committee monitors the effectiveness of the Eastport MPAs in
reaching conservation goals, and oversees research and
monitoring projects, log book and tag return programs, and
public awareness projects.
The Steering Committee is currently co-chaired by Jennifer Janes,
Oceans Biologist for the Marine Protected Areas Program of
Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Wade Turner, Fish Harvester and
a founding member of the Eastport Peninsula Lobster Protection
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Contact Information
- Telephone
- Wade
Turner, EPLPC: 709-677-3130
- Jennifer
Janes, MPA Program, DFO: 709-772-5275
- FAX
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada (St. John's, NL):
709-772-3578
- Postal address
- EPLPC:
Site 8A, Box 21 Eastport, NL Canada A0G 1Z0
- DFO: P. O. Box 5667, St. John's, NL A1C 5X1
- Electronic mail
- General Information:
nfmpas@yahoo.ca
- Webmaster:
webmaster@eastportmpa.com
MPA Coordinator
Vicky Hammond
MPA Coordinator, Eastport
P.O. Box 21 Site 5
Eastport, NL
A0G 1Z0
Phone: (709) 677-2486
E-mail:
nfmpas@yahoo.ca
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