Federal Marine Bioregions

The spatial planning framework for Canada's national network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) is comprised of 13 ecologically defined bioregions that cover Canada's oceans and the Great Lakes. Note that the geographic boundaries for the bioregions are fuzzy and may change based on ecosystemic conditions.

Detailed descriptions and discussions on the federal network of marine bioregions can be found in:

- DFO. 2009. Development of a Framework and Principles for the Biogeographic Classification of Canadian Marine Areas. DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Sci. Advis. Rep. 2009/056 (http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/csas-sccs/publications/sar-as/2009/2009_056-eng.htm);

- DFO. 2010. Proceedings of a National Science Advisory Process to Provide Guidance on the Development of a Framework and Principles for the Biogeographic Classification of Canadian Marine Areas; 15-16 June 2009. DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Proceed. Ser. 2009/039. (http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/csas-sccs/publications/pro-cr/2009/2009_039-eng.htm); and

- National Framework for Canada's Network of Marine Protected Areas (http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/oceans/publications/mpanf-cnzpm/page01-eng.html).

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Date ( RI_367 )
2016-02-23
Date ( RI_366 )
2016-02-23
Date ( RI_368 )
2022-04-20
RI_409
  Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Marine Planning and Conservation Directorate
200 Kent St. , Ottawa , Ontario , K1A 0E6 , Canada
Status
onGoing; enContinue RI_596
Maintenance and update frequency
asNeeded; auBesoin RI_540
Keywords ( RI_525 )
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Arctic Ocean
  • Canada
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada ( RI_528 )
  • Marine conservation areas
  • Aquatic ecosystems
  • Integrated management
  • Marine heritage
Classification
unclassified; nonClassifié RI_484
Use limitation
Open Government Licence - Canada (http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)
Access constraints
license; licence RI_606
Use constraints
license; licence RI_606
Spatial representation type
vector; vecteur RI_635
Metadata language
eng; CAN; fra; CAN
Topic category
  • Boundaries
  • Biota
  • Geoscientific information
  • Oceans
  • Inland waters
  • Environment
Begin date
2016-02-23
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Reference system identifier
EPSG:3857
Distribution format
  • ESRI REST ( 10.2 )

  • FGDB/GDB ( 10.4.1 )

RI_412
  Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Marine Planning and Conservation Directorate
200 Kent St. , Ottawa , Ontario , K1A 0E6 , Canada
OnLine resource
Federal Marine Bioregions ( HTTPS )

Dataset;FGDB/GDB;eng,fra

OnLine resource
Data Dictionary ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;PDF;eng

OnLine resource
Data Dictionary ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;PDF;fra

OnLine resource
Federal Marine Bioregions ( HTTPS )

Dataset;SHP;eng,fra

OnLine resource
Federal Marine Bioregions ( HTTPS )

Dataset;WMS;eng,fra

OnLine resource
Federal Marine Bioregions ( ESRI REST: Map Service )

Web Service;ESRI REST;eng

OnLine resource
Federal Marine Bioregions ( ESRI REST: Map Service )

Web Service;ESRI REST;fra

File identifier
23eb8b56-dac8-4efc-be7c-b8fa11ba62e9 XML
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Hierarchy level
dataset; jeuDonnées RI_622
Date stamp
2025-02-11T20:20:36.131Z
Metadata standard name
North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata
Metadata standard version
CAN/CGSB-171.100-2009
RI_414
  Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Marine Planning and Conservation Directorate
200 Kent St. , Ottawa , Ontario , K1A 0E6 , Canada
 
 

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