Largest Marine Park

B.C.’s largest marine park is Broughton Archipelago Marine Provincial Park, which can only be accessed by boat.

General Management Directions

The general management directions of the Haida Gwaii Marine Use Plan include proposed strategies and objectives to support and build upon cooperative compliance and enforcement efforts.

Ancient Murrelets

Approximately half of the global population of ancient murrelets breeds on Haida Gwaii.

Herring Stock

The Gwaii Haanas Pacific herring stock is one of five major herring stocks in B.C. As a key forage species, herring is critical to marine ecosystems.

Shipwrecks

244 known shipwrecks occurred around Haida Gwaii between 1786 and 1998. 144 have been recorded and their locations mapped.

Haida Gwaii Area

Haida Gwaii is made up of over 150 islands that stretch approximately 250 kilometers north to south.

Graham Island

Haida Gwaii’s Graham Island is home to eight of northern B.C.’s top 10 coastal waterbird wetlands.

Seabirds

An estimated 1.5 million seabirds breed on Haida Gwaii.

Eddies

Haida eddies that form off the west coast of Haida Gwaii and around Cape St. James, carry pockets of nutrient- and plankton-rich surface water to the north Pacific and the Gulf of Alaska. The Cape St. James eddy carries fish larvae all the way to Bowie Seamount.

Objectives & Strategies

MaPP sub-regional plans include objectives and strategies to increase the economic value of seafood products and promote local processing activities for the benefit of First Nations and coastal communities.

Depths

Depths range from 10 metres to 2,500 metres in the MaPP planning area.

Passenger Craft

Cruise ships, ferries and other passenger craft make up 18 per cent of marine traffic in the MaPP planning area.

Towboats & Tugboats

Towboats and tugboats account for 40 per cent of all marine traffic in the MaPP planning area.

Ports

The MaPP planning area includes two commercial ports, two cruise ship ports, 19 ferry terminals, 41 public wharves, 150 resorts and marinas and 28 small craft harbours.

Salmon Eggs

A female salmon produces anywhere from 3,000 to 5,000 eggs.

Salmon and Trout

There are seven species of salmon and trout in the Pacific and they have been around for seven million years – pink, chum, chinook, sockeye, coho, steelhead, and cutthroat trout.