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Guidance and Lessons Learned for Canada's Marine Protected Area Networks

Guidance and Lessons Learned for Canada's Marine Protected Area Networks: Proceedings of a national workshop held in Ottawa in January 2008

Guidance and Lessons Learned for Canada's Marine Protected Area Networks: Proceedings of a national workshop held in Ottawa in January 2008 (PDF, 2.06 MB)

Proceedings of a national workshop held in Ottawa in January 2008

5.0 Conclusions and Next Steps

5.1 Conclusions

A number of themes and areas of convergence had emerged by the conclusion of the workshop. The core organizing committee noted some of these in the following conclusions:

Other key findings that relate to Canada's development of a framework for MPA networks are:

Defining MPA Networks

The beginnings of a collective vision for Canada's MPA networks may be found in some of the themes that emerged in discussions about the nature and definition of MPA networks:

5.2 Next Steps

This workshop represents one step toward a fully realized national approach to MPA network planning in Canada. The information and insights shared by expert presenters, and by Canadian practitioners in the discussion groups, provide a basis for the next steps, which include these:

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