Brave New Wave: A More Effective Oceans Act for Canada

On Oceans Day 2016, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Hon. Dominic LeBlanc announced a five-point plan to achieve our international commitment to conserve at least 10% of our oceans by 2020.

Point 5 is dedicated to "establishing marine protected areas faster."

In this document, West Coast Environmental Law outlines a number of ideas on how this point can be achieved.