Table 3.12
Selected human modifications of marine and coastal areas, by marine ecoregion, circa 2016 to 2020


Table 3.12
Selected human modifications of marine and coastal areas, by marine ecoregion, circa 2016 to 2020
Table summary
This table displays the results of Selected human modifications of marine and coastal areas. The information is grouped by Marine ecoregion (appearing as row headers), Human modification, Aquaculture sites, Oil licenses, Shellfish, Finfish, Combined, Production, Discovery and Exploration, calculated using km units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Marine ecoregion Human modification
Aquaculture sites Oil licensesTable 3.12 Note 1
Shellfish Finfish Combined Production Discovery Exploration
km2
Canada EEZ 320.41 92.84 0.15 1,018 7,534 51,491
Strait of Georgia 33.28 8.62 0.00 0 0 0
Southern Shelf 5.89 17.63 0.00 0 0 0
Offshore Pacific 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0
Northern Shelf 1.41 18.49 0.00 0 0 0
Arctic Basin 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 90 8,009
Western Arctic 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 2,154 10,677
Arctic Archipelago 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 2,825 0
Eastern Arctic 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 112 0
Hudson Bay Complex 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0
Newfoundland-Labrador Shelves 41.54 24.15 0.00 638 1,442 17,794
Scotian Shelf 43.42 22.65 0.08 380 762 13,515
Gulf of St. Lawrence 194.86 1.30 0.07 0 149 1,496
Note 1

There has been a moratorium on oil exploration on the Pacific Coast of Canada since 1972 and on the Arctic Coast since 2016. As of 2019, all oil and gas activity is prohibited in Canadian Arctic offshore waters.

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