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Malaspina-Okeover Coastal Plan THE MalaspinaCOASTAL PLAN Okeover srmwww.gov.bc.ca/rmd/coastal/index.htm Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management August 2004 Coast and Marine Planning Branch National Library of Canada Cataloguing in Publication Data British Columbia. Coast and Marine Planning Branch. The Malaspina Okeover coastal plan, draft. -- “Draft February, 2004” Also available on the Internet. ISBN 0-7726-5151-5 1. Coastal zone management – Government policy – British Columbia – Malaspina Inlet Region. 2. Coastal zone management – Government policy - British Columbia – Okeover Inlet Region. 3. Land use - British Columbia – Malaspina Inlet Region. 4. Land use - British Columbia – Okeover Inlet Region. 5. Malaspina Inlet Region (B.C.) – Environmental conditions. 6. Okeover Inlet Region (B.C.) – Environmental conditions. I.Title. HD319.B7B74 2004 333.91’7’0971131 C2004-960039-7 The Malaspina Okeover Malaspina The COASTAL PLAN The Malaspina Okeover PLAN COASTAL TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements.....................................................................................................................................................................................1 1.Introduction...............................................................................................................................................................................................3 1.1. Location.............................................................................................................................................................3 1.2. Plan Rationale and Intent...............................................................................................................................3 1.3. Jurisdiction and Scope....................................................................................................................................4 1.4. Planning Process ..............................................................................................................................................5 2.Plan Area Description...........................................................................................................................................................................7 2.1. Physical and Oceanographic Features ........................................................................................................7 2.2. Biological Features........................................................................................................................................11 2.3. Social and Economic Profile .......................................................................................................................19 2.4. Economic Activities.......................................................................................................................................22 3.Plan Framework and Direction.........................................................................................................................................................29 3.1. Use of the Plan..............................................................................................................................................29 3.2. Related Planning Initiatives..........................................................................................................................29 3.3. Planning Units and Unit Data.....................................................................................................................29 3.4. British Columbia Marine Ecological Classification (BCMEC).............................................................30 3.5. BC Biophysical Shore-Zone Mapping.......................................................................................................32 3.6. Shellfish Aquaculture Biophysical Capability Assessments and Tourism Opportunity Studies....32 3.7. Upland Status and Influence on Water Quality .....................................................................................33 3.8. Uses and Activities........................................................................................................................................33 3.9. Current Issues ...............................................................................................................................................33 3.10. Use and Activity Recommendations ......................................................................................................33 3.11. Determination of Acceptable Uses ........................................................................................................36 3.12. Management Emphasis...............................................................................................................................36 3.13. Management Conditions and Guidelines: .............................................................................................37 3.14. Follow-up Actions.......................................................................................................................................37 3.15. Issues and Concerns..................................................................................................................................37 Unit Despcriptions...................................................................................................................................................................................41 Unit 1 Malaspina Inlet North.............................................................................................................................41 Unit 2 Malaspina Inlet South..............................................................................................................................47 Unit 3 Trevenen Bay.............................................................................................................................................53 Unit 4 Okeover Inlet West ................................................................................................................................59 Unit 5 Okeover Inlet East ..................................................................................................................................67 Unit 6 Lancelot Inlet............................................................................................................................................75 Unit 7 Theodosia Inlet.........................................................................................................................................81 4.Plan Assessment....................................................................................................................................................................................87 4.1. Environmental Implications of Recommendations................................................................................87 4.2. Economic Implications of Recommendations ........................................................................................90 5.Summary and Follow-up.....................................................................................................................................................................93 5.1. Summary of Plan Recommendations........................................................................................................93 5.2. Information Limitations ...............................................................................................................................93 5.3. Summary of Recommendations for Land Act Notations....................................................................93 5.4. First Nations Considerations.....................................................................................................................95 5.5. Marine Conservation & Integrated Coastal Management...................................................................95 5.6. Plan Variation Process ..................................................................................................................................96 5.7. Plan Review and Amendment.....................................................................................................................97 5.8. Summary of Follow-up Activities for Government Agencies .............................................................97 Appendices.................................................................................................................................................................................................99 Appendix 1. Governance Principles for Sustainable Resource Management .........................................99 Appendix 2. First Nations,Agency, and Interest Group Discussions.....................................................100 Appendix 3. Protocol Agreement for Managing Public Recreation and Water Quality in the Malaspina/Okeover Inlet Complex (signed in 2001) ............................................................................105 Appendix 4. Decision Tools..............................................................................................................................107 Appendix 5. Concerns Stated by the Sliammon (Tla’amin) First Nation..............................................108 Appendix 6. Regulation of Shellfish Aquaculture and Dispute Resolution ...........................................109 Appendix 7.Technical Siting and Compatibility Criteria for Tenured Uses..........................................114 Appendix 8. 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