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HAIDA GWAII MARINE PLAN 2015 Haida Gwaii Marine Plan 2015 Haida Gwaii Marine Plan 2015 Haida Nation & Province of British Columbia HAIDA GWAII MARINE PLAN 2015 Haida Gwaii Marine Plan 2015 Haida Gwaii Marine Plan 2015 Cite as: Marine Planning Partnership Initiative. 2015. Haida Gwaii Marine Plan. ISBN: 978-0-7726-6885-1 Copyright © 2015 Photo Credits: Jags Seaweed Motif: Simon Davies - Jones, Davies & Davies Layout and Design: Jones, Davies & Davies; DESIGNWORKS Haida Gwaii Marine Plan 2015 Haida Gwaii Marine Plan 2015 Haida Gwaii Marine Plan 2015 Haida Gwaii Marine Plan 2015 Photo - Kelly Whitney-Squire Photo - Kelly Haida Gwaii Marine Plan 2015 Haida Gwaii Marine Plan 2015 Photo - Jags ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We would like to acknowledge the following people for their Province of BC hard work and dedication to preparation of the Haida Gwaii Berry Wijdeven (co-lead), Brad Smith, Laura Feyrer Marine Plan. Haawa/Haaw’a! Thank you! MaPP support staff Haida Marine Work Group Josie Byington, Connie Chapman, Judith Cullington, Alan Judson Brown, Shawn Cowpar, Robert Davis, Barney Edgars, Dolan, Gilian Dusting, Jo Smith, Jillian Tamblyn, Michele Captain Gold, Brendan Kallio, Melinda Pick, Ed Russ, David Thomas, Tanya Bryan, Hannah Horn Smith, Allan Wilson, Harold Yeltatzie, Lonnie Young, James Cowpar, Guujaw (alternate), Jason Alsop (alternate), Ron MaPP Coordination Team Brown Jr. (alternate), the late Dempsey Collinson, the late John Bones, Steve Diggon, Matthew Justice, Charles Short John Williams, the late Ron Williams, the late Reynold Russ, and the late Godfrey Williams The Skidegate Haida Immersion Program and Jaalen Edenshaw provided invaluable assistance with the Xaayda Haida Gwaii Marine Advisory Committee kil/Xaad kil placename spellings. Judson Brown, Doug Daugert, LaVerne Davies, Lindsey Doerksen, Sabine Jessen, Lynn Lee, John McCulloch, Mike The Haida Nation and the Province of BC also wish to McGuire, Jim McIsaac, Tony Pitcher, Barb Rowsell, Leandre acknowledge the financial support of the Gordon and Betty Vigneault, Bill White, Allan Wilson Moore Foundation through the MaPP Support Project at Tides Canada. Haida Oceans Technical Team Russ Jones (co-lead), Catherine Rigg, Jason Thompson, Chris McDougall, Molly Clarkson, Peter Christensen i Haida Gwaii Marine Plan 2015 Haida Gwaii Marine Plan 2015 PURPOSE OF DOCUMENT The purposes of the Haida Gwaii Marine Plan are to: i. Provide a framework for joint or shared management of marine and coastal areas in and around Haida Gwaii through an ecosystem-based approach to management and marine resource decision-making; ii. Provide policy, detailed planning, and management direction regarding marine uses, activities and values throughout the plan area that are within the jurisdictional authority of BC and/or the CHN; iii. Identify acceptable marine uses that support sustainable communities while protecting and, where necessary, restoring marine ecosystems; iv. Support marine economic development and provide direction for encouraging and managing future growth; v. Provide guidance for tenuring and marine resource use decisions by BC and CHN in Haida Gwaii waters; vi. Provide valuable information that will make important contributions to future processes between CHN, BC and/or Canada, such as identifying areas for consideration in the development of a marine protected area network; and vii. Identify changes to existing CHN-BC protected areas including zoning, allowable uses and enhancements to marine protection. The content of the plan is relevant for matters within the constitutional authority of the Government of British Columbia and Council of Haida Nation, pursuant to Canada’s Constitution and the Constitution of the Haida Nation, respectively. The Marine Plan is the result of a cooperative planning process on Haida Gwaii led by the Haida Nation and the Province of British Columbia as part of the broader First Nations-BC Marine Planning Partnership for the North Pacific Coast (MaPP) initiative. The Marine Plan will complement the implementation of the 2007 Strategic Land Use Agreement between the Haida Nation and Province of BC. The plan reflects a shared perspective on how to maintain and, where needed, restore a healthy marine environment and a sustainable marine economy on Haida Gwaii. The Haida Nation and the Province of BC recognize that implementation of some of the objectives, strategies, and spatial Protection Management Zones (PMZs) in this document will require the support of other organizations through various processes. Many of the strategies reference working with other agencies and linking with other relevant processes to ensure the goals and objectives of the Marine Plan are achieved. ii Haida Gwaii Marine Plan 2015 Haida Gwaii Marine Plan 2015 DISCLAIMER This plan is not legally binding and does not create legally enforceable rights between British Columbia and the Haida Nation. This plan is not a treaty or land claims agreement within the meaning of sections 25 and 35 of the Canadian Constitution Act, 1982. This plan does not create, define, evidence, amend, recognize, affirm or deny any Aboriginal rights, Aboriginal title and/or treaty rights or Crown title and rights, and is not evidence of the nature, scope or extent of any Aboriginal rights, Aboriginal title or Crown title and rights. This plan does not limit or prejudice the positions British Columbia or the Haida Nation may take in any negotiations or legal or administrative proceedings. Nothing in this plan constitutes an admission of fact or liability. Nothing in this plan alters, defines, fetters or limits or shall be deemed to alter, define, fetter or limit the jurisdiction, authority, obligations or responsibilities of British Columbia or the Haida Nation. iii Haida Gwaii Marine Plan 2015 Haida Gwaii Marine Plan 2015 Photo - Jags iv Haida Gwaii Marine Plan 2015 Haida Gwaii Marine Plan 2015 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Haida Gwaii Marine Plan is the result of a cooperative planning process led by the Haida Nation and the Province of British Columbia as part of the broader First Nations-BC Marine Planning Partnership for the North Pacific Coast (MaPP) initiative. The purposes of the Marine Plan are to: i. Provide a framework for joint or shared management of marine and coastal areas in and around Haida Gwaii through an ecosystem-based approach to management and marine resource decision-making; ii. Provide policy, detailed planning, and management direction regarding marine uses, activities and values throughout the plan area that are within the jurisdictional authority of BC and/or the CHN; iii. Identify acceptable marine uses that support sustainable communities while protecting and, where necessary, restoring marine ecosystems; iv. Support marine economic development and provide direction for encouraging and managing future growth; v. Provide guidance for tenuring and marine resource use decisions by BC and CHN in Haida Gwaii waters; vi. Provide valuable information that will make important contributions to future processes between CHN, BC and/or Canada, such as identifying areas for consideration in the development of a marine protected area network; and vii.Identify changes to existing CHN-BC protected areas including zoning, allowable uses and enhancements to marine protection. The Marine Plan complements the 2007 Strategic Land Use Agreement between the Council of the Haida Nation (CHN) and Province of BC by providing management direction and zoning within an ecosystem-based management (EBM) framework for uses and activities in the marine environment. The plan reflects a shared perspective on how to maintain and, where needed, restore a healthy marine environment and a sustainable marine economy on Haida Gwaii. This work was guided by advice from the Haida Marine Work Group and the Haida Gwaii Marine Advisory Committee, significant internal contributions from provincial government agencies and CHN program areas, as well as input from members of the public, stakeholders, and local government. CHN and the Province of BC approved the final Marine Plan in April, 2015. This executive summary describes the preferred scenario that guided development of the plan and provides an overview of the key sections of the plan related to general management direction, economic development direction, spatial zoning, and plan implementation and amendment. v Haida Gwaii Marine Plan 2015 Haida Gwaii Marine Plan 2015 Haida Gwaii Preferred Scenario Haida Gwaii’s Marine Future: A Conservation and Local Economy Path (Section 3.3) describes the elements of a “preferred” marine future on Haida Gwaii in 20 years. Possible “future scenarios” were the focus of a CHN/BC workshop, held in July 2012, to explore current and future trends, challenges and opportunities for marine areas in and around Haida Gwaii. The “Preferred Scenario” is based on workshop results, as well as direction provided by the Haida Marine Work Group and the Haida Gwaii Marine Advisory Committee. It is a high level summary of the intended outcomes of the General Management Direction, Marine Economic Development Direction and Marine Spatial Zoning for the Haida Gwaii planning area. Overview of Marine Plan Along with introductory chapters that include the plan vision, goals, jurisdictional context, description of the plan area and key issues and opportunities (Sections 1 to 5), the Marine Plan has four main sections that provide future management direction and implementable actions on Haida Gwaii: A. General Management Direction B. Marine Economic Development Direction C. Marine Spatial Zoning D. Plan Implementation, Monitoring and Amendment A. General
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