Annex III — State of national marine conservation areas administered by Parks Canada

Ecological sustainability indicators
Visitor experience indicators — Visitation
Visitor experience indicators — Visitor information survey
Notes

Ecological sustainability indicators

Theme	Indicator	British Columbia	Ontario		Quebec
		Pacific	Great Lakes		Gulf-Atlantic
		Gwaii Haanas (Reserve)	Fathom Five	Lake Superior	Saguenay-St. Lawrence
Environmental Quality	Oceanography	Indicators in development	Indicators in development	Indicators in development	Indicators in development
Environmental Quality	Invasive Species	Indicators in development	Indicators in development	Indicators in development	Indicators in development
Environmental Quality	Nutrients and Algae	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Indicators in development
Environmental Quality	Contaminants	Indicators in development	Indicators in development	Indicators in development	Indicators in development
Environmental Quality	Ocean Noise	Indicators in development	Not reported	Not reported	Indicators in development
Environmental Quality	Marine Litter and Microplastics	Indicators in development	Not reported	Indicators in development	Not reported
Habitat and Species	Coastal Habitats	Indicators in development	Indicators in development	Indicators in development	Not reported
Habitat and Species	Subtidal/Benthic Habitats	Indicators in development	Indicators in development	Indicators in development	Indicators in development
Habitat and Species	Pelagic Habitats	Not reported	Not reported	Indicators in development	Indicators in development
Habitat and Species	Marine Mammals	Indicators in development	Not reported	Not reported	Indicators in development
Habitat and Species	Fishes	Indicators in development	Indicators in development	Indicators in development	Not reported
Habitat and Species	Marine Birds	Indicators in development	Indicators in development	Indicators in development	Indicators in development
Habitat and Species	Invertebrates	Indicators in development	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Marine Use	Coastal Development	Not reported	Indicators in development	Indicators in development	Not reported
Marine Use	Commercial Fisheries	Indicators in development	Indicators in development	Indicators in development	Indicators in development
Marine Use	Recreational Fisheries	Indicators in development	Indicators in development	Indicators in development	Indicators in development
Marine Use	Marine Tourism and Recreation	Not reported	Not reported	Indicators in development	Indicators in development
Marine Use	Shipping	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Indicators in development
Marine Use	Special Management Areas	Not reported	Indicators in development	Not reported	Indicators in development

Visitor experience indicators — Visitation

Province/Territory	National Marine Conservation Area	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21
Quebec	Saguenay-St. Lawrence	1,143,276	1,185,322	1,235,027	1,197,305	760,844
Ontario	Fathom Five	342,605	419,211	381,722	272,059	175,658
Ontario	Lake Superior	Not collected	Not collected	Not collected	Not collected	Not collected
British Columbia	Gwaii Haanas (Reserve)	Not collected	Not collected	Not collected	Not collected	Not collected
Nunavut	Tallurutiup Imanga	Not collected	Not collected	Not collected	Not collected	Not collected

Visitor experience indicators — Visitor information survey

Province/Territory	National Marine Conservation Area	Visitor Satisfaction	Visitor Learning	Visitor Enjoyment
Quebec	Saguenay-St. Lawrence	91% Data from previous reporting period	78% Data from previous reporting period	90% Data from previous reporting period
Ontario	Fathom Five	96% Data from previous reporting period	79% Data from previous reporting period	97% Data from previous reporting period
Ontario	Lake Superior	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed
British Columbia	Gwaii Haanas (Reserve)	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed
Nunavut	Tallurutiup Imanga	Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed

Notes

Note regarding ecological integrity indicators

The national marine conservation area monitoring and reporting framework is being finalized and work is on-going with Indigenous communities, other government departments and partners to assess indicators based on multiple knowledge sources.

Note regarding visitation

Visitation is measured in person-visits, which is defined as “each time a person enters the land or marine part of a reporting unit for recreational, educational or cultural purposes during business hours”. Through, local, and commercial traffic are excluded. Same day re-entries and re-entries by visitors staying overnight in the reporting unit do not constitute new person-visits.