Canada’s largest national marine conservation area is to be created to protect a large, biodiverse area of Artic water
The Canadian government and Inuit group the Qikiqtani Inuit Association have reached an agreement to create a new marine conservation area in Arctic waters.
Located predominantly in Lancaster Sound (known as Tallurutiup Imanga by Inuit people) in northern Canada, the reserve will cover more than 50,500 square miles of ocean and will more than double the total area of Canada’s marine protected waters.
The area is one of the most ecologically sensitive regions of the Canadian…
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