This links to the Beaufort Sea Partnership website. The Partnership aims to develop and implement an Integrated Ocean Management Plan for the Beaufort Sea Large Ocean Management Area (LOMA) through a collective effort among federal and territorial agencies, municipalities, Inuvialuit Councils, and others.
This press release announces that the Cree Nation Government and Parks Canada signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to launch a feasibility assessment for a new National Marine Conservation Area (NMCA) within the Eeyou Marine Region (EMR) in Eastern James Bay.
This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed by Québec Premier, Grand Chief of the Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee), and Chairman of the Cree Nation Government, Dr. Abel Bosum. The MOU represents a mutual agreement to collaborate and form a long-term, balanced partnership to protect the Eeyou Istchee James Bay Region.