Scott Islands Protected Marine Area Establishment Order

Scott Islands Protected Marine Area Establishment Order Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of the Environment, pursuant to subsection 4.1(1)a of the Canada Wildlife Actb, makes the annexed Scott Islands Protected Marine Area Establishment Order. S.C. 1996, c. 31, s. 107 R.S., c. W-9; S.C. 1994, c. 23, s. 2 Establishment There is established a protected marine area to be known as the Scott Islands Protected Marine Area in the area of the sea that forms part of the internal waters of Canada, the territorial sea of Canada and the exclusive economic zone of Canada and that is described in Schedule 1 and depicted in Schedule 2. Coming into force This Order comes into force on the day on which the Scott Islands Protected Marine Area Regulations come into force. [Note: Order in force June 27, 2018.] In this Schedule, all geographical coordinates are expressed in the North America Datum 1983 geodetic system (NAD83). The Scott Islands Protected Marine Area is described as follows: Commencing at the point of intersection of the ordinary high water mark with a rhumb line (or the production of a rhumb line) connecting points at latitude 50°41′32.5″ north and longitude 128°22′38.9″ west and latitude 50°20′45.2″ north and longitude 128°45′32.4″ west; Then along a rhumb line to a point at latitude 50°20′45.2″ north and longitude 128°45′32.4″ west; Then along a rhumb line to a point at latitude 50°09′49.0″ north and longitude 129°21′08.0″ west; Then along a rhumb line to a point at latitude 50°24′19.3″ north and longitude 130°00′37.4″ west; Then along a rhumb line to a point at latitude 51°06′04.3″ north and longitude 130°08′26.1″ west; Then along a rhumb line to a point at latitude 51°14′33.9″ north and longitude 128°55′45.5″ west; Then along a rhumb line to a point at latitude 51°14′57.6″ north and longitude 128°47′01.2″ west; Then along a rhumb line to a point at latitude 51°15′05.0″ north and longitude 128°36′45.5″ west; Then along a rhumb line (or the production of the rhumb line) to a point on the ordinary high water mark at latitude 50°50′37.2″ north and longitude 128°10′39.1″ west; Then generally southwesterly and generally southeasterly along the ordinary high water mark to the mouth of Hansen Lagoon at latitude 50°44′23.3″ north and approximate longitude 128°24′09.5″ west; Then along a line across the mouth of Hansen Lagoon to a point on the ordinary high water mark at approximate latitude 50°43′39.54″ north and longitude 128°23′22.7″ west; Then along the ordinary high water mark to the point of commencement. Except all islands and all foreshore lying above the low water line. The described area containing approximately 11 546 square kilometres.