Canada closes northernmost Pacific Ocean coral reef, Lophelia Reef, due to its unique and highly sensitive nature.

Canada has closed its only known live coral reef in the Pacific Ocean to all commercial and recreational bottom-contact fishing. Fisheries and Oceans Canada closed the Lophelia Reef, located in the Finlayson Channel of British Columbia's coast, due to its unique and highly sensitive nature. The reef, discovered in 2021, is the most northern known coral reef in the Pacific Ocean and contains unique habitats, high biodiversity and biomass, with cultural significance to local First Nations.

March 07, 2024
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