Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents Marine Protected Area
Emplacement: Juan de Fuca Ridge, British Columbia; Offshore Pacific bioregion
Superficie approximative: 9,700 hectares
Date de désignation: 2003
Objectifs de conservation
To conserve the biological diversity, productivity, structural habitat and ecosystem function of the hydrothermal vents.
Interdictions
Activities that disturb, damage, destroy or remove living marine organisms or any part of their habitat are prohibited, unless given an exception.
Pourquoi (contexte environnemental pour la protection)
Hydrothermal vents have the highest levels of microbial diversity and animal abundance in the world. The Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents host 60 distinct species that are native to the region, with 12 species being found nowhere else in the world.