CANADA POSITIVE OCEANS
Canada’s overall Positive Oceans Index score is 7.2, ranking it in 3nd place out of 30 countries.
Canada has one of the lowest Coastal Tourism Density at 80 tourist per coastal kilometre. It scores high on water, wastewater and solid waste management, as well as availability of drinking water and sanitation. It also has the 2nd lowest Coastal Industry Density, at 1 heavy industry facility per 1'083 kilometres of coastline.
At A Glance
5'698'083 km2
Total Marine Estate
3.1%
Marine Protected Areas
8
Sustainable Marine Parks
80
Coastal Tourism Density
5
Recreational Marine
Estate Pressure
Canada Oceans Scores
biodiversity
diversity of marine species and habitat from recreational perspective
infrastructure
Coastal Tourism Density (number of visitors per coastal kilometre) coastal industries, cruises, waste, water, sanitation.
activites
Recreational Marine Estate Pressure (number of people claiming the marine state by square kilometre) Leisure activities, water sports, etc
conservation
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), fishing impact and conservation legislation
overall score
location ranking
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