I'll say a few words and then turn the floor over to Mr. MacDonald.
An area of interest may become a marine protected area if we believe that additional protection measures are needed to ensure the resource remains sustainable. Overfishing and climate change can have an impact on marine resources, potentially resulting in long-term declines.
In such cases, protection measures such as fishery closures and the creation of marine protected areas can be applied to ensure the continued growth of the resource. Fishing in other areas may then be possible. These areas are more relevant to the proliferation of the resources used by fish harvesters.