Hecate_Strait_and_Queen_Charlotte_Sound_Glass_Sponge_Reefs_Marine_Protected_Area
Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound Glass Sponge Reefs Marine Protected Area
Protected marine area in British Columbia
Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound Glass Sponge Reefs Marine Protected Area (HS/QCS MPA) is a 2,410-square-kilometre marine protected area located in Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound off the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada. The marine protected area was established in February 2017 with the goal of conserving the biological diversity, structural habitat, and ecosystem function of four glass sponge reefs. These reefs were the first discovered living specimens and are the largest glass sponge reefs in the world.[1]