马尼托巴和联邦政府将研究在哈德逊湾外建立一个海洋保护区以保护白鲸,资金将在丘吉尔宣布。 Manitoba and federal governments will study creating a marine conservation area off Hudson Bay to protect beluga whales, with funding to be announced in Churchill.

马尼托巴省的国民民主党政府与联邦政府、加拿大公园和土著社区合作,将发起一项关于在哈德逊湾沿岸建立一个国家海洋保护区的研究,经费将在丘吉尔宣布。 Manitoba's NDP government, in partnership with the federal government, Parks Canada, and Indigenous communities, will launch a study on establishing a national marine conservation area along its Hudson Bay coastline, with funding to be announced in Churchill. 这项研究旨在评估对白鲸至关重要的区域的保护情况,有可能保护物种全球生境的四分之一。 The study aims to assess protections for a region critical to beluga whales, potentially preserving a quarter of the species’ global habitat. 这一行动是在关注工业扩张的环境团体进行宣传之后采取的,尽管有些团体反对在亚北极水域进行任何石油和天然气运输。 The move follows advocacy from environmental groups concerned about industrial expansion, though some oppose any oil and gas shipping in sub-Arctic waters. 国家海洋保护区禁止海底采矿、石油和天然气勘探和底拖网捕捞,同时允许有限的捕鱼和航运。 National marine conservation areas prohibit seabed mining, oil and gas exploration, and bottom trawling, while allowing limited fishing and shipping. 加拿大计划到2030年建立10个此类地区。 Canada plans to create 10 such areas by 2030.