Regional Action Framework (RAF)
Through the Marine Plan Partnership for the North Pacific Coast (MaPP), First Nations communities produced plans to identify marine uses that:
- Support the human well-being of First Nations and coastal communities.
- Improve the stewardship of coastal and marine ecosystems and resources.
The Regional Action Framework (RAF) – developed by the four sub-regions – recommends actions at a regional scale that are consistent with plans developed for four regions.
Like the sub-regional plans, the RAF takes an ecosystem-based management approach. It addresses issues based on First Nations and provincial priority interests – including regional governance; ecological integrity and human well-being; emergency response, compliance and enforcement; zoning recommendations; and implementation.
Sub-regional MaPP plans encompass an area of about 102,000 square kilometers along two-thirds of the coast of British Columbia, including the Traditional Territories of 17 First Nations:
- The Central Coast – extending from Laredo Channel and the northern tip of Aristazabal Island in the north to the southern limit of Rivers Inlet and Calvert Island.
- The North Coast – extending from Portland Inlet in the north to the south end of Aristazabal Island, where it has a small overlap with the northern boundary of the Central Coast sub-region.
- Haida Gwaii – extending from the international border in the north to the toe of the continental slope in the west.
- North Vancouver Island – bounded by the Cape Scott Islands to the west, Smith Sound/ Cape Caution to the east, and the Quadra Island/Bute Inlet area to the south.