Scott Islands Marine National Wildlife Area

Off the northwestern tip of Vancouver Island, the Scott Islands Marine National Wildlife Area protects 11,570.65 square kilometres of ocean and islands around Cape Scott and the Scott Islands. Established on June 27, 2018, it is Canada’s largest national wildlife area and a crucial refuge for one of British Columbia’s richest marine ecosystems. The area provides breeding and nesting habitat for about 40 percent of the province’s seabirds, supports sea otters, sea lions, orcas, and whales, and includes important Steller sea lion rookeries. It also lies within the historic territories of several First Nations and was created in part to reduce threats from ship traffic, pollution, and invasive predators.