Five additional glass sponge reefs protected in Howe Sound
January 17, 2022
Effective January 17th, 2022, the federal government announced five additional glass sponge reefs protected by DFO closures in Átl’ka7tsem / Howe Sound. This is in addition to the designation of 13 glass sponge reef refuges in Howe Sound protected since 2016 from bottom contact fishing. The province of