Canadian waters
Arctic maritime territory
Canadian waters are the maritime zones under Canada's jurisdiction, including internal waters, territorial seas, and exclusive economic zones extending from its coastlines.
The term appears frequently in fishing regulations, shipping law, and environmental policy: The vessel was seized in Canadian waters.
It encompasses waters along three ocean coasts plus the Great Lakes boundary with the United States.
- Atlantic OceanSecond-largest marine body
- Pacific OceanLargest body of water
- salmon runSeasonal upstream fish trek
- commercial fishingHarvesting seafood for profit
- fishing rightsAuthorization to harvest fish
Arctic Ocean · polar bears · Hudson Bay · shipping industry · Great Lakes · aquaculture · invasive species · Lake Ontario · Northwest Passage · shipping lanes · Lake Superior · St. Lawrence River · tidal currents · lobster boats · recreational boating · climate change impacts · ice fishing · beluga whales
- Yachtingyacht racing, yacht clubs, regattas, sailboats, sailing vessels