According to Section 41 of SARA (2002) the recovery strategy must include: • a description of the species and its needs; • an identification of the threats to survival of the species and threats to its habitat, and a description of the broad strategy to be taken to address those threats; • an identification of the species’ critical habitat, and examples of activities that are likely to result in i [...] Action plans summarize the projects and activities needed to meet recovery strategy objectives and goals, and include information on critical habitat, proposed measures to protect critical habitat, a statement of steps to implement the recovery strategy and WWF-Canada 4 April 2005 Multi-Species Recovery Strategies and Ecosystem-Bases Approaches when they are to take place, and an evaluation of the [...] The provisions of the directive requires member states to introduce a range of measures including the protection of species listed in the annexes, to undertake surveillance of habitats and species, and produce a report every six years on the implementation of the directive. [...] The Minister of Fisheries and Oceans is responsible for aquatic species listed under SARA while the Minister of the Environment (through Parks Canada and the Canadian Wildlife Service) is responsible for all other species and the overall administration of the Act. [...] Of these, two are near completion for marine species: the first for the northern and spotted wolffish in Atlantic waters, and the second for the resident and northern populations of killer whales in the Pacific (National Recovery Working Group, 2004).