Coastal Voices – Autumn 2008

Here is the latest Coastal Voices Newsletter from the Living Oceans Society…
Province Wide Support for PNCIMA (pin-SEE-ma) Plan
BC’s largest local government voting body, the Union of BC Municipalities, voted last month at their convention in favor of a resolution that supports an integrated oceans management plan for the Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area (PNCIMA), pronounced pin-SEE-ma.

Sneaky Whales Stealing Fish
What happens when sneaky whales steal commercial fisherman’s catch and scientists investigate to help?
Declining Salmon Stocks Cause for Concern
Vern Sampson, our Local Ecological Knowledge Coordinator informs about the the work that he is doing interviewing people who work on the water up and down the coast of BC. Recently, he was on the Central Coast and learned about the importance of salmon are on many levels. His report follows.
Coastal Voice – Mike Willie
Our coastal voice for this edition is Mike Willie of Kingcome Inlet. We caught up to him on a beautiful fall afternoon in the village. Mike conveys how essential the land, waters and his ancestors are to his sense of place.
Living Oceans Society is Canada’s largest organization focusing exclusively on marine conservation issues. We are based in Sointula, a small fishing village on the Central Coast of British Columbia.