Completed in 2015, the marine plans seek a balance between stewardship and economic development using an ecosystem-based management approach.
Tag: Pacific Ocean
David Suzuki: On World Oceans Day let’s learn to treat the seas better
For Canada, it’s a time to celebrate the rich marine life in three great oceans off the longest coastline of any nation.
West Coast Trail
Discover the hike of a lifetime! The West Coast Trail is a 5 to 7 day backpacking route that winds through temperate rainforests along beaches, cliffs and sandstone.
There Once was an Island: Te Henua e Nnoho
Four years in the making, There Once was an Island: Te Henua e Nnoho is the story of a Pacific Island community in Papua New Guinea – their unique way of life and their fight to preserve what really matters in the face of climate change, including a terrifying flood.
Lake Babine Nation Supports Denial of Environmental Certificate for Morrison Mine
Chief Wilf Adam of the Lake Babine Nation says the BC government has made the right decision in denying Pacific Booker Minerals the ability to proceed with its Morrison Mine proposal.
Local Residents Oppose BC’s Northern Gateway Pipeline
Enbridge’s proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline is a project that would see a new oil pipeline snaking right across the central portion of British Columbia – from just inland of the Pacific Ocean all the way into Alberta.
Plastic Pollution in our Oceans
You have probably heard about the garbage patches that our in our oceans but may not know the exactly what it looks like. I however do. I have sailed through 2 of them. I remember being amazed at the sudden onslaught of garbage and wondered if a local fishing boat was dumping into the ocean. I…
