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Now is the time to value marine science, not destroy it!

Posted on: May 07, 2012 By: heather.coleman | 0 Comments

The targeted destruction of Canada’s Pacific federal science programs has left the entire natural science community shell shocked. The hardest hit has been Parks Canada. The recent cuts mean that we cannot expect much in the way of research of data collection at Pacific Rim, for example, or the Gulf Islands National Parks. Scientists, technicians, [...]

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Harry Swain, PacMARA Advisory Board member, talks about Kitimat oil pipeline

Posted on: Jan 09, 2012 By: Norma Serra-Sogas | 0 Comments

In his article, Mr Swain says “On the environmental side, the media coverage has been almost entirely about the risks of the pipeline itself. Leaks or bursts could seriously damage any of the 600-odd streams it must cross, many of which are key parts of salmon ecosystems”.

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Can Protecting Sharks Help Marine Conservation Planning?

Posted on: Jan 06, 2012 By: andrew.lewin | 0 Comments

Shark finning is a serious problem as it is decimating shark populations around the world. However, the efforts of various non-profits, politicians and governments, and many individuals to ban shark finning have been successful in cities across North America and the efforts are currently spilling over into Europe.

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The Problem of Plastic in the Ocean

Posted on: Mar 10, 2011 By: heather.coleman | 0 Comments

Marine debris is a pervasive problem that is finally receiving some of the attention that it needs through recent research projects. The next logical step is to devise economically and politically practical solutions to curb plastic input to the ocean.

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Concurrent and overlapping events, decisions & issues. Disjointed and disconnected responses?

Posted on: Jul 10, 2010 By: jodi.stark | 0 Comments

There is so much happening in BC’s oceans these days it is hard to keep tabs on it all.

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Learning from the BP Oil Spill

Posted on: Jun 08, 2010 By: jodi.stark | 1 Comment

It’s hard to think about anything but the BP oil spill on this year’s World Ocean Day.

As hundreds of thousands of litres of oil gush into our global ocean from the offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, today of all days, we need to think about the health of our oceans.

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Marine Planning and Management across Time and Space

Posted on: May 10, 2010 By: heather.coleman | 1 Comment

I spend a lot of time thinking about marine planning and management. And as we all know, one of the best ways to learn is to look at the past. So this thought has reminded me of a study I did a few years ago in Istanbul, Turkey – a review of planning [...]

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PacMARA’s President, Jeff Ardron, in the Globe and Mail

Posted on: Feb 01, 2010 By: Henry Kucera | 0 Comments

From: the Globe and Mail, Published on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 12:00 AM (EST), Last updated on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 3:02AM EST
delicious, disputed, and dwindling
Immediate comparisons arise between West Coast salmon and East Coast cod – delicious, disputed, and dwindling at a rate so alarming, the Cohen commission has been named to investigate why [...]

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