Oceans

With you, we can help fragile marine species and ocean environments recover and thrive. Together, let’s advocate for sustainable use and evidence-based protections from coast to coast to coast.

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Orca and salmon

Two of British Columbia’s most iconic species, Chinook salmon and southern resident killer whales, are in trouble.

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#JoinThePod

There are only 74 Salish Sea orcas left – and this number is falling. If we don’t help them now, it will be too late. With the strength of one collective voice, we will be heard.

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October 13, 2020

To save wild salmon, Discovery Islands fish farms must go

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April 8, 2020

Review shows ocean life could rebound in 30 years!

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Atl’ka7tsem/Howe Sound

Partnering with scientists and local experts, we've created a conservation map displaying Atl'ka7tsem/Howe Sound’s unique marine ecology and recommendations for how to protect it.

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Fisheries and aquaculture

The fishing industry has the largest ecological interaction with Canada’s oceans and lakes, so it’s important to ensure it is sustainable.

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Expert view

Scott Wallace and Jeffery Young: "Salish Sea orcas and Chinook nearly absent this season"

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Protecting coastal waters

We promote marine protected areas, better laws and other strategies to protect Canada’s oceans and marine life biodiversity.

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Did you know?

Juvenile salmon migrating from freshwater into saltwater are particularly vulnerable to diseases from fish farms, pollution from cities and shifting food availability.

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