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The meeting is on Sunday (May 29) at 1-3 p.m. The location is the Union Bay Hall - 5401 Island Highway South.
www.comoxvalleyrecord.com
The Concerned Citizens of Baynes Sound have scheduled a town hall meeting to diuscuss the contentious shipbreaking business conducting its operations in Union Bay.
Here is a link to Sheryl MacKay's interview with Alexandra Morton on May 14. The CBC page link at the bottom is finicky and doesn't work consistently, so here is another option for the segment: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-43-north-by-northwest![]()
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The interview covers a range of topics including developments in salmon science, killer whale communication, freeing Corky (the longest held captive killer whale), how Alex became interested in killer whales and wild salmon, and more. It's well worth a listen!
Alexandra Morton | North by Northwest with Sheryl MacKay | Live Radio | CBC Listen
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Alexandra Morton is a biologist and an activist. For decades she has studied Orca communication and fought for the health of Wild Salmon on the west coast.
This is great to see.
Tofino first in province to ban plastic utensils, Ucluelet to follow
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All Tofino restaurants are onboard and most have already eliminated plastic utensils.
Lovely photos by Gerry Ambury.
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Interesting!
Decommissioned Queen of Burnaby being towed from Union Bay to Richmond: BC Ferries
www.cheknews.ca
A decommissioned ferry that has been moored in a Vancouver Island bay for several months is heading to a refit facility in Richmond.
An interesting article on seagrass. It mentions that temperate water–dwelling Zostera marina helps reduce pathogens in the Vibrio genus.
The Surprising Scale of the Seagrass Sanitation Service | Hakai Magazine
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Millions of cases of potentially deadly gastroenteritis are prevented each year because of the pathogen-reducing powers of seagrasses.
Update on our e-petition: petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-3965![]()
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Thanks to everyone who signed and shared our parliamentary e-petition asking the government to postpone any further shellfish aquaculture expansion into herring spawning and rearing habitat and to develop a co-management plan with First Nations in Baynes Sound/Lambert Channel. We are grateful for your support!![]()
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After one week, we currently have 167 signatures toward the requirement of at least 500 signatures. If you have not already signed the petition, please consider doing so! For those who have already liked and shared, if you can think of other individuals or groups that may support this cause, please share with them! petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-3965![]()
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Here is an update on shipbreaking activities in Baynes Sound. ![]()
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Concerned Citizens of Baynes Sound - CCOBS is hosting a town hall at the Union Bay Community Centre on May 29, 2022 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm on the hazards of shipbreaking both to the environment and public health and safety.
This is a great opportunity for those living in the Comox Valley or nearby communities/islands to work on eelgrass restoration with Project Watershed . Volunteers are needed, but there are also some paid positions.
Eelgrass Workers Needed! May 17-19 and June 14-16
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Eelgrass Restoration Help Needed! Dear Friend, Eelgrass (Zostera marina) is a marine flowering plant and eelgrass beds fringe or extend off the shor
ADIMS has started an e-petition, which asks the government to postpone any further shellfish aquaculture expansion into herring spawning and rearing habitat and to develop a co-management plan with First Nations in Baynes Sound/Lambert Channel. ![]()
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We need at least 500 signatures to have the petition presented to the House of Commons by MP Gord Johns. After a petition is presented, the government must respond within 45 days. We hope to have many petition signatures to show support for our concerns about the long-term impacts of this industry on herring. ![]()
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Here is a link to the e-petition:![]()
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We advocate for the protection of Baynes Sound and Lambert Channel and surrounding watersADIMS pursues positive actions that show respect for and commitment to our marine ecosystem. We want to ensure ...
You can help researchers by reporting any sightings of tagged Glaucous-winged gulls. More info is provided in the article. To be clear, they are tracking Glaucous-winged gulls and not Glaucous gulls.
Help wanted for 2 bird conservation projects in B.C. | CBC News
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Spring is in the air and so are the birds. Now, the Canadian government is hoping British Columbians can pitch in tracking gulls and counting curlews.
DFO's announcement is encouraging and, hopefully, they effectively follow through with this.Great news from Fisheries and Oceans Canada!![]()
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Under the Fish Stocks provisions, Fisheries and Oceans Canada is required to develop and implement rebuilding plans for the following depleted stocks within the next 24-36 months: Atlantic cod (3 stocks), Atlantic herring, Chinook salmon (2 stocks), Coho salmon, Pacific Herring, American Plaice, Winter flounder, and White hake.![]()
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Today, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Joyce Murray announced the coming into force of additional regulatory changes that aim to rebuild vulnerable fish stocks.![]()
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The Fish Stocks provisions are now in force under the Fisheries Act. This places binding obligations on Fisheries and Oceans Canada to manage certain fish stocks sustainably, and to put rebuilding plans in place when stocks become depleted; requirements are also now in place to ensure that rebuilding plans are developed in a timely and consistent manner.![]()
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Read more here: www.newswire.ca/news-releases/government-of-canada-takes-critical-step-to-rebuilding-fish-stocks-...![]()
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📸: Luke Barber
A wonderful photo of Bonaparte's Gull by Gerry Ambury.
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All of Bob Turner's videos are wonderful and this one is no exception.
The Salish Sea - A Single Body of Life
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The way that the Salish Sea functions as a single ecosystem has similarities to a single living organism, a tree. This idea builds on the scientific understa...
They will also have to adapt to even more acidic waters in the years to come.
Vancouver Island researchers look into oyster breeds as temperatures rise B.C.
vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca
B.C.'s coastline could look different in the next five to 15 years, especially after last year's heat dome.
A great article on the critically endangered sunflower star, which includes info from the recent Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference.
Scientists race to rescue world’s fastest sea star from oblivion
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Scientists are racing to revive a critically endangered species that has succumbed to a mysterious underwater pandemic up and down the West Coast.
If you have not already done so, please send a letter to Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray and sign the Change.org petition.The summer SPECIAL USE herring fishery has just been announced to open from 00:01 May 1st until 23:59 hours on November 6, 2022. ![]()
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After a disastrous spring herring ROE fishery in March where the commercial seine and roe fisheries were only able to catch half of their already reduced quota, the news of the Special Use fishery moving forward to extract what little herring may be left is harrowing. ![]()
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We invite you all to join us in calling on Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray to implement Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management (EBFM) as recommended by its own fisheries management policy. The current fishery is a travesty and does not consider the needs of other marine species or social and cultural values.![]()
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Here are some important points to include in your letter or email: ![]()
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𝟭. 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘀 - 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭, 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽). 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱. 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝘅𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗮. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘀, 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟯𝟴 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝟯𝟬 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀. (From the Association of Denman Island Marine Stewards) ![]()
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𝟮. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀' 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗮 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗪𝗲𝗯.![]()
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𝟯. 𝗗𝗙𝗢'𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪̱𝗦Á𝗡𝗘Ć 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀. ![]()
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𝟰. 𝗔 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱.![]()
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Photo by: Sam Rose Phillips
Fingers crossed that we don't see a repeat this year. La Niña is favored for the summer, so that may help reduce the risk.
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Ten months after the heat dome decimated the populations of marine life that dot B.C.'s shores, researchers have returned to comb the beaches in hopes of seeing signs of a resurgence.
It looks like this will take several months or more to resolve. Earlier in the month, the CVRD “filed a notice of civil claim with the Supreme Court of British Columbia seeking assistance from the court to stop ship breaking operations at 5084 Island Highway.”
Comox Valley Regional District sues to halt Union Bay shipbreaking operation - Comox Valley Record
www.comoxvalleyrecord.com
Regional officials say controversial Deep Water Recovery activities not permitted under bylaw
This is so awesome.
Unpaving paradise: Former Courtenay mill site becoming part of estuary
www.cheknews.ca
In Courtenay, a four-hectare property between Comox Road and the Courtenay River at 17th Street is undergoing a transformation from an industrial sawmill site back to nature.