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Some photos of Denman Island residents working hard to clean up our beaches and local waters. Thanks to all for your amazing efforts.
Indeed we are and in our local area the shellfish industry is a significant contributor.Read our new report released today, Drowning in Plastic: Ending Canada’s contribution to the global plastic disaster. Our oceans are drowning in plastic and while Canada might be a plastic nation, we can also be a leader and help #EndThePlasticDisaster. Read the report at oceana.ca/en/publications/reports/drowning-plastic.
Many are marine species (or spend part of their live cycle in the ocean).
Meet the 8 endangered species that call northwest B.C. home | The Narwhal
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The region is known for its wildlife, but industrial development, pollution and climate change are threatening several species and putting this reputation at riskWe need to get these pens out of the water.
Little Action from Canadian Government as Deadline to Remove Salmon Farms Looms | Hakai Magazine
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Eight years ago, the Cohen Commission gave Fisheries and Oceans Canada a deadline to prove salmon farms do not threaten wild sockeye. Despite evidence of harm, it seems unlikely the government will follow the recommendation to prohibit salmon farming in part of British Columbia.We can't forget that when including the two recently born orcas, there's actually 75 southern residents alive today.
Native Americans honor Lolita the orca 50 years after capture: 'She was taken'
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For years, the nation has tried to bring Lolita, also known as Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut, back to her family from the Miami SeaquariumIt feels like a baby boom as another calf was born yesterday.
J-pod orca Eclipse gives birth to new calf
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J-pod orca Eclipse gave birth to a new calf Thursday afternoon. Eclipse's first calf, J51, was born in 2015.A good NYT article on a recently published attribution study linking marine heat waves to climate change. It also references another new study on marine heat wave formation. What we need to do cannot be more clear and continuing on to protect the interests of a few will destroy so much that we cherish.
Ocean Heat Waves Are Directly Linked to Climate Change
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The “blob” of hotter ocean water that killed sea lions and other marine life in 2014 and 2015 may become permanent.Here's a bit more on the new calf J57, recently sighted in Lambert Channel. This must make it 73!
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J35 had previously done a ‘Tour of Grief,’ carrying her dead calf for 17 daysNoel, Jan, Babe and a found old boat engine north of Fillongley. The team will be doing more beach cleanup next week. Thanks for the great work guys!
Wow - wish I was one of the lucky islanders!It's a boy!
A few Hornby and Denman islanders had the chance to see the Southern residents new addition,monday evening.
J57,his mother J35 (Tahlequah) and presumably the entirety of the J pod,
(25-30 Orcas) travelled up the Lambert channel.
Tahlequah, (the new mom) was the Orca that pushed her dead calf around for 17 days,two years ago.
Let's hope for a strong and healthy baby!
The Southern residents were only seen twice in the last four years,in the Lambert channel.
It's great to see more people working on this massive problem. Cleaning up marine debris prevents plastics from breaking down in the marine ecosystem and it can also protect marine life such as whales from entanglement.
Stepping Up: With season cancelled, ecotourism group tackles marine waste
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The project is an industrial-level cleanup that will see some 130 tonnes of plastic debris removed from the shorelineADIMS launched a new boat yesterday and the cleanup team collected about 20 boat loads of debris between Metcalf Bay and the community dock. Pat Gordon also had a boat and hardworking team picking up debris. Thanks to all involved!
We all know what needs to happen to limit arctic warming and sea ice loss.
2020 Arctic sea ice minimum at second lowest on record
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The 2020 minimum extent, which was likely reached on Sept. 15, 2020 measured 1.44 million square miles (3.74 million square kilometers).We need a comprehensive provincial coastal strategy with legal teeth. The Marine Plan Partnership (MaPP), co-led by the provincial government and coastal First Nations, is a good start in terms of marine spatial planning on the north coast, but MaPP marine plans are not legally binding and planning is needed at a much larger spatial scale (i.e., all of the coast).
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BC is one of the only coastal jurisdictions in North America without a united plan and law to protect it. Let's thoughtfully draw a blueprint for the coast.This short West Coast Environmental Law video is worth watching. We can't give up on hoping and trying...
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What will the Pacific Coast look like in 50 years? In the future we envision, the salmon are plentiful and the humpbacks and orcas have room to roam. The coa...Greenwashing...
Plastic Industry Pushed Recycling On America Knowing It Would Fall Short, According To Report
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Less than 10% of the plastic produced since 1960 has been recycled, according to the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency.The beach cleanup will be different this year, but we hope that you can still participate in a safe way.