Call for a Moratorium on the Herring Fishery, Dorrie Woodward

February 22, 2021News

Dorrie Woodward for Assn for Denman Island Marine Stewards Thank you Denise McKean for organizing this letter writing effort! In early March, Denman and Hornby Islands will be at the centre of a marvellous marine Serengeti. The Georgia Strait herring stock will be spawning around our islands and…

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Admins Facebook Feed

July 23, 2020Uncategorized

Facebook Posts Association for Denman Island Marine Stewards 4 hours ago An interesting study, and as suggested by one of the scientists involved, the implications/findings are also "horrifying." ... See…

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2019 Beach Cleanup Sept. 21 - 28

September 6, 2019denman island,Baynes Sound,plastic pollution,beach cleanup,microplastics,Lambert Channel,ocean,Salish Sea,protectEvents

ADIMS 15th Annual Denman Island Community Beach Cleanup September 21 to 28, 2019 The Drop Off and Sorting Event will be Saturday, September 28, at the Old School Recycling area, 9.30 am - 1 pm.  There will be a hot lunch for volunteers. Our community goal is to clean every shoreline on Denman…

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Herring spawn 2019: a time of anticipation, a time of mourning

April 4, 2019denman island,herring,herring spawn,Baynes Sound,forage fish,Lambert Channel,marine ecosystems,ocean,conserve,ocean food web,fisheries policy,pacific herring,coastalEditorial

by Barbara Mills The local Pacific herring spawn is an amazing, almost spiritual event.  It is one of the great migrations left on earth and reminds us of the amazing cycle of nature at its best.  Millions of herring arrive, accompanied by the array of creatures of air and sea that they serve to…

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A Zero-Waste Canada

March 14, 2019plastic pollution,microplastics,marine ecosystems,ocean,restore,aquatic environmentsNews

CREATE YOUR CANADA: Opposition bill to protect environment tabled Le projet de loi du concours Create Your Canada pour protéger l’environnement est déposé …from a press release by Nathan Cullen (NDP MP Skeena-Bulkley Valley) Nathan Cullen (NDP MP Skeena-Bulkley Valley) has tabled the…

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Why we clean up the beaches

March 8, 2019Editorial

Sussan Thompson explores an island's commitment to protecting and restoring its ocean environment. Her video examines the philosophies and principles behind the sheer hard work of the annual beach cleanup, which pulls 6 tons of mostly plastic waste and debris off Denman Island's shores. Yes, every…

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End the herring roe fishery: 60,000 signatures and counting

February 28, 2019Baynes Sound,Lambert Channel,conserve,ocean food web,fisheries policy,pacific herring,coastalNews,Editorial

News from Conservancy Hornby Island FEB 22, 2019 — Thanks to you and over 60,000 concerned people signing our petition to stop the industrial herring fishery that will be happening within a couple of weeks in the Salish Sea, the media have been paying attention. MP Gord Johns has added his voice in…

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Help Restore Eelgrass - meeting

February 12, 2019denman island,forage fish,ocean,Salish Sea,restore,ocean food webEvents

The Salish Sea Nearshore Habitat Recovery Project comes to Denman Island

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Zooplankton and Microplastics: a research project begins

January 25, 2019denman island,ocean,Salish Sea,restore,ocean food web,eelgrassNews,Events

Research Scientists meet with ADIMS and KFN Guardian Watchmen on Denman Island by Barbara Mills Governments change, and government bureaucracies often evolve too slowly to address even the most urgent needs of a community and the…

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Parliament passes Gord John's Bill M151 on plastic pollution

January 20, 2019plastic pollution,microplastics,protect,collaboration,aquatic environmentsNews

Congratulations to our MP Gord Johns and his team of Ocean Defenders With all the full and busy times of the December holiday season, we neglected to officially mark and celebrate one of the most important initiatives of 2018. Our MP Gord Johns’ Parliamentary Motion M151 was passed unanimously in…

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