Voice your concern about Intertidal Geoduck in Baynes Sound!
To provide feedback on the intertidal geoduck application put forth by Mac’s Oysters Ltd. (Crown Land File # 0278767), please click the following link and voice your concerns before February 18th: Applications, Comments & Reasons for Decision (gov.bc.ca)
Sign our Parliamentary Petition!
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. We need at least 500 signatures to have the…
Call for a Moratorium on the Herring Fishery, Dorrie Woodward
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…
Admins Facebook Feed
Facebook Posts Association for Denman Island Marine Stewards 1 week ago The title says it all - biodegradable fishing gear isn't good enough. As noted by Geoff Shester from Oceana, who still endorses efforts to develop biodegradable…
Herring spawn 2019: a time of anticipation, a time of mourning
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…
Why we clean up the beaches
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…
Zooplankton and Microplastics: a research project begins
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 environmental ecosystems that sustain them. Often…
Parliament passes Gord John's Bill M151 on plastic pollution
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…
Please Don't Wreck the Wrack
Please don't wreck the wrack by Edina Johnston Seaweeds are crucial for a healthy environment and even when washed up on the shore, the “wrack” provides an important ecological link between the land and sea. Wrack provides food and shelter for a variety of beach inhabitants and even protects forage…
Petition Against Geoduck Aquaculture Goes to Parliament
When DFO released its Integrated Geoduck Management Framework (IGMF) in March of 2017, we at ADIMS responded with a petition calling for a moratorium on geoduck aquaculture until it was proven safe within the marine environment. We gathered several hundred signatures on a paper version of the…