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Ocean Exposures Photo Contest Rules 

Please read this entire document--it contains vital information to ensure that your photo entry is valid. 

Photographs must be entered into one of three categories, described below. If the subject-matter of your photo does not match the category in which it is entered, it may be disqualified by our judge. Participants may submit no more than 5 photos. 

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"Fisheries and Oceans Canada has found that "stressful environmental conditions" likely killed hundreds of salmon and trout in the Cowichan River in mid-July."  Read the rest of the article Environmental stress likely cause of fish die-off on Vancouver Island | CBC News.

"A new academic study using salmon bones confirms what traditional knowledge has always dictated, dating səl̓ilw̓ət chum salmon fisheries back nearly 3,000 years to 850 BC — 1,200 years longer than the archaeological record had previously demonstrated." Read more.

In what's now known as British Columbia, dozens of coastal nations thrived for thousands of years using sustainable fishing technology. Read the full article.

“The return of the humpback whale to greater numbers than observed in decades is part of a larger revival of marine mammals in the Salish Sea.

"It’s not the first year that uncertainty has loomed over northern B.C. businesses that rely on steelhead fishing. With declining returns in recent years, many fear it won’t be the last." Read full article

Tla’amin Nation and regional district just released a joint statement on qathet region paper mill focused on the importance of economic development and environmental stewardship.

The following article originally appeared in the Vancouver Observer on February 5th, 2013, and can be viewed in it's original context here