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Nuchatlaht Nation Grieves the Damages to the Territory in the Wake of Grieg Seafood Fish Farm Oil Spill
Gumboots in the Straights
We’re so thankful to the “Gumboots in the Straits” team for supporting LOS with royalties from their book. Packed with stories of personal transformation and adapting to the changing tides of life, Gumboots in the Straits captures the dynamic momentum of the decade and the enduring allure of the sea. Learn more about purchasing the book. www.cohobooks.com/item/r5ypYwSBQz-qDBcgvEwSxQ
Southern Resident Killer Whales
Finding Coral Expedition
In June 2009, Living Oceans Society led the Finding Coral Expedition, a journey to the bottom of the sea on Canada’s Pacific coast in search of deep sea corals. Using one person submarines, a team of international scientists made 30 dives to depths of over 500 metres and saw giant coral forests, darting schools of fish, and a seafloor carpeted in brittle stars.
Abandoned boats left high and dry on west coast as funding cuts deepen
Chief Lenora Joe of shíshálh (Sechelt) First Nation stated, “food security is huge in our community. The fact that we are unable to collect food in the way our ancestors did is very concerning and serious.”
Mining Firms May Soon Bypass UN Rules and Mine the Deep Sea
"Representatives from the U.S. argue that their country neither signed nor ratified the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and therefore has no obligation to adhere to the International Seabed Authority permitting process, stating “the United States is not bound by the Convention rules dealing with seabed mining through the International Seabed Authority.”"
Certification overreliance leaves seafood buyers exposed to lawsuits, greenwashing claims, new report claims
Albertans oppose using their tax dollars for new pipeline, poll finds
Officials call for help in protecting fish in Vancouver Island rivers and streams
“They’re already seeing problems for salmon because of low water conditions so there’s been some fish stranding of juvenile salmon observed in places where they would normally be rearing in places connected to the stream but because of the low water they’re disconnected,” said Jason Hwang, chief program officer at the Pacific Salmon Foundation. Read the full story at checkNEWS.