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.
The Pacific Marine Conservation Caucus (MCC) welcomes yesterday’s announcement from the Government of Canada continuing vital investments in Pacific salmon and committing significant new funding toward habitat protection and nature conservation.
The renewed investment in the Pacific Salmon Strategy Initiative (PSSI)—alongside a broader $3.8 billion national nature strategy—signals a strong commitment to rebuilding salmon populations and protecting the ecosystems that sustain them.
"It's been a really great fund that's allowed us to do restoration, monitoring and research," said Dave Scott, research and restoration coordinator for the Raincoast Conservation Foundation's Lower Fraser salmon program. "[The fund] gets a huge number of applications for conservation and restoration-focused work. Politically, I think they would get a lot of pushback if they totally dropped that from [the BC fund]."
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“But salmon and salmon life cycle doesn’t end at the river mouth,” said Fulton. “That’s why we need to look further afield. We need to look at eelgrass ecosystems that are nurseries for salmon and we need to look at these other complex nearshore ecosystems like kelp forests.”
"We don't know what outcome they were looking for up here because our stocks are still considered threatened and endangered," said Snyder. "The fishing closures to protect those stocks are still in place." Read the full article here.
“What the scientists on the Fin Island research station at the entrance to the Kitimat Fjord System — which connects Kitimat on B.C.’s north coast to Hecate Strait — didn’t realize at the time was that what they witnessed wasn’t just a feeding event, but a shift in the whales’ cultural learning.” Read the whole story at Times Colonist.
“As millions of soccer fans descend on Vancouver and Seattle for World Cup matches, the orca imagery will be impossible to miss. This presents both an opportunity and a responsibility. The international spotlight offers a chance to educate global audiences about the plight of these remarkable animals and the urgent need for their protection.” Read the full story in FINETIMES.
“The young calf appears to be just a few days old. Scientists are cautiously optimistic, noting that the first year of life is challenging for killer whales, with many calves not surviving.” Read the full story at Check News.
“The problem is that until now, very few studies have captured what’s happening in the middle of a flood, especially in rivers running through a mix of cities, farms, and forests.”
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