ocean week
Ocean Week 2022: Defending the Great Bear Sea | Join CPAWS-BC Live on Zoom
Join us for Ocean Week June 6-10 2022! You’re invited to join CPAWS-BC’s Ocean Conservation Campaign experts for a special launch for our new Great Bear Sea campaign. Hear about how coastal First Nations are leading the process with the Canadian and BC governments to create a marine protected area (MPAs) network for the region.
Finding balance on the coast: Healthy ocean through Marine Spatial Planning
The BC coast is a busy seaway, fishing ground, and ecological treasure. How do marine planners account for overlapping user demands and conflicting activities on the coast? Marine spatial planning (MSP) is a collaborative process used for ocean protection. MSP helps inform holistic plans for the coast that balance environmental, economic, social and cultural values. [Learn more]
Journey to the Deep Sea: A special Ship2Shore public presentation
SFU Harbour Centre 515 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BCJoin us on World Ocean Day, June 8, at 7 PM (PDT) at SFU Harbour Center Campus for a live-streamed presentation from Fisheries and Oceans scientists exploring seamounts, hydrothermal vents, and cold seeps of the deep sea off the British Columbia coast. The deep sea is the world’s least explored ecosystem, with strange and wonderful [Learn more]