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Striving for healthy oceans on World Oceans Day 2015
World Oceans Day is June 8. 2015 has already been a big year for Canada’s oceans and there is a lot worth celebrating.

Finding Yoda – Part 1
This is the first in a series of blog posts by Janie Wray, director of the Cetacea Lab in the Great Bear region of B.C. Follow along as she takes us through the seasonal migration of humpbacks and introduces us to Yoda, an especially charismatic whale.

Haida Ethics at the Heart of New MaPP Marine Plan
A visionary draft marine plan to guide ocean uses surrounding the islands at the outer edge of Canada’s Pacific is rooted in Haida ethics and values.

Marine Plans to Protect the “Best Food in the World”
After years of work, the Council of the Haida Nation and the Province of B.C. presented a new draft marine spatial plan this week in Haida Gwaii. The message from public Open Houses is loud and clear. Planning for multiple uses of our oceans needs to ensure that healthy oceans continue to support a wild variety of edible bounty

Support for a Healthy Ocean
From the North Coast of BC, we’re helping build the blueprint to maintain healthy marine ecosystems that underpin the social, economic and culture values fundamental to human well-being.