Tag: MaPP
MaPP: A big plan for the Great Bear Sea
David Miller April 27, 2015
The province of British Columbia signed a Marine Planning Partnership (MaPP) agreement with 18 Coastal First Nations, whose traditional marine territories cover 102,000km2 of BC’s ocean environment.
Liquid Natural Gas terminals and Skeena River salmon are a bad mix
Linda Nowlan July 10, 2014
The Skeena Estuary is also smack dab in the middle of BC’s development boom, with two of BC’s proposed 14 liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants slated for construction there.
Finding Yoda – Part 1
Guest Blogger June 20, 2014
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.
Protecting the Great Bear Sea for Generations to Come
Linda Nowlan June 20, 2014
British Columbia's provincial government and First Nations recognize the ecological, cultural and economic value of the Great Bear Sea and B.C.’s north coast region. They’re working on an ambitious marine plan that will provide a framework for finding ways to safeguard the Great Bear Sea for the future.
Speaking up from Marine jobs and ocean protection in Ottawa
Guest Blogger February 7, 2014
Marine tourism and coastal economies stand to benefit when we choose to conserve some of the most iconic and unique marine habitats in BC and the world.