There’s much more to oceans than appears on the surface.
As writer Barbara Yaffe noted in a recent Vancouver Sun article: “Oceans hold 97 per cent of the globe's water and cover 71 per cent of its surface area, 40 per cent of Canada's. The oceans also produce half the world's oxygen, more than forests. Yet, according to polling data, most folks view oceans in the manner of ‘a respected distant uncle who is out of sight and out of mind.’”
The article discusses a recent initiative by the David Suzuki Foundation, Living Oceans Society, and Sierra Club of B.C. to urge the federal government to protect an area of the north coast of B.C. referred to as the Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area, or PNCIMA. (Can you help us come up with a better name?)
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lora bruncke
OceanHaven.
douglas sherriff
Yes
Pacific North East Litoral Initiative (org? Dir? )
PNELI ~ Puh Nel Lee
It is indeed dealing with the Pacific north east, NOT the north west, and it is definitely a global not continental concern so unless it includes japan plain north is not adequate.
keep up the good work
yours
doug
When the mind is at sea, a new word provides a raft.