Healthy Oceans archives
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Cohen Commission: We've got the Wild Salmon Policy — now let's use it
November 2, 2012We know what the problems are, and now we have a clear blueprint to fix them. We will continue to work hard to ensure that the federal government turns these words into action, rebuilding Pacific salmon for the benefit of all. More »
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Pacific Underwater: Salmon don't grow on trees, but trees grow on salmon
October 29, 2012Right now, millions of chum, pink, chinook, and coho salmon are leaving the Pacific Ocean to swim up rivers both all along the British Columbia coast. Waiting alongside these rivers are thousands of bears ready to fatten up for their winter hibernation. Each bear carries hundreds of kilos of fish out of the streams and into the forest to consume. More »
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Defend our coast: unity, diversity and democracy.
October 23, 2012The October 22 Defend Our Coast rally in Victoria sent a vivid message to politicians that Canadians care deeply about their coastal waters. The estimated 4,000 people who attended represented... More »
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Big fish, little fish... What's a person to choose?
September 28, 2012A few of us working on sustainable seafood issues undertook the long journey to Hong Kong to attend the Annual Seafood Summit earlier this month. This year's theme was "Evolving... More »
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School's out for summer and the sustainable seafood report card is in
July 6, 2012Greenpeace Canada announced the 2012 grades for eight of Canada's largest supermarket chains. Seven of them received passing grades. More »
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Forty per cent of Australian oceans protected — What about Canada?
June 14, 2012I almost forgot that it's even possible for governments to make bold moves to protect nature. That all changed yesterday, when Australia announced a comprehensive network of marine protected areas that covers 40 per cent of their oceans. More »
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Happy Oceans Day, Canada!
June 8, 2012The federal government needs to recommit to agreements to work cooperatively with the Province of B.C. and First Nations to more effectively manage our ocean activities. More »
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Pacific Underwater: Seabirds in May
May 22, 2012As you read this, a cool Pacific breeze is blowing through the tufted hair grass that covers tiny Triangle Island, Northwest of Vancouver Island. Just below the grasses and the wind, hundreds of thousands of birds have just laid hundreds of thousands of eggs in hundreds of thousands of burrows. More »
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Gulf oil spill devastating for jobs and economy
May 11, 2012Can our economy survive a collapse in fisheries caused by an oil spill? More »
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Demystifying "organic" farmed salmon: Is there such a thing?
May 10, 2012While some types of farm-raised seafood (such as farmed shellfish) follow more stringent guidelines to protect the health of our oceans, the "organic" salmon farming standard varies little from conventional open-net cage practices. More »
