Love Our Oceans
DonateThe mission of the SCCA is to seek protection for lands and waters of significance to the preservation of biological diversity and to undertake public education about the importance of preserving and enhancing biological diversity. Our work applies to both marine and freshwater ecosystems, nearshore and shoreline habitats.
What's At Stake
The marine and foreshore ecosystems of the Sunshine Coast face growing threats from climate change, pollution, habitat destruction, and coastal development. Rising sea levels, degraded water quality, and the spread of invasive species are putting pressure on wildlife and coastal habitats. Shoreline armouring, marine debris, and industrial activities further erode ecosystem health.
Through our Love Our Oceans campaign, the SCCA is working to protect these vital ecosystems and the biodiversity they support.
Sunshine Coast Ocean Festival
Every year on June 8th - the United Nations' World Oceans Day - people around the world celebrate the many ways the world's oceans benefit our lives. That week, the SCCA hosts an annual Sunshine Coast Ocean Festival, in collaboration with Rhizome UP! Media and the Green Film Series.
June 1- 8, 2025, festival launch, coming soon!
Watch past NEMO talks, short films, and feature films from the 2024 festival on the Sunshine Coast Ocean Festival website.
What We've Achieved So Far
Oceans Protection Plan 2023
February 22nd, 2023 marked the beginning of the 11th Pacific Dialogue Forum since the Ocean Protection Plan (OPP) was first announced in 2016. The Honourable Minister of Transportation, Omar Algabrah, welcomed participants in Vancouver and virtually via a pre-taped video in the opening session. He confirmed that the OPP has been extended for another nine […]
SCCA Opposes Woodfibre LNG request to Reduce Environmental Protections
On January 30, 2023, the SCCA submitted a letter to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada: “The Sunshine Coast Conservation Association (SCCA) is opposed to the request by Woodfibre LNG (Applicant) to amend Condition 3.8 (Protection of Marine Mammals) and Condition 6.4 (Water Quality Monitoring and Mitigation) of the 2018 IAAC Decision Statement for the […]
Glass Sponge Reef – Rockfish Conservation Area Alignment
DFO Public Engagement Workshop – Glass Sponge Reef – Rockfish Conservation Area Alignment Project Átl’ḵa7tsem/Howe Sound, Indian Arm, Jervis and Salmon Inlets Jan. 10th/23 Meeting at Gleneagles Com Center West Vancouver Attendance shíshálh Nation in attendance, unfortunately, no representation from the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Nation. Strong representation from commercial prawn and crab fisheries, commercial and recreational fishing […]
2022 Southern Resident Killer Whale Management Measures
For the month of February, 2022, the Government of Canada invited Indigenous people, stakeholders and the general public to comment on the Proposed 2022 Southern Resident Killer Whale (SRKW) Management Measures. At the end of April, the Ministers of Transport, Fisheries & Oceans, and Environment & Climate Change, released the finalized 2022 SRKW Management Measures. We thought it might be interesting to compare our submission to the options chosen by the Ministers.
Musings of a Naturalist
While I was busy trying to stay cool one afternoon in early July, I received an email from an acquaintance with a query about a strong stink at the beach, and finding many dead crabs while there with her grandchildren. This piqued my curiosity as to what was happening in our intertidal areas. I learned […]
Reflecting on the World Oceans Day Film Festival 2021
World Oceans Day has typically been a perfect opportunity for the SCCA to engage with its members and the public with an in-person event, celebrating the diversity of the ocean and encouraging people to take action to protect it. This year, the SCCA collaborated with the Green Film Series to offer something slightly different, but […]