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Join Dianne Sanford of Sunshine Coast Friends of Forage Fish for forage fish sampling this month! What are forage fish? Forage fish are super-abundant schooling fishes that are the building blocks of the food chain for 100’s of species of birds, marine mammals, and fishes. Why do we sample them? The Friends of Forage Fish […]
Attend Ocean Week Canada's virtual event featuring Rada, a passionate ocean advocate from Bulgaria. Explore her marine science journey, research on ocean bioacoustics, and dedication to ocean conservation.
This virtual program is dedicated to the wild world of migratory fish species. Learning why certain fish do and other don’t! Through innovative strategies and community engagement, you will learn to restore habitats, remove migration barriers, and promote sustainable fishing practices.
We have a gift in our community, Roberts Creek! It is the 2nd major spawning creeks on the Sunshine Coast, let’s do what we can to protect and restore the important salmon habitat and wildlife corridor it provides!
Over the past several years, the Átl’ka7tsem / Howe Sound Marine Stewardship Initiative (MSI) has partnered closely with the Squamish Nation Rights & Title Department to document herring spawn within their traditional territory, with a Two-Eyed Seeing approach.
Join the Orca Salmon Alliance for Orca Month’s opening webinar on Wednesday, May 29th!
Today is Wild Salmon Day!
Get ready to celebrate, raise awareness, and act for Pacific salmon.
Post about why salmon matter to you and use #WildSalmonDay to join the conversation.
June 1- 9 is Ocean Week at the Vancouver Aquarium!
Join us for our 5th annual Sunshine Coast Ocean Festival!
We have a full week of activities FREE to the public including:
🐟 LIVE film events
🐟 Our famous online NEMO talks running through-out the week
🐟 Citizen science events such as Forage Fish sampling
🐟 Shoreline clean-ups
🐟 And our main event on WORLD OCEANS DAY where we will have booths, music, activities, prizes, and a BBQ followed by a screening of the documentary Deep Rising
Join us on Sunday June 2nd as we kick off our Sunshine Coast Ocean Festival with a film screening of “Patrick and the Whale” at the Sechelt Arts Centre.
Using stunning underwater footage, Patrick explores the fascinating nature of the sperm whale, attempting to shine a light on its intelligence and complexity, as well as highlighting its current and past relationship with humankind.
Docks and other overwater structures are common features along urbanized shorelines. Though these structures can provide commercial and recreational opportunities, they may also have adverse impacts on the marine environment and other coastal land uses. Join Sacha O’Regan as she talks about the study methods and findings and dock management recommendations.
Join our NEMO talk on June 4th to hear from Tyranna Souque, a data manager/early detection lead with the Coastal Restoration Society, an environmental non-profit based out of Vancouver Island, BC. Tyranna works alongside Indigenous governments and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada on two projects on the coast of Vancouver Island and the mainland that aim to control and mitigate the spread of invasive European green crab within British Columbia and collect integral information that will guide future management efforts.
