Ron Bates, known as the Whale Guru by his loved ones, has spent most of his life with killer whales…
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Who grew those oysters on your plate?
The story of shellfish from tide-to-table The average seafood eater on BC’s South Coast is probably blissfully unaware that it…
Read more »Clean Marine BC raises the bar
Not only has participation in Clean Marine BC, our voluntary eco-certification program, been growing in leaps and bounds – our marinas…
Read more »Apex Predators and a Healthy Planet
Large predators often get a bad rap in terms of public outlook and opinion. Large predators in both marine and…
Read more »Green boating in the southern Salish Sea
We recently had a chance to speak with Adria Lau, Program Manager of Washington’s Clean Boating Foundation, which has many similarities…
Read more »From Machine Guns to Save-the-Whales
A History of Human and Orca Interactions In June 1961, the Department of Fisheries mounted a .50 caliber machine-gun overlooking…
Read more »3 heart-sinking realizations about BC’s oil spill response
We recently completed our submission to the province’s oil spill regulations process, along with thousands of members of the public….
Read more »Are resident orcas moving on?
Southern resident orcas are one of the most highly studied whale populations in the world. Every individual has a name…
Read more »Tips for input to DFO’s Scientific Review on orcas
On the heels of Orca Awareness month in the Pacific Northwest, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has opened…
Read more »$10,000 Pledged to Orcas Can’t Wait Fund
UPDATE: September 19, 2017 We did it! Thanks to donations from over 200 individual supporters, we exceeded our $10,000 goal,…
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