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Image by Jacob Banting If you’ve spent time boating in the Salish Sea, you’ve probably cruised over eelgrass, maybe even without realizing it. These underwater meadows cover much of the shallow waters and estuaries, creating some of the most important marine habitats in the region. What is eelgrass? Although many people think eelgrass is a type…

Why this action is needed The recently approved Roberts Bank Terminal 2 megaproject will have far-reaching impacts on the entire fraser river ecosystem by destroying critically important habitat to millions of marine critters and humans alike around the Salish Sea. This $3.5 billion project will add an additional 2.4 million 20-foot shipping containers and required infrastructure to the waters of…

Join us for our free webinar that explores how animals’ expression of grief, love, & joy make us rethink ‘anthropomorphism’, revealing their rich emotional and cognitive lives. Thursday, March 27 | 6-7 pm PDT | By donation Register now! About the event In the past couple of months, we have witnessed curiosities like orcas wearing hats, triumphs like the L-pod…

Thank you for completing the Clean Boater Survey! We appreciate you taking the time to complete our clean boater survey and the initiative to implement and learn more about clean boating practices. Learn more about this initiative and how your participation helps us better understand recreational boating in the Salish: Boater Survey Results | 2024 Here are the correct answers…

We’re thrilled to have five youths join GSA for eight weeks over the summertime. Having this additional capacity means that GSA can be present in more communities, listening, learning and amplifying the concerns, and also the solutions, that emerge from within the diverse communities connected to the wondrous Salish Sea. Byron Lee, Megan Raitt, Shubhdeep Gill, and Yasser Sanobar are…

Environmentalists, communities, and unions stand together. Watch the full press conference below Press conference today highlights government’s weak reasoning to sacrifice wildlife and ecosystems in the name of jobs and economy are based on false justifications and incomplete facts. VANCOUVER/UNCEDED xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (MUSQUEAM), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (SQUAMISH) AND səlilwətaɬ (TSLEIL-WAUTUTH) TERRITORIES — Labour, community, and environmental groups have come…

Thank you for participating in our survey! We appreciate your feedback and hope you enjoyed our Summer 2023 newsletter. We’ll be in touch with the winner of a box of Denman Island Orca Chocolate bars by August 1st. -the GSA team

At GSA, we’re hoping to get your feedback about how we’re using some of our communications channels to connect and engage with supporters, like you. Specifically, we’d like to get your thoughts on the content in the Summer 2023 newsletter – and we have a few short questions for your consideration. Take this survey by July 31 and be entered…

Volunteers are the lifeblood of our organization, and we wouldn’t be able to do our work without them! Volunteers dedicate their time, knowledge, and talents to our organization in a variety of ways, from helping share information about Southern Resident orcas at our outreach tables, to coordinating kayakers and other activities at our Water’s Edge Day, to reviewing the incredible…

photo: Miles Ritter My son graduated from Grade 7 today. I cried a little during the ceremony in the gym, but mostly I felt grateful for the amazing life my family enjoys here in coastal BC. We hear seabirds, smell the ocean, taste the salt air, and once in awhile we even get to see orcas…