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Event Follow Up: Wolves at the Ledge

Thanks for joining us at the ledge in support of BC’s wolves! Scroll down for info on the guest speakers and more ways to helps #saveBCwolves!

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Event: #SaveBCWolves at the Ledge

Oct 4, 2021 at Noon
At Victoria’s Parliament Buildings

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HELITTŦE SȽOṈ,ET (Let Herring Live)

Powell River, BC
March 3, 2020

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HELITTŦE SȽOṈ,ET (Let Herring Live)

Salt Spring Island, BC
February 18, 2020

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Coastal Obsession: An Evening with Ian McAllister

October 17, 2019 in Courtenay, BC
October 18, 2019 in Nanoose Bay, BC

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Are you passionate about creating visually impactful and compelling stories to inspire greater protection for coastal ecosystems and wildlife? Do you have experience documenting, storing, analyzing, organizing, and cataloguing digital assets? Are you a self-starter who is able to work independently, yet collaboratively as part of a team? Come join us!⁠
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We are currently hiring for a full time Video Editor with with strong visual storytelling, video editing, asset management and post-production skills to support our conservation campaigns. ⁠
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If you, or someone you know, would be a good fit, please see the image in our link in bio for more details. Deadline for application is February 26 at midnight. ⁠
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#hiring #bcjobs #victoriajobs #greenjobs #enviromentaljobs #videoeditor

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One of the critical habitats that Pacific herring use in B.C. is nearshore coastal waters. These areas, such as eelgrass beds and kelp forests, are characterized by shallow waters and high productivity and are important for spawning and feeding. Studies have shown that Pacific herring also use estuaries, bays, and other sheltered areas during their early life stages for protection and foraging opportunities.

Very soon, Pacific herring will return to nearshore coastal waters in the millions to spawn. The herring spawn, and the feast that follows, fuels life on the B.C. coast, providing the first bounty of the new year for hundreds of marine and terrestrial species. But salmon, whales, wolves, birds, and bears are not the only ones hungrily awaiting the return of the herring.

Right now, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) are seeking feedback on the Draft 2022/2023 Integrated Fisheries Management Plan for Pacific Herring. Join us in standing up for Pacific herring by urging DFO to move towards ecosystem-based management (EBM), integrate more traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) into management, support the legal and constitutional rights of First Nations in managing herring populations in their respective territories and allow our herring stocks to recover.

Click the image in our link in bio to send a letter to DFO and help us protect #BIGlittlefish 🐟

#PacificHerring #HerringHabitat #MarineConservation

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In the 18th and 19th centuries, sea otters were hunted to the brink of extinction as their fur was highly valued in the international trade market. The Pacific sea otter population plummeted, with population numbers dropping from an estimated 150,000 to less than 2,000, having a ripple effect on the entire ecosystem. Sea otters play a “keystone” role in maintaining the health of kelp forest ecosystems by controlling the numbers of herbivores, like sea urchins. In the absence of otters, entire kelp beds may disappear.

Now sea otters are protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act and Canadian Species at Risk Act which prohibits hunting of sea otters in British Columbia, allowing their populations to recover.

Today, large rafts of sea otters can be found as far south as Clayoquot Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Sea otters have been slow to re-populate their historical
range along the Pacific coast. They are a non-migratory species, typically occupying small overlapping home ranges throughout their lives and exhibiting high site fidelity.

#MarineMonday #MarineEducation #SeaOtter #KelpForest

Footage by @iantmcallister

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Event Follow Up: Wolves at the Ledge

Event: #SaveBCWolves at the Ledge

HELITTŦE SȽOṈ,ET (Let Herring Live)

HELITTŦE SȽOṈ,ET (Let Herring Live)

Coastal Obsession: An Evening with Ian McAllister

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