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ππ Celebrate World Rivers Day with us!β
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These waterways are not just stunning landscapes: theyβre vital ecosystems that support countless species. This Rivers Day, take a moment to appreciate the lifeblood of the land: reflect on the rivers and waterways in your community.πβ
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What river has most influenced your love for nature? β
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#worldriversday #riverday #waterβ
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This #superfishsaturday we`re featuring a cornerstone of marine biodiversity on the B.C. coast: the mighty Pacific herring!β
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When the time comes to spawn, a single female herring may lay as many as 20,000 eggs, producing a staggering egg density of 6 million eggs per square metre. Unlike Pacific salmon who spawn once and die, herring spawn on average five to seven times but may spawn up to nine times in their lives. β
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These spawns are short-lived but spectacular natural events! Along the B.C. coast, millions of birds and thousands of sea lions and seals converge with humpback and gray whales to feed on herring and herring roe. Surf scoters and gray whales time their northward migrations perfectly to feast on the annual herring spawn. Even terrestrial animals such as bears and wolves rely on this annual feast, coming down to the tideline to eat herring eggs every spring.β
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However, a wasteful commercial βsac roeβ fishery is threatening herring stocks and the First Nations spawn-on-kelp (SOK) fishery that dates back thousands of years. In the sac roe fishery, industrial seine and gillnet boats typically catch schools of herring just before spawning. The roe, which is only 12% of the catch on average, is removed from the female fish largely for international export. In contrast, traditional SOK fishery collects the roe after the herring have spawned, leaving herring to live to spawn again. .β
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Pacific herring are the foundation on which Canadaβs Pacific coast is built. This small silver fish plays a BIG role in the lives of nearly every coastal species on land or underwater in British Columbiaβ so we should do everything we can to help this #BIGLittleFish thrive! Go to the link in our bio and click on this photo to learn more about why the sac roe fishery has got to go!β
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πΈ: @iantmcallisterβ
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#PacificOcean #OceanConservation #MarineEcosystems #Biodiversity
ποΈβ¨ It`s #WorldCleanupDay! π β
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Whether it`s a #shorelinecleanup or a new recycling initiative, everyone has a part to play in keeping the oceans safe from waste. Conservation is a group effort!β
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What are you doing to help this World Cleanup Day?β
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#MarineConservation #Beachcleanupβ
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π₯: @iantmcallisterβ
The countdown to #electionday is onβ are you thinking of wolves?β
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With exactly one month until the B.C. Provincial Election, keep wolves on your mind as you make important decisions about how you are going to vote. This isn`t just election seasonβ winter is also historically the time of year that the wolf cull begins. β
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Don`t leave wolves behind when you`re at the polling booth next month. β
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β πΈ: @iantmcallisterβ
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#Vote #BCElection #StoptheCull
Today is #WorldWaterMonitoringDay and today Pacific Wild is teaming up with @swimdrinkfish to tell you about how and why they are monitoring water quality in shellfish harvesting areas around Vancouver Island and the Central Coast. β
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Swim Drink Fish advocates for swimmable, drinkable, and fishable waters. Traditional shellfish harvesting areas have been closed for reasons ranging from septic pollution to a lack of water monitoring, but through cooperation and education to bring attention to shellfish harvesting and water quality issues, improvement is possible and change can happen.β
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Swim Drink Fish brings a focus on the lack of attention being paid to water quality by our leaders. Coastal Nations and communities have been harvesting shellfish since time immemorial. So, as treaty people, it is our responsibility to do the work, both on the water and in the legislature, to make sure weβll listen to the true stewards of these lands, water and culture! β
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ποΈClick the link in our bio to learn more about water monitoring and how you can get involved.β
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#WaterQuality #WaterMonitoring #ShellfishHarvesting
What conservation win excites you the most this week? β
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While it`s easy to feel overwhelmed by environmental challenges, thereβs so much to celebrate in the conservation world! π Positive change is happening every day because you care. These stories fuel hope and remind us that actions do make a difference. πΏβ
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β¨ Letβs celebrate progress together! The more we share, the more we inspire others to get involved and support the causes we care about. Positive news sparks motivation β and you can be a part of it! ππ±β
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#MarineConservation #ConservationWins #Positivity #Wildlife
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