World Oceans week activities
Calendar of Sunshine Coast and Salish Sea World Oceans Week conservation activities.
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‘Coextinction’ film screening
‘Coextinction’ film screening
Film Screening Two passionate filmmakers connect with activists, Indigenous leaders, and renowned scientists to understand the fate of the endangered southern resident orca and find solutions to our most pressing...
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NEMO TALK: What is the Herring Enhancement Program?
NEMO TALK: What is the Herring Enhancement Program?
Join Mike Price for a presentation on the Sunshine Coast Rotary Club's Herring Enhancement Program (HEP 2022), and the work they're doing to increase the probability of herring egg survival...
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NEMO TALK: Protecting your property and marine habitat
NEMO TALK: Protecting your property and marine habitat
Join us for a presentation by District of Sechelt staff Marina Stjepovic and Mark Dalaire, to learn about the strengths and shortcomings of Development Permit Areas (DPAs) as a tool for regulating...
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Boots on the Beach: Eelgrass Transplanting
Boots on the Beach: Eelgrass Transplanting
Join SeaChange Marine Conservation Society volunteers at Armour’s Beach in Gibsons as they prepare eelgrass shoots for a local transplant! The work involves tying washers to eelgrass shoots. Volunteers need...
NEMO TALK: Join a whale sighting network
NEMO TALK: Join a whale sighting network
Join Susie Washington-Smythe of the Southern Gulf Islands Whale Sighting Network (SGIWSN) & Martin Wale from the Saturna Island Marine Research and Education Society (SIMRES) to hear about their conservation and education...
Boots on the Beach: Forage Fish Sampling
Boots on the Beach: Forage Fish Sampling
Join Dianne Sanford at Friendship Park in Trail Bay (Sechelt) for a hands-on experience in forage fish sampling, a citizen science project to determine absence or presence of forage fish...
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WORLD OCEANS DAY!
Revitalization: Collective Action for the Ocean. The ocean covers over 70% of the planet. It is our life source, supporting humanity’s sustenance and that of every other organism on earth. The...
Year of the Salish Sea (June 8, 2022-June 7, 2023)
What is the Year of the Salish Sea? The YOSS (June 2022-2023) is a youth-led initiative that aims to bring together local First Nations, municipalities, organizations, and individuals in the...
NEMO TALK: Eelgrass, oxygen and everything else
NEMO TALK: Eelgrass, oxygen and everything else
Join Nikki Wright, Executive Director of the SeaChange Marine Conservation Society, in a presentation on eelgrass, its role in oxygen production, and the many positives to our world that this...
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NEMO TALK: Dealing with Dead Boats
NEMO TALK: Dealing with Dead Boats
Join John Roe of the Dead Boats Disposal Society, for a presentation about the work of the Society and some of the challenges and successes they have experienced.
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NEMO TALK: DFO’s Strait of Georgia and Howe Sound Glass Sponge Reef Initiative
NEMO TALK: DFO’s Strait of Georgia and Howe Sound Glass Sponge Reef Initiative
Join Danielle Derrick, of the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) Marine Conservation Team for a talk about the Strait of Georgia and Howe Sound Glass Sponge Reef Initiative and its...