Marine Stewardship

Wonders of the Salish Sea

We are pleased to announce the dates for the popular course Wonders of the Salish Sea 2023. Discover the magic of the Salish Sea with our four-part series of exciting…
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Salt Spring Seals – 20th Anniversary Documentary Screening

Salt Spring Seals- 20th Anniversary Documentary Screening The Fritz Theatre June 22, 2022 7:30-8:30pm The documentarian Florence Rockwell swims with the Seals (along with TSS’s past president Anne Parkinson) and…
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Virtual Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference 2022

Virtual Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference 2022 Honouring our Ancestors: Visions for Future Generations and the Salish Sea April 26-28, 2022 Visit to register: https://salishseaconference.com/ Virtual Conference Includes Over 200 Presenters…
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Wonders of the Salish Sea Online Course

Welcome to Wonders of the Salish Sea Mondays: April 4, 11, 25, and May 2, 2022 7-9 pm (PST) A four-part online environmental learning series for adults designed to awaken…
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Join CBC Victoria’s Kathryn Marlow at a discussion about the health and future of B.C. waters

Reposted from CBC The heat dome of June 2021 came with dire consequences and brought attention to a host of environmental concerns, one of them being the state of the Salish Sea…
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Climate change was front and centre this summer: let’s focus on ocean protection this fall

Reposted from West Coast Environmental Law (WCEL) August 9, 2021 Author: Erin Gray – Staff Lawyer No matter where you live, it’s likely that the climate crisis has been top of…
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Átl’ka7tsem UNESCO Biosphere Region

Wonderful news that Átl’ka7tsem, also known as Howe Sound, is now a UNESCO Biosphere Region. It is the third UNESCO Biosphere Region in British Columbia – and the first on…
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Partial advocacy success; Ottawa announces new system to improve marine vessel traffic flow in Southern British Columbia

August 12, 2021 from Islands Trust website Lək̓ ʷəŋən, METULIYE/Victoria, B.C. – After more than 15 years advocating for Ottawa to reduce and ultimately eliminate 33 freighter anchorages, Islands Trust…
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Celebrating the Salish Sea

By Anne Parkinson, Published in The Driftwood, June 2, 2021 https://pages.pagesuite.com/0/6/063f2a15-9d0f-4e1c-b29a-300a404f38e2/page.pdf “…in every curving beach, in every grain of sand there is the story of the earth.” Rachel Carson How…
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From Ocean Consumption to Ocean Stewardship

By Karlis Hawkins  Published in the SS Exchange – June 17, 2021 To see the waters surrounding the Gulf Islands simply as ‘the perfect background for a selfie’, is to miss the secrets…
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