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1/3 With the longest coastline in the world, #Canada’s economy and culture rely on the health of the ocean. Climate change is becoming a bigger risk to marine ecosystems, impacting water temperature, ocean chemistry, and oxygen levels.

Have you read our latest blog? We whipped up five case studies that outline how the #BC #coastalmarinestrategy plans to address your top #ocean related concerns like shellfish bed closures, hardened shorelines, derelict vessels, and more. ⛵ blueprintforthecoast.ca/resources/5-ca…

Take action 📣 We need your help to ask the #BC Government to invest in the #CoastalMarineStrategy, ensuring it has enough funds for its implementation. Budgets are tight and we can't afford this strategy to fail! Send your letter by June 20th. blueprintforthecoast.ca/standing-up-fo…

Happy World Oceans Day! The ocean gives us so much—climate regulation, food, and incredible biodiversity. Today is the perfect time to give back. 💙 Learn more: oceana.ca/en/blog/5-ways…

A powerful reminder from David Attenborough: 'If we save the sea, we save our world

Happy World Oceans Day! From conserving endangered species to building a blue economy, we’re working to ensure healthy oceans for generations to come.

For millennia, Indigenous Peoples have traveled, harvested, and lived in deep relationship with the oceans — waters that nourish our food systems, economies, and lifeways across Mother Earth. Traditional Indigenous Knowledge sustains this sacred, reciprocal bond, protecting the oceans that have always protected us. 🌊 Recognizing Indigenous stewardship as essential to sustaining ocean health is not just acknowledgment — it’s a call to action. Ocean justice begins with honoring Indigenous rights, knowledge, and sovereignty. #WorldOceansDay #DefendTheSacred #WaterIsLife #IndigenousStewardship

On #WorldOceansDay and #NationalRiversDay, it’s important to celebrate Indigenous-led conservation initiatives that protect marine ecosystems for future generations.🌊 #NIHM2025

The world is falling short on 30x30 — and much of what’s called “protected” actually isn’t. Bottom trawling, a practice Oceana Board Member Dr. Pauly has likened to “picking flowers with a bulldozer,” still takes place in 90% of Europe’s marine protected areas #UNOC3 @France24_en bit.ly/4mNFnpi

🐻🌲 Nature isn’t a “nice to have” — it’s the foundation of a healthy, thriving BC. From clean water to wildfire resilience, biodiversity supports everything we depend on. Here's why BC needs a law to protect biodiversity: vancouversun.com/opinion/op-ed/…

🌍 From the boreal to the coast, Guardians are protecting the lands, water and wildlife that we all rely on.✊ This #WorldEnvironmentDay, support their work → landneedsguardians.ca #LandNeedsGuardians 💚

It’s #OrcaActionMonth! Have you seen boats flying this whale warning flag in B.C. coastal waters? These flags are raised when there are whales in the area. It signals to others to be aware, stay alert and follow the marine mammal regulations! ow.ly/aAoL50W2U06

June is #OrcaActionMonth! Review Canada’s marine mammal regulations to make sure you’re being whale wise! ow.ly/IPx250W2RVQ

Protecting B.C.’s southern resident killer whales by asking more ships to slow down - BC | Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/11208757/…

Tori Ball, conservation director at @CPAWSbc, wrote a wonderful environmental chapter in the new @105Hikes 2nd Edition. Thanks Tori! Meet the guest contributors: 105hikes.com/2025/05/09/2nd… #105Hikes #BCBooks #CPAWSBC

BIG NATURE NEWS! BC and 5 First Nations have launched land use planning, a major opportunity to protect ecosystems, advance reconciliation, and support a sustainable economy. 📣 Keep nature at the heart of land use planning: besthope.ca/lup/ cpawsbc.org/cpaws-bc-appla…

Exploring the ocean isn’t just about discovery — it’s how we protect it. Want to help protect ocean life and coastal communities? 👉 Join us Oceana.ca/Join

One-third of Canada’s wild fish populations are at risk—threatening food, jobs, and coastal communities. But, recovery is possible if the Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government enforces existing laws and follows the science. hilltimes.com/story/2025/05/… via @TheHillTimes

🦦 Happy World Otter Day! 🦦 #FunFact: healthy sea otter populations actually help reduce coastal erosion. ow.ly/LC1S50W0cfQ