The Sealives Initiative Full Story blog contains our content gathered from personal interviews with the people we have met and photographed along our journey.

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February 17, 2019

Facts, Values, and the True Cost of Environmental Harm

February 17, 2019

Dr Mimi E. Lam is out to prove that for people, some things are more important than money and not just in the philosophical sense. It’s a principle that she thinks should be built into our decision-making and our economy at a structural level, and that if it were, the world would be a better place.

February 17, 2019

December 21, 2018

Citizen Science Enables New Whale Protection Technologies

December 21, 2018

Jessica’s job is a dream come true for her. Working for the BC Cetacean Sightings Network means she gets to positively impact the environment for cetaceans every day. For government organizations, NGOs and industry groups doing conservation-based research the BCCSN represents a wealth of independent data for them to draw upon. Now the Whale Report Alert System (WRAS) project has launched to automatically relay whale position information to the shipmasters and crew of commercial vessels in real time so that they can take action to minimize their impact and likelihood of striking a whale in BC’s busy waterways.

December 21, 2018

December 12, 2018

Building Culture and Community for Ecological Progress

December 12, 2018

Tofino is just close enough to BC’s populous lower mainland to put it in reach for weekend escapes by those living in the province’s major urban centres, yet just far enough away, and just wild enough to make the escape worthwhile. It is home to Surfrider Pacific Rim and to its Chapter Manager Lilly Woodbury, a lifelong environmentalist who plays a key role in the chapters remote beach clean efforts.

December 12, 2018

December 4, 2018

The Land-Sea-People Plan Creates A Future Full of Hope for Gwaii Haanas

December 4, 2018

Today just 3% of the waters of Gwaii Haanas are strictly protected, but the archipelago stands on the brink of massive change. The recently announced and the Gina ’Waadluxan KilGuhlGa (Talking About Everything) Land-Sea-People Management Plan will increase protected marine areas to 40% and shows what can be accomplished when time and care is taken to follow through on a fully inclusive process.

December 4, 2018

November 13, 2018

Danna Moore–The Power of Divers, Diving & Data

November 13, 2018

In California, the suburbs reach right down past the Pacific Coast Highway to the ocean’s edge, where sand drifts onto the sidewalks, making them slippery for blocks. Where there are cliffs, concrete stairs descend from paths between people’s driveways to the golden sands and crashing surf below. One of these places is Laguna Beach, where I spent the morning with Project AWARE’s Danna Moore during one of their signature Dive Against Debris debris underwater collection and survey events.

November 13, 2018

October 30, 2018

Bill Carroll – Inspiring Stories of Diving Activism

October 30, 2018

Bill knows better than most the challenges that some people face when they feel the call to learn how to dive because, as a diving instructor, he has witnessed them more than most. He has trained hundreds of people in his career and can relate stories of getting students in touch with their inner diving “badass.”

October 30, 2018

October 23, 2018

Haida Nation Lawyer for the Ages: Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson

October 23, 2018

The past two centuries have seen Haida Gwaii’s resources exploited, sometimes to the point of extirpation (sea otters) and even extinction (Dawson Caribou). Recent decades, however, have seen the Haida organize to fight for the conservation of their lands and, by extension, their culture. Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson is a lawyer on the front lines for the Haida Nation.

October 23, 2018

October 16, 2018

West Coast Fisheries Management: For Whose Benefit? - Part IV

October 16, 2018

It should be a major concern for the Government of Canada that well-respected members of any coastal Canadian community see the Department of Oceans and Fisheries as being puppets in a concerted effort to destroy the very fisheries and oceans it is supposed to manage.

October 16, 2018

October 9, 2018

West Coast Fisheries Management: For Whose Benefit? - Part III

October 9, 2018

Unlike the product traded by banks, wild animals are not man-made. There is yet to be an example where governments can allay the greed of mankind’s over-harvesting of a species for profit by creating more of that species out of thin air. With money, on the other hand, something out of nothing happens continuously.

October 9, 2018

October 2, 2018

West Coast Fisheries Management: For Whose Benefit? - Part II

October 2, 2018

While the majority of fishermen wanted these quota to be doled out in equal portions to each boat, the DFO was persuaded to do so based on boat size. This meant the allocation was heavily skewed to favor a small percentage of the fleet. According to Phil, this was the real reason ITQs were being introduced in the first place, so a small group of individuals could monopolize the industry.

October 2, 2018