Strait of Juan de Fuca

Government of Canada takes additional steps to support recovery of the Southern Resident Killer Whales in the Salish Sea

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Thursday, November 29, 2018
Vancouver Island, Biota, Apex predators, Bodies of water, Cetaceans, Killer whale, Salish Sea, Haro Strait, Whale, Southern resident killer whales, Strait of Juan de Fuca, The Whale Museum

Today, the Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, announced additional measures to support the recovery of endangered whale populations.

Key Points: 
  • Today, the Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, announced additional measures to support the recovery of endangered whale populations.
  • This state of the art hydrophone station will be deployed in the Southern Resident Killer Whale's critical habitat, at Boundary Pass in the Salish Sea.
  • The 2018 voluntary measures in Haro Strait and the Strait of Juan de Fuca ended when the Southern Resident Killer Whales left the region.
  • "Our government is taking bold actions to help protect and restore the iconic Southern Resident Killer Whales.

Washington International Coastal Cleanup Partners to Provide 3D Printed Limbs for Kids

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Tuesday, September 4, 2018
Capital Regional District, Strait of Juan de Fuca

This event is part of a larger effort to clean up over fifty beaches along the Washington coast and Strait of Juan de Fuca organized by Washington CoastSavers.

Key Points: 
  • This event is part of a larger effort to clean up over fifty beaches along the Washington coast and Strait of Juan de Fuca organized by Washington CoastSavers.
  • Washington CoastSavers' most recent cleanup resulted in 18.8 tons of garbage collected by nearly 1,300 volunteers.
  • Million Waves Project will be collecting the plastic from the cleanups around Washington to process and use to 3D print prosthetic limbs.
  • Million Waves hopes to start by processing the PET plastic (food and drink containers) which International Coastal Cleanup volunteers collect; cleaning, pulverizing, extruding, spooling and finally printing with the plastic.