Strait of Georgia

Sea Shepherd Conservation Society: STRAIT OF GEORGIA HERRING IN STEEP DECLINE

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Tuesday, October 29, 2019

The herring population in the Strait of Georgia has endured years of excessive quotas, based on overestimated biomass calculated using a post-industrial fishing baseline.

Key Points: 
  • The herring population in the Strait of Georgia has endured years of excessive quotas, based on overestimated biomass calculated using a post-industrial fishing baseline.
  • According to Victoria Postlethwaite, DFO's Regional Herring Officer, the 2019 quota was set based on a predicted return of 122,291 tonnes, but only 85,700 tonnes returned.
  • Herring once spawned throughout the Strait of Georgia and Johnstone Strait, but only one area of spawn remains, located between Qualicum Beach and Comox.
  • In their management approach, DFO does not address the severely reduced geographic range and historical abundance of herring in the Strait of Georgia.

Sunshine Coast Health Centre Announces 'Georgia Strait' Women-only Trauma Program to Open in November 2019

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, October 29, 2019

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 29, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Sunshine Coast Health Centre ( https://www.sunshinecoasthealthcentre.ca/ ), a best-in-class Centre in British Columbia for trauma treatment, is proud to announce plans for a woman-focused trauma treatment program called the "Georgia Straight Women's Clinic."

Key Points: 
  • VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 29, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Sunshine Coast Health Centre ( https://www.sunshinecoasthealthcentre.ca/ ), a best-in-class Centre in British Columbia for trauma treatment, is proud to announce plans for a woman-focused trauma treatment program called the "Georgia Straight Women's Clinic."
  • The program is now expanding to a parallel offering to be named "Georgia Straight Women's Clinic," and focusing on trauma treatment for women.
  • For these reasons, Sunshine Coast Health Centre is proud to announce the Georgia Strait Women's Program.
  • Sunshine Coast Health Centre uses a form of drug rehabilitation based on the research of Viktor Frankl and methodology of Paul T.P.