Protecting coastal aquatic ecosystems in British Columbia through important restoration work
Retrieved on:
Friday, December 1, 2023
Knowledge, Indigenous self-government in Canada, Salish Sea, Climate change, Indigenous peoples, Tla'amin Nation, AERF, Food, Government, Columbia, Parliament, Kelp, Bed, Comox Valley, Health, Stawamus, Canadian Coast Guard, NTBC, Community, Partnership, Estuary, Environment, Salmon, Whaling, Aquaculture, Seaweed, Sunshine Coast, Sound, Fishery, Pacific Ocean, Skeena River
We are proud to help fund the work of these recipients in restoring and enhancing priority coastal and upstream aquatic areas.
Key Points:
- We are proud to help fund the work of these recipients in restoring and enhancing priority coastal and upstream aquatic areas.
- Under the Oceans Protection Plan—the largest investment ever made to preserve Canada's coasts and waterways—the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Fund will help us continue to protect and restore aquatic ecosystems across British Columbia."
- "British Columbia is home to vibrant marine ecosystems that sustain wild pacific salmon and a diversity of aquatic life.
- Community building was started under the Coastal Restoration Fund in 2017, and the Aquatic Ecosystems Restoration Fund will continue to bring Indigenous groups, resource users, community organizations and other groups together to encourage local capacity to support aquatic habitat restoration, maintenance and revitalization.