Researchers from Raincoast, the University of St. Andrews, Oceans Initiative and Environment Canada teamed up to assess the presence and potential threats from marine garbage to BC’s marine animals…
Marine Papers
Distribution and abundance of marine mammals in coastal BC
Williams, R. and L. Thomas. 2007. Distribution and abundance of marine mammals in the coastal waters of British Columbia, Canada. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management. 9(1):15-28 Marine mammal abundance paper.pdf
Designing line transect surveys for the BC coast
Thomas, L., R. Williams, and D. Sandilands, D. 2007. Designing line transect surveys for complex survey regions. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management. 9(1):1-13, Survey Design Paper.pdf



















