British Columbia’s coastline is 900 kilometres as the crow flies, but includes over 27,000 kilometers of archipelago, inlets, islands and fjords. This geography fosters a spectacular diversity of life but also makes it vulnerable to a variety of threats, from oil spills to increasing industrialization. Our marine conservation program aims to protect marine mammals, marine birds and their habitats.

Initiatives in our Marine Research and Conservation Program

Protecting endangered killer whales [icon icon=”arrow-circle-o-right”]

The WHaLE Project [icon icon=”arrow-circle-o-right”]

Defining and Defending Marine Mammal Habitat [icon icon=”arrow-circle-o-right”]

Marine Birds [icon icon=”arrow-circle-o-right”]

Pacific Herring [icon icon=”arrow-circle-o-right”]