Resources and Publications

Marine Use Planning

• Coastal First Nations Great Bear Initiative Marine Use Planning webapge - Find North and Central Coast community contacts for marine use planning as well as the history and current information integrated marine use planning.  You can also download their publications:
  • Marine Ecosystem-Based Management - Into the Deep Blue
  • Integrated Marine Use Planning - Sea of Change
    
• PNCIMA Matters - a website hosted by Living Oceans Society, David Suzuki Foundation and the Sierra Club of BC that provides lots of information, environmental education activities and videos about the economy, people, natural and cultural features, marine protected areas, and management of the Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area.
• North Coast Skeena First Nations Stewardship Society (NCSFNSS) - Find out more about NCSFNSS, established in 2005 to enable First Nations people on the British Columbia North Coast and Lower Skeena River to collaborate on projects where they share common interests and objectives. Integrated Marine Planning is a priority.

• Coastal First Nations Great Bear Initiative Land Use Planning webpage - Find current information about implementation of Land and Resource Planning Agreements. You can download  the Land and Resources Protocol Agreement and Strategic Land Use Planning Agreements for each First Nation.
• Integrated Land Management Bureau - The Province's website for information on Strategic Land Use Planning Agreements, EBM, Legal Objectives, government-to-government agreements, EBM Working Group projects, Adaptive Management Steering Committee, the history of land use planning in BC and other provincial information.

• DFO - Fishery Openings and Closures - Fisheries Notices for commercial, recreational, Aboriginal and food fisheries closures for conservation, safety, contamination, seasonal or other reasons.
• Rockfish Conservation Areas - Maps and information on permitted and prohibited activities in Rockfish Conservation Areas.
• Recreational Fishing in the Pacific Region - DFO's gateway webpage to information on recreational fishing, including access to tide tables, catch and licensing statistics and unlawful actions.
• Recreational Saltwater Salmon Fishing Guide - Department of Fisheries and Ocean's webpage with information on openings and closures and management changes.
• Freshwater Fishing Regulations - Find a synopsis of BC freshwater fishing regulations, as well as information on fishing in parks and transporting and exporting fish at this Ministry of Environment website.
• Federal Fisheries Act - DFO's listing of all federal regulations and legislation on Canada’s inland and marine fisheries, aquatic species, oceans, habitat, fishing and recreational harbours, and marine services fees. 
  
• Commercial Fisheries in the Pacific Region - DFO's webpages on commercial fisheries, including groundfish, pelagics and minor finfish, salmon, and shellfish and invertebrates.
• DFO Reports - DFO's reports on fisheries, international fisheries, habitat, aquatic species and economic analysis.
• Aboriginal Fisheries - DFO's webpage with information on Aboriginal programs, resources, and laws/policies related to aboriginal fishing and treaties in the Pacific region. 
• Conservation Officer Service and RAPP line - Ministry of Environment website with information on how to to report known or suspected violations of fisheries, wildlife, or environmental protection laws, except salmon-related violations. Reports can be made on line.

• Legislation and Regulations - Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operation's compendium of all legislation and regulations pertaining to forests and range in BC, including the Forest and Range Practices Act
• North Coast Forest District website
• Haida Gwaii Forest District website
• North Island and Central Coast Forest District website
• Forest Practices Board - BC's independent watchdog for forest and range practices. They report to the public and government about compliance to the Forest and Range Practices Act and the Wildfie Act and acheivment of their intent.  Website provides all audit and special reports.
• Sierra Club BC Great Bear Rainforest Campaign - Sierra Club BC webpage on the Great Bear Rainforest.

• Hunting and Trapping Regulations - Find a synopsis of BC's hunting and trapping regulations, as well as specific conservation information for the Cariboo and Skeena regions.
• Hunter Compulsory Reporting and Inspection - MoE's information on compulsory wildlife reporting and inspections.
• Bear Aware - Ministry of Environment Bear Aware information, including how to prevent problems, what to do in bear encounters, and how to contact conservation officers.
• Bear Smart Community Program - Ministry of Environment webpage with lots of downloadable brochures on bears and bear safety for the general public.
• Wildlife-Human Conflicts Prevention Strategy - Ministry of Environment's prevention strategy for download.
• Marine Mammals - DFO webpage on marine mammals, including information viewing guidelines, how to report a sighting, policies, regulations and management plans. Information on Marine Mammal Response Network.
• BC Cetacean Sightings Network - Wild Whales is the home of the B.C. Cetacean Sightings Network. They collect and report on sightings of all cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) and sea turtles from British Columbia and surrounding waters. Information on how to report a sighting, biological information on all cetaceans and conservation.
• Slipping through the Cracks: The Fate of Focal Species in the Great Bear Rainforest - A report by the Sierra Club BC on the impacts to focal species if the province falls behind on commitments to map out crucial habitat in the Great Bear Rainforest.

• Marine Weather – Environment Canada - Current conditions, forecasts and weather warnings for Canada, as well as links to historical weather data.
• Skywatchers - Environment Canada webpages for students and teachers on weather, including info on climate change.
• Marine Services Portal - Federal governmental portal to marine services information for commercial operators, recreational boaters and marine infrastructure. Acts, regulations and policies, navigation services and marine conditions.
• Nautical Charts and Services - Canadian Hydrographic Services website with links to tides, currents and water levels, charts and interactive maps.

• BC Parks - Information on conservancies on the North and Central Coast, including collaborative protected area agreements and management planning
• Great Bear Rainforest Conservancy map - Map produced by the Sierra Club BC of locations of new conservancies, parks, ecosystem-based management areas and biodivesrity areas for the North and Central Coast and Haida Gwaii.
• Qqs Projects Society Coast Watch - Heiltsuk scientific research and monitoring initiative

• Environmental Laws: A Field Guide for BC's Central and North Coast and Haida Gwaii - A field guide to common environmental offences, including fishing, hunting and trapping, pollution, forest practices, cultural and archeaological sites, parks and protected areas, species at risk, and boating.
• Forest and Range Evaluation Program Resource Value Indicators - Resource values (biodiversity, cultural heritage resources, fish/riparian, forest and associated plant communities, recreation resources, soils, timber, visual quality, water and wildlife) indicator protocol documents that provide background information and instructions for data collection under the Forests and Range Evaluation Program mandate.
• Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Network (CABIN) - A national collaborative program and network for collecting, assessing and distributing information on the biological condition and biodiversity of aquatic ecosystems in Canada. They provide an online training program to provide interested participants with a nationally standardized protocol for aquatic biomonitoring.

• Species at Risk Public Registry – Federal government source for news, information, and documents related to species at risk in Canada, including the Species at Risk Act and legislation.
• Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada – Federal Government website includes lists of candidate wildlife species, status reports and wildlife species assessments.
• BC Conservation Data Centre – This Provincial centre systematically collects and disseminates information on plants, animals and ecosystems (ecological communities) at risk in British Columbia. Information is compiled and maintained in a computerized database accessible on their website.
• Aquatic Species at Risk - DFO webpage on aquatic species at risk.

• Managing BC's Forests for a Cooler Climate - Carbon Storage, Sustainable Jobs and Conservation. A report by the David Suzuki Foundation on measures for responding to climate change, including increased conservation; a new approach to calculating logging rates that takes into account carbon storage; reducing waste; better tree-planting methods; and a cautious approach to wood-fired bioenergy.

International Indigenous Networks

• North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance (NAILSMA)  - an alliance that supports Aboriginal land and sea management using strategic approaches to care for country with an emphasis on practical management by Traditional Owners across north Australia.
• Pacific Islands Marine Protected Areas Community (PIMPAC) - a collaboration of marine protected area (MPA) managers, non-governmental organizations, local communities, federal, state, and territorial agencies, and other stakeholders working together to collectively enhance the effective use and management of MPAs in the U.S. Pacific Islands and Freely Associated States.
• The Locally-Managed Marine Area (LMMA) Network - a group of marine conservation practitioners working in Asia and the Pacific who have joined together to increase the success of our efforts. The website provides information, lessons and stories from communities that are using a locally-managed marine area approach in the management and conservation of their marine resources. 
• Arctic Borderlands Knowledge Cooperative - the Co-op monitors and assesses change in the range of the Porcupine Caribou Herd and adjacent Mackenzie Delta area in NWT, Yukon & Alaska.  Indigenous communities and scientists are working together on an ecological monitoring program for the Northern Yukon focused on climate change, contaminants and regional development.  An important part of the program is bringing together science and local and traditional knowledge.

• Staying The Course, Staying Alive: Coastal First Nations Fundamental Truths: Biodiversity, Stewardship, And Sustainability - Compiled by Frank Brown and Y. Kathy Brown this book describes a set of seven fundatmental truths that have guided Coastal First Nations for thousands of years. They were assembled through interviews with and advice from elders in three different Coast First Nations. Each truth reflects a different connection to the elements of nature and is supported by language, maps, practices and stories.
• Oil Spill Model - Living Ocean Society's accurate oil spill simulation model for the North and Central Coast based on National Ocean and Atmosheric Administration's oil spill model that incorporates oil volume, winds, and currents for the specific area of a proposed spill.
• Community Enforcement of Environmental Laws - Options for BC First Nations - Report prepared by the Environmental Law Centre at the University of Victoria for the Coastal Guardian Watchmen Network.