Christine Martin-Smith Coastal First Nations CEO. Background: Landscape panorama of clear water, rocks and sandy beach near Aylard Farm in East Sooke Wilderness Park west of Victoria, BC. Photo Credit ...

We are an independent media startup dedicated to promoting the people, the land, and the economy of this proud and fascinating region. Our mission is to ensure that local knowledge, local events, ...

Increase in marine traffic could cause more collisions between large whales and even larger ships. This puts humpback whales at risk. Photo credit: BC Whales The peer-reviewed study, authored by ...

Flames from the Donnie Creek wildfire burning along a ridge-top near Fort St John, B.C. Source: Ricardo Guevara on Facebook. Photo Credit: Noah Berger. In one of the worst forest fire seasons in this ...

Douglas Neasloss holding two sea urchins. Source: Douglas Neasloss on Facebook. “This is probably the most important breadbasket for the community. This is where we get all of our food and people ...

The red-roofed, white-sided Kin Hut stands on its original site near Sparks Street and Halliwell Avenue, just north of the Heritage Park Museum. Once a community landmark, the city now uses the ...

Most industrial fish farms on the BC coast raise Atlantic salmon, a species not native to the west coast. Photo Credit: Tavish Campbell Joyce Murray, Federal Fisheries Minister. Image Source: ...

Just six corporations controlled 26 percent of all B.C. fishing licences in 2019, according to research presented at last week’s Fisheries for Communities Conference. “The value of fish caught should ...

Chilliwack residents are deeply concerned as a vital ecosystem in their area has been destroyed, raising alarm bells about the well-being of local fish populations. The photos above depict Ford Creek ...

Prince Rupert crab fisher Chelsey Ellis working on a boat. Photo Credit: Chelsey Ellis Photography If you’ve ever wondered how, where, and when that Dungeness crab on your plate was caught, Prince ...

A dead herring with a louse attached to it. Juvenile herring caught in salmon hydrolicing are killed, and experience injuries such as having their eyes blown out. Photo credit: Clayoquot Action An ...

Drought-related hardships compound the challenges that salmon already face due to habitat degradation and overfishing. Photo Source: Pacific Salmon Foundation. Eric’s research focuses on understanding ...