Oceans
Our Approach
WWF-Canada is committed to improving and safeguarding the health of Canada's three oceans. To achieve this we work with seafood industry stakeholders – fishers, seafood traders, retailers, consumers – to ensure seafood is harvested in ways that sustain and protect marine environments and the species within them. We also work with governments, First Nations, and others to develop ocean management plans that integrate conservation, ecosystem resilience, and sustainable use of ocean resources.
We believe that Canada can be a world leader in building prosperous economies based on healthy oceans.
In pursuit of this vision, we work with the world's best scientific minds to advance solutions for stopping and reversing the unsustainable exploitation of our oceans and for ensuring that economic development supports biodiversity and the biological processes that we all depend on—whether or not we live near the sea.
Our comprehensive approach includes educating consumers, creating smart fishing practices and ocean management strategies, transforming global seafood policy and markets, preserving habitats, protecting species, and strengthening the livelihoods of coastal and First Nations communities.
WWF-Canada is committed to improving and safeguarding the health of Canada's three oceans. To achieve this we work with seafood industry stakeholders – fishers, seafood traders, retailers, consumers – to ensure seafood is harvested in ways that sustain and protect marine environments and the species within them. We also work with governments, First Nations, and others to develop ocean management plans that integrate conservation, ecosystem resilience, and sustainable use of ocean resources.
We believe that Canada can be a world leader in building prosperous economies based on healthy oceans.
In pursuit of this vision, we work with the world's best scientific minds to advance solutions for stopping and reversing the unsustainable exploitation of our oceans and for ensuring that economic development supports biodiversity and the biological processes that we all depend on—whether or not we live near the sea.
Our comprehensive approach includes educating consumers, creating smart fishing practices and ocean management strategies, transforming global seafood policy and markets, preserving habitats, protecting species, and strengthening the livelihoods of coastal and First Nations communities.
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B.C.'s Northern Coast
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