issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . july 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message a major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . july 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message living oceans society type non profit industry environmental policy and education founded sointula british columbia 1998 headquarters sointula bc canada number of locations 2 1 website livingoceans.org living oceans society is a canadian environmental organization that has been a leader in the effort to protect canada s oceans since 1998 . it is based in sointula british columbia with a satellite office in vancouver british columbia . living oceans society s vision is canada s oceans are sustainably managed and thriving with abundant sea life that supports vibrant and resilient communities . 2 contents 1 initiatives 1.1 ocean planning 1.2 ocean acidification 1.3 sustainable seafood 1.4 salmon farming 1.5 ocean ecosystems 1.6 tankers 2 bibliography 3 references 4 external links initiatives edit living oceans society focuses its work on six initiatives salmon farming ocean acidification sustainable seafood ocean ecosystems tankers and ocean planning . 3 ocean planning edit living oceans society is working to establish ecosystem based management ebm including a network of marine protected areas mpas in canada s north pacific waters . living oceans society is actively involved in both the federal pacific north coast integrated management area pncima marine planning process and the marine planning partnership mapp between the province of british columbia and the first nations groups of b.c. s north and central coasts and haida gwaii . the organization is working with local stakeholders to better manage the area s resources and ensure a healthy ocean and healthy communities in the region . to support this work living oceans society has researched and analyzed socio economics of coastal communities current management practices for mpas 4 and fishing bycatch 5 and has gathered data in deep sea ecosystems . ocean acidification edit see also ocean acidification stopping ocean acidification requires a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions . 6 ecosystems can better adapt and survive acidification if natural resilience is preserved . therefore living oceans society is pushing the canadian government for effective climate policy marine protected areas and sustainable fishing practices . they also strive to increase awareness through an information campaign and a partnership with the climate action network canada . 7 sustainable seafood edit this section relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this section by adding secondary or tertiary sources . july 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message living oceans society is a founding member of seachoice a program that helps consumers and businesses make choices that support sustainable seafood . 8 9 living oceans society partners with industry leaders who are pioneering sustainable fishing and aquaculture practices and connects these partners with consumers that are demanding their products . 10 11 12 seachoice works closely with the monterey bay aquarium s seafood watch program to ensure that all sustainability assessments are accurate and grounded in science . 13 living oceans society also pushes the canadian government to address issues such as bycatch deep sea fisheries impacts and salmon farming . citation needed salmon farming edit living oceans society co ordinates the coastal alliance for aquaculture reform caar a coalition of five leading canadian environmental organizations that work to promote a transition from open net cage salmon aquaculture to closed containment salmon aquaculture in british columbia . 14 caar works with the government and industry on sea lice monitoring 15 16 and researches the viability of closed containment aquaculture systems . 17 it also works with grocery retailers and restaurants to inform them about the issues related to open net cage salmon aquaculture and the alternatives . 18 19 caar is also a participant in the salmon aquaculture dialogues . 20 ocean ecosystems edit a rockfish hides in red tree coral . living oceans society strives to protect the four basic building blocks of ocean ecosystems habitat biodiversity food webs and water quality . this includes participating in efforts to improve the science and management for important kinds of habitats such as deep sea corals and glass sponge reefs . in 1999 the society collaborated on the reef environmental education foundation reef fish survey . 21 in 2009 the society conducted the finding coral expedition . 22 23 this expedition brought together a group of international scientists and living oceans society staff to study canada s pacific cold water corals and document threats to their well being . tankers edit living oceans society is participating in the movement to prevent oil tankers from using the north and central coast of british columbia as a transportation route and is calling for a permanent legislated tanker ban in this region . 24 25 this initiative is currently focused on the proposed enbridge northern gateway pipelines project designed to bring crude oil from the tar sands to a marine terminal in kitimat b.c. where it could then be transported via supertanker to markets in asia and the united states . 26 an independent poll conducted in may 2010 found that 80 percent of british columbians disagreed with the proposed project . 27 living oceans society is participating in the federal government s environmental assessment of the project . 28 bibliography edit ardron jeff 2002 . a gis recipe for determining benthic complexity an indicator of species richness . in breman joe . marine geography gis for the oceans and seas . esri press . pp. 169 176 . isbn 978 1 58948 045 2 . living oceans society 2008 . fish for thought an eco cookbook . arsenal pulp press . isbn 978 1 55152 081 0 . references edit contact us . living oceans society . about us vision . living oceans society . initiatives . living oceans society . robb c.k. bodtker k.m. wright k. lash j. may 2011 . commercial fisheries closures in marine protected areas on canada s pacific coast the exception not the rule . marine policy 35 3 pg . 309 316 . bycatch in canada s pacific groundfish bottom trawl fishery pdf . living oceans society august 2009 . 2010 literature review archives policy mitigation . environment canada . member organizations . climateactionnetwork.ca . who we are conservation alliance for seafood solutions . member groups . seachoice.org . overwaitea food group and seachoice partner . overwaitea food group . overwaitea food group closing the loop on farmed salmon . davidsuzuki.org april 21 2010 . seachoice announces sustainable seafood partnership with federated co operatives limited . seachoice.org march 23 2010 . seafood watch seafood resources sustainable seafood recommendations monterey bay aquarium . not in citation given coastal alliance for aquaculture reform . farmedanddangerous.org . broughton archipelago sea lice action plan 2003 . british columbia ministry of agriculture . january 13 2005 . sea lice monitoring . living oceans society . assessing the viability of closed containment aquaculture . living oceans society . salmon farming working with grocery retailers living oceans society . salmon supporters website . salmon aquaculture dialogues . world wildlife foundation . reef living oceans pair up to survey pacific northwest . sport diver magazine . september october 1999 . stueck wendy june 27 2009 . deep sea coral emerges from the darkness . globe and mail . finding coral expedition . living oceans society . ban northern b.c. oil tankers ignatieff . cbc news june 21 2010 . tankers initiative . living oceans society . pipe up against enbridge website . mustel poll northern gateway project . forestethics.org . mustel group market research may 26 2010 enbridge northern gateway joint review panel . canada national energy board . external links edit living oceans society pncima matters coastal alliance for aquaculture reform seachoice british columbia marine conservation analysis retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title living oceans society & oldid 744472419 categories marine conservation organizationsenvironmental organizations based in canadafisheries conservation organizationshidden categories all articles with failed verificationarticles with failed verification from july 2011articles 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