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What You Can Do
Use the SeaChoice card when you shop or dine, let the BC and federal governments know that you strongly support continuing the moratoria on both inland tanker traffic and offshore oil and gas development and ask the federal government to designate adequate funding to implement Canada's Oceans Strategy.
For Ocean's Sake - Pass the Climate Change Accountability Act
The dangers facing the ocean by drilling for the last oil are in our face right now, but just as traumatic is the inexorable rise in ocean acidity as we continue to emit CO2, and the effects that ocean warming has on nutrient mixing, currents and oxygen levels.
On May 5, after three years of debate and delays, the House of Commons passed the Climate Change Accountability Act – a crucial piece of legislation that will see Canada finally pulling its weight to address the global climate crisis. The Act is now in its second reading stage before the Senate, and facing another barrage of opposition from oil-mired interests. Another delay could hopelessly snarl the process – at a time when we only have a decade, at best, to prevent global warming from exceeding a catastrophic tipping point. Take action.
Other Steps You Can Take to Protect Our Ocean and Marine Life
- Sign a petition to the Minister of Fisheries asking that the laws of Canada be applied to fish farms. Or add your signature to Alexandra Morton's letter to the Prime Minister, asking him to remove salmon feedlots from the ocean.
- Support sustainable fisheries by using SeaChoice seafood and sushi cards when you shop or dine. Download "Canada's Seafood Guide" and the Sustainable Sushi Guide and carry them in your wallet. For more detailed information about sustainable fisheries, browse SeaChoice Canada.
- Let the BC and federal governments know you strongly support continuing the long-standing moratoria on both inland tanker traffic and offshore oil and gas development.
- Ask the federal government to initiate an integrated marine planning process for BC's North Coast ocean. Letters and emails to your MLAs, MPs and federal fisheries department reminding them of the importance of ecosystem-based marine planning have significant influence, especially at federal budget time.
- Support the Sierra Club BC's marine conservation work with a targeted donation. Our greatest need at present is to expand our capacity to review and track the influences of global warming ocean health and ensure that these changes are taken into account in the marine planning process.
