Ocean Wise Cancels Alaskan Salmon’s Stamp of Approval
![a purse seiner in alaskan waters, capturing a net of salmon with a big red no symbol in front of it.](https://www.strongcoast.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Smithers-supports-halting-Alaskan-interception-of-wild-salmon-2-1-1024x683.png)
Seafood sustainability group Ocean Wise has removed its “recommended” status from salmon fisheries in southeast Alaska.
Vancouver Island ship-breaking site hit with stop-pollution order
![ship breaking site in Union Bay](https://www.strongcoast.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-15-at-11.54.38-AM-1.png)
BC trawlers caught and discarded over 28,000 salmon in the 2022-2023 season, almost 93% (26,000) of them being Chinook salmon.
The Future of Our Coast: British Columbians Rally Around Marine Protected Areas
![](https://www.strongcoast.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-03-at-5.26.15-PM-1024x680.png)
93% of British Columbians view marine conservation as a key pillar for the development and sustainability of the province’s coastal economy.
Humpback Whales
![](https://www.strongcoast.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/strongmedia_a_humpback_whale_breaching_through_the_ocean_with_t_d9d6ebc6-ec45-4885-90f8-a654ddd5867e.png)
The benefits of the Great Bear Sea MPA Network are virtually endless, from protecting coastal habitats to supporting healthy ecosytems resulting in an increase in fish size, abundance, and biomass.
What is Bottom Trawling?
![A graphic explaining what bottom trawling is and why it is detrimental to marine life](https://www.strongcoast.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/What-is-TRAWLING-20-1024x858.png)
Bottom trawling involves dragging massive nets across the ocean floor with no regard for the significant damage that is caused.