Straitwatch

 Alert Bay     British Columbia

http://www.straitwatch.org     << visit website

Coverage:  National

Categories:  Environment, [ view all ]

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Straitwatch Charity Profile

Straitwatch is a stewardship-based marine mammal monitoring and education program operated in Johnstone Strait (from Port Hardy to Campbell River) and in Haro Strait and Juan De Fuca Straits off Victoria. Our program, operated by cetus research & conservation society, monitors marine activity around marine mammals, especially killer whales, and provides boaters with information on marine species and the Be Whale Wise Marine Wildlife Viewing Guidelines. By increasing the public awareness of the threats these animals face, such as habitat degradation, decreased food availability, increasing underwater noise and contaminant levels, we encourage boaters to modify their behaviour to alleviate reduce their impact on these species.

Straitwatch Volunteer Information

Volunteers are a HUGE part of making Straitwatch such a success! Our volunteers help us with all aspect of our program from answering the phone to assisting with our monitoring and education activities. We collect data about the activity occurring around marine mammals and we need help counting vessels during 1/2hr intervals, making sure we haven't missed any and monitoring their behaviours.