Hello MaPP Team,

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES 

Ocean Networks Canada is looking for Youth Science Ambassadors in select MaPP Partner communities. Posted until positions filled.

For CFN-GBI Career opportunities, click here.

For Council of the Haida Nation, click here. Currently seeking a Marine Shipping Analyst and a Marine Shipping Project Manager.

Gitga'at Oceans and Lands Department is seeking a Regulatory Engagement Coordinator (details). The postings remains open until the position is filled.


FOR REVIEW: COASTAL MARINE STRATEGY INTENTIONS PAPER
Here is the link to the Province’s Coastal Marine Strategy webpage:
https://engage.gov.bc.ca/coastalmarinestrategy/

You will find:
The Coastal Marine Strategy Intentions Paper;
A summary of the Intentions Paper; and
A link to the questionnaire to provide your feedback by April 14, 2023.


EVENTS & CONFERENCES

Coastal Zone Canada 2023. Victoria, June 11-15, 2023. https://www.coastalzonecanada.org/czc2023/
Registration now open.

Seven Seas Media - Ocean Conservation Events Calendar
Presentations from around the world on marine conservation issues.


SIGN UP FOR THE OCEAN DECADE COLLABORATIVE CENTER QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER
Click this Link to join the newsletter


Here are some news items collected since March 6, 2023:

ARTICLES   
      
Children's book highlights cultural importance of Nisga'a's harvest celebrations in Vancouver this weekend
CBC
"I grew up eating oolichan. It was just crucial food that our family ate," said Beynon, who was born and raised in Prince Rupert and is of Nisga'a, ...    

Wolves exhibition opens at the Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Geographic
The amazing sea wolves of the Great Bear Rainforest. First Nations and scientists work side by side to better understand — and protect — coastal ...
    
No faith in minister, coalition of First Nations for Finfish Stewardship says 
My Campbell River Now
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Joyce Murray said it was a decision that needed to be made.
    
These Rare and Beautiful BC Reefs Fight Climate Change
The Tyee
So why hasn’t the government cancelled oil and gas exploration permits that could damage them? Glass sponge reefs ...

BC Ferries hiring binge aims to fill 500 positions to stem wave of sailing cancellations
the Terrace Standard
BC Ferries has gone on a hiring spree to fill hundreds of positions to deal with the cancellation of sailings caused by staff shortages.


OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST           
      
First Nations leaders gather to learn about Indigenous justice progress 
BC Gov News - Gov.bc.ca
More than 350 delegates are coming together for the first time since the BC First Nations Justice Strategy was signed in 2020, to learn about ...   

UVic researchers help First Nation on Island's west coast to harness wave power
Times Colonist
A Vancouver Island First Nation is hoping to expand its community on ... Scientists from UVic's Pacific Regional Institute for Marine Energy ...
  
The Missing 24-Limbed Animals That Could Help Rescue the Ocean's Forest
The New York Times
Scientists say that reintroducing the fast-moving predators to the West Coast could help control the spread of sea urchins that are devouring kelp.

Struggling Northwest kelp forests sending out an SOS. Help is coming 
Oregon Public Broadcasting
There's a rallying cry at various bays and beaches up and down the West Coast; it's “Help the kelp!” The towering brown seaweed with the floating ...

Benefits and risks of incremental protected area planning in the Southern Ocean 
Nature
Establishing representative Marine Protected Area (MPA) networks in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ) is a priority for the conservation ...

Recreational fishermen could be 'untapped allies' in the fight against climate change, research says
Phys.org
She says citizen scientist fish counters exhibited higher levels of pro-environmental behaviors than either recreational fishermen or individuals who ...

Drone completes mapping of previously uncharted ocean floors off Alaska, California
FOX Weather
A "lab in a can," nicknamed by the developer the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, collected environmental DNA samples.

What to know about the new U.N. high seas treaty — and the next steps for the accord 
NPR
The Oceans. The historic treaty is a major step toward the goal to protect at least 30% of ocean areas by 2030 — a target President ...

Podcast: What the 'Guardians of Life' can teach the world about saving biodiversity
Mongabay
... Yuyan discusses his latest project that shares stories of Indigenous stewardship, “The Guardians of Life: Indigenous Stewards of Living Earth.

 Coastal First Nations reposted Swiilawiid Sustainability Society 
GRAPHIC - We are delighted to announce Gid7ahl-Gudsllaay Gaadaaldyas (Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson) as the Keynote presenter for the Haida Gwaii Renewable Symposium at the Haida Heritage Centre at Kay Llnagaay March 11 + 12.
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All are welcome to attend, lunch, prizes and childminding will be available. Find more event details in the days to come at: swiilawiid.org


 Coastal First Nations 
“It worked out beautifully. Everything went smoothly. I cannot explain it all. There’s no word to describe my emotions.” -- Hereditary Chief Deric Snow, Nuxalk Nation
Nuxalk mark homecoming of totem pole with community celebration (Coast Mountain News)

 CCIRA
The 2022 CCIRA Annual Report highlights key areas of progress, including plans to create a #MarineProtectedAreas network for the Central Coast and beyond, plus Nation-led efforts to restore #salmon, and the critical stewardship work of the #CoastalGuardianWatchmen. Check it out!
Building on Our Vision: 2022 Annual Report (CCIRA)
 Coast Funds 
"Indigenous-led conservation is about our relationship with our lands and seas.
.. .We are one with the water, so why don’t we use our power, our voice, our chanting, our stories to paddle together.”
Pulling Together: Indigenous Peoples Offer International Leadership in Caring for Land and Sea (Ilinationhood)
 Coast Funds 
"What I learned early on... is that stories have their own spirits. I become a vessel at every single presentation and let the stories speak through me. They will share what needs to be shared."
Great profile on Haida storyteller Kung Jaadee:
Kung Jaadee to bring traditional Haida Gwaii stories to Horizon Stage (Examiner)

 Coast Funds 
Incredible! A rare collection of the works of #Tsimshian hereditary chief and historian William Beynon was recently discovered in Kitwanga.
They contain some of the most complete accounts of Tsimshian and Gitxsan life recorded in the early 20th century.
Microfilm containing historical record of Tsimshian First Nations found at farm in northwest B.C. (CBC)

 Nature United
PHOTO - When every person is able to bring their unique gifts to the table, share their ideas and apply their cultural knowledge, we can better support nature and people.
Meet 6 dynamic women who are helping to change the face of conservation and the world: https://bit.ly/3BAxI7L
#InternationalWomensDay

 Land Needs Guardians
VIDEO - Have you heard?It’s International Women's Day! So let's celebrate all of the incredible Indigenous women in our lives. Storyteller Amberly Quakegesic is one of the leaders inspiring us day in & day out with her work as a Wahkohtowin Guardian. From making birch syrup, to helping build canoes, here’s how Amberly is strengthening culture & community:

 Hakai Institute
PHOTOS - On #InternationalWomensDay we celebrate the extraordinary women on our team who advance and support coastal science, from scuba divers to genomics experts to research techs to HR managers—and everything in between!
Meet a few of these awesome women in our Behind Hakai series, linked in the photo captions.

 Hakai Magazine
Traditional wisdom tells stories of clams, oysters and mussels in the Salish Sea being at their best at this time of year.
For thousands of years, clam gardens supplied a reliable and abundant source of nutritious food for Indigenous Peoples on the coast
Watch to find out how Hwsyun’yun Skye Augustine and The Clam Garden Network team are rebuilding ancient clam gardens.
#WomenInOceanScience #IWD2023
A Wall Worth Building: Making Clam Habitat Great Again


UN Ocean Decade
GRAPHIC -  [OCEAN DECADE ANNOUNCEMENT]  Mark your calendars 
 Three years after the start of the #OceanDecade, a global conference will bring together the Decade community and partners to celebrate achievements and set joint priorities for the future.
Hosted by #Spain and co-organized with UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC/UNESCO), the 2024 UN Ocean Decade Conference will take place on 10-12 April 2024 in the coastal city of #Barcelona. 

 CPAWS-BC
“Dene K’éh Didī Nī́ʼ Sū́géhʼīn Mā” — “woman taking care of the land.” shares Gillian Staveley, a Director of Land Stewardship and Culture with the Dena Kayeh Institute Dene K'éh Kusān
Women have long been the caretakers of the land and they always will be. Women are foundational in planning, leadership, policy and advocacy in the conservation movement.
#WomenInConservation #IWD2023
‘Dene K’éh Didī Nī́ʼ Sū́géhʼīn Mā’: Indigenous women are blazing a conservation trail (APTNews)

Please feel free to contact me should you have any comments or questions.

Thank you,
Josie Byington
MaPP Communications Assistant