FILM NIGHT

On Friday March 6th at the Hall we welcomed filmmakers, scientists, and activists to share their films to a packed house. If you missed the event, we’ve compiled them here for you to watch and share.

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A call to action for the southern Strait of Georgia, BC ARTICLE BY PACIFIC WILD: On November 7, members of the Pacific Wild team joined representatives from ...

Locky MacLean

HELIT TŦE SȽOṈ,ET (Let the Herring Live) - The “HELIT TŦE SȽOṈ,ET (Let the Herring Live)” Forum was held at the W̱SÁNEĆ (Saanich) First Nation Gathering Strength Community Facility In Saanichton on November 7.

This historic event brought together representatives from First Nations, environmental and community organizations, scientists, and local government, united in their vision to protect and restore Pacific herring in the Straight of Georgia.

Dr. Joe Gaydos, SeaDoc Society

Salish Sea Wild: The Salish Sea's Greatest Spectacle
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Salish Sea Wild: Steller Sea Lions, the Grizzlies of the Sea
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A team of scientists, led by Dr Daniel Pauly, conduct the world's largest fishing investigation, to determine the true quantity of fish we have caught, before we run out.

Dr. Daniel Pauly, Sea Around Us

An Ocean Mystery: The Missing Catch - Around the world millions of people depend on fish, but what if we’re running out? As government and industry regulators track the quantity of fish we catch, and claim the oceans can handle the huge catches, fish numbers keep dropping.

World-renowned fisheries expert, Dr. Daniel Pauly, suspects that we are dangerously overfishing the world’s fish supply. He believes that bad data masks how close we are to running out of fish, to prove it he and his team have conducted the most ambitious fishing investigation the world has ever seen.

On March 8th, for the first time in nearly a century, the harvesting of Ch’em’esh, using traditional Squamish Nation fishing techniques, took place in the waters of Alt’kitsem.

Matthew Van Oostam, Aya7Ayulh

Ch’em’esh (Herring Roe) - On March 8th, for the first time in nearly a century, the harvesting of Ch’em’esh, using traditional Squamish Nation fishing techniques, took place in the waters of Alt’kitsem.

As part of HerringFest 2020, Conservancy Hornby Island brought together a group of Scientists, Conservationists, and Artists to discuss this year's theme, "H...

Dan Lewis, Clayoquot Action

Multimedia Presentation: Salmon Farms—Herring Farms? Connections between salmon farming and the demise of herring

BOB TURNER, naturalist

HERRING: Why Kill the Foundation of the Salish Sea?
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BigLittleFish: December, 2019 update: International and local conservation groups are calling for an immediate closure of the herring fishery in the Strait ...

Pacific Herring: Small Fish, Big Problem by Conservancy Hornby Island, December 2019 update