Central Coast Nations Aim to Create a National Marine Conservation Area Reserve
The Kitasoo/Xai’xais, Heiltsuk, Nuxalk and Wuikinuxv Nations have signed a begun a collaborative process to establish a new National Marine Conservation Reserve.
Coral Reef Discovery in the Central Coast a Major Find
With the recent discovery of cold-water corals in Finlayson Channel, Central Coast stewardship leaders have even more reason to protect the diverse web of wildlife through marine protected areas (MPAs).
Lessons in Co-governance: Ensuring FSC Access to Dungeness Crab
Drawing upon years of intensive research, surveys and multi-general knowledge, Central Coast First Nations say closures at key locations will maintain healthy crab populations.
A New Vision for Salmon Monitoring and Stewardship on the Central Coast
This new report outlines a framework for increased salmon monitoring and stewardship to support recovery and conservation of salmon along the Central Coast.
Job Opportunity: Applied Quantitative Biologist
CCIRA is searching for an Applied Quantitative Biologist who will help with quantitative data analyses and contribute to fisheries management and science processes.
Common Voice: Issue #12, December 2020
Our latest newsletter — Common Voice: Issue #12 — is available. Click to learn more!
Vicki Sahanatien: Arctic to the Central Coast
CCIRA welcomes Vicki Sahanatien as our new Program Director, Marine Planning & Conservation!
Charlotte Whitney: Back to the Central Coast
CCIRA is thrilled to welcome Charlotte Whitney to the team, as our new Program Director, Fisheries Management & Science.
Adapting to Climate Change on the Central Coast
With the full research paper published in the journal Ecology and Society, we share insights from CCIRA’s Charlotte Whitney and the Central Coast community members she interviewed about their perceptions and approaches
to climate change.
Tracking Salmon Abundance in the Pacific Ocean
As salmon populations continue to decline across the Central Coast and beyond, researchers are looking to the open ocean to help understand salmon survival dynamics.
