SOCIETY PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

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Marine Environment

• BC Ministry of Environment   
  [last updated: Jul 23/09]

  The general responsibilities of the BC Ministry of Environment are: - Environmental protection of water, land and air quality including climate change and environmental emergencies - Environmental stewardship of biodiversity, including wildlife, fish and protected areas - Park and wildlife recreation management, including hunting, angling, park recreation, and wildlife viewing - Environmental monitoring and enforcement including the Conservation Officer Service, and State of Environment reporting
  contact: In Vancouver call: 604 660-2421
  Elsewhere in B.C. call: 1 800 663-7867
  Outside B.C. call: 604 660-2421
  
  
  email: EnquiryBC@gov.bc.ca
  website: www.gov.bc.ca/env/
  
  

• David Suzuki Foundation   
  [last updated: Jul 6/09]

  Focusing on four program areas - oceans and sustainable fishing, forests and wild lands, climate change and clean energy, and the web of life - the David Suzuki Foundation uses science and education to promote solutions that help conserve nature.
  contact: Local: 604-732-4228 in the lower mainland
  Toll free: 1-800-453-1533 in the rest of Canada
  Fax: 604-732-0752
  email: contact@davidsuzuki.org
  website: www.davidsuzuki.org
  
  

• Georgia Strait Alliance   
  [last updated: Jul 23/09]

  The mission of the GSA is to protect and restore the marine environment and promote the sustainability of Georgia Strait, its adjoining waters and communities.
  contact: Main office: Nanaimo
  195 Commercial St., Nanaimo, BC V9R 5G5
  Ph: 250-753-3459
  Fax: 250-753-2567
  
  
  
  email: gsa@georgiastrait.org
  website: www.georgiastrait.org
  
  

• Sea Shepherd Conservation Society   
  [last updated: Jul 23/09]

  The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is a non-profit non-governmental organization involved with the investigation and documentation of violations of international laws, regulations, and treaties protecting marine wildlife species
  contact: CANADA
  PO Box 48446
  Vancouver, B.C. V7X 1A2
  
  Tel: 604-688-SEAL (7325)
  email: canada@seashepherd.org
  website: www.seashepherd.org