\u201cToday\u2019s decision highlights the importance of the government\u2019s $1.5 billion Oceans Protection Plan and the need to increase marine safety systems and strengthen the Canadian Coast Guard,\u201d said Dr. Richard Wiefelspuett, Executive Director of Clear Seas.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith added tanker traffic expected in the waters around the highly-populated Lower Mainland and on our coastlines, Canadians need to be assured that measures will be taken to improve marine communication systems and vessel traffic monitoring, increase towing capacity for rescue operations, and create valuable information sharing with indigenous and coastal communities,\u201d added Dr. Wiefelspuett.<\/p>\n
A recent poll commissioned by Clear Seas confirms that Canadians understand the importance of marine shipping for the economy, but many are concerned about the effective enforcement of marine safety policies and procedures. \u201cWhile today\u2019s announcement included a moratorium on crude oil tanker traffic on B.C.\u2019s northern coast, Clear Seas supports measures that prevent possible marine incidents from happening in the first place along all Canadian coastlines,\u201d said Dr. Wiefelspuett. \u201cThese measures include enhanced marine traffic information sharing, new navigation aids and aerial surveillance to improve marine safety.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dr. Wiefelspuett added that Clear Seas\u2019 research and ongoing engagement with indigenous and coastal communities confirms the importance of creating meaningful partnerships to help protect and safeguard our coastlines, now that these decisions have been made.<\/p>\n
About Clear Seas<\/strong><\/p>\n Based in Vancouver, B.C., Clear Seas is an independent, not-for-profit research centre that provides impartial and fact-based information about marine shipping in Canada, including risks, mitigation measures and best practices for safe and sustainable marine shipping.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cToday\u2019s decision highlights the importance of the government\u2019s $1.5 billion Oceans Protection Plan and the need to increase marine safety systems and strengthen the Canadian Coast Guard,\u201d said Dr. Richard Wiefelspuett, Executive Director of Clear Seas. \u201cWith added tanker traffic expected in the waters around the highly-populated Lower Mainland and on our coastlines, Canadians need…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":"","client_tools_sitemap_exclude":""},"class_list":["post-17466","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/clearseas.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/17466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/clearseas.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/clearseas.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clearseas.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/clearseas.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}