Central Coast marine plan 2015

The Central Coast Marine Plan is the result of a cooperative planning process led by the Heiltsuk, Kitasoo/Xai’Xais, Nuxalk and Wuikinuxv Nations (also referred to collectively within the plan as “the Central Coast Nations”) and the Province of BC on the Central Coast of BC as part of the broader First Nations-BC Marine Planning Partnership for the North Pacific Coast (MaPP) initiative. [...] The Heiltsuk, Kitasoo/Xai’Xais, Nuxalk and Wuikinuxv Nations and the Province of BC wish to acknowledge the financial support of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation through the MaPP Support Project at Tides Canada. [...] The plan has been jointly developed by the Heiltsuk, Kitasoo/Xai’Xais, Nuxalk and Wuikinuxv Nations and the Province of BC with input from the Central Coast Marine Plan Advisory Committee (MPAC), central coast communities, stakeholders, local governments and the broader public. [...] For the purposes of MaPP, the Central Coast extends from Laredo Channel and the northern tip of Aristazabal Island in the north to the southern limit of Rivers Inlet and Calvert Island. [...] In particular, the multitude of pressures on ocean health, a lack of economic diversity in the region, impacts of climate change and ocean acidification, inadequate protection of cultural and archaeological resources, health of fish and marine resources, and the lack of local benefits from the marine fisheries economy were key issues identified in the planning process.