We invited Tony Pantages to join us for a Conversation That Matters about protecting wild salmon through the use of new tank materials and construction materials and processes.

We invited Dr. Scott Beatty of MarineLabs to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the importance of real-time wind and wave data and the long-term insights it provides to coastal communities and the plan for changing climatic conditions.

We invited Jason Hwang, the Vice President of Salmon at the Pacific Salmon Foundation, to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the state of salmon in BC.

We invited marine biologist Gareth Phillips to join us for a fascinating Conversation That Matters about the Great Barrier Reef and what we can all do to ensure it remains as healthy as possible.

We invited the Pacific Salmon Foundation’s Vice President for Salmon, Jason Hwang, to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the state of salmon.

We invited marine scientist Dr Richard Beamish to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the next step forward in understanding where our beloved salmon go and what we can do to help ensure their survival.

We invited Andrew Trites to join us for a Conversation That Matters about what is happening with the Southern Resident Orca Whale population.

To discuss what the shipping industry is doing to meet these concerns, issues, and regulations, we invited the President of the Chamber of Shipping, Robert Lewis-Manning, to join us for a Conversation That Matters about protecting our coastal waters.

Andrew Day, the past Executive Director of the Coastal Ocean Research Institute, which released its report card on Howe Sound, joins us this week on Conversations That Matter to share what we know, where are the gaps in our understanding and what the well-being of the Sound means to the south coast and the Salish Sea.

Bramham points out that life in the arctic revolves around ice. Without it, the cycle of life changes for all living creatures.

Everything you’ve heard about the oceans is true: the temperature is rising, acidification is increasing and sea levels are up. That is according to Dr. Scott Doney of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts.

When it comes to shipping safety on the West Coast and in Canada, the numbers speak for themselves. That is according to Robert Lewis-Manning, the President of the Chamber of Shipping in BC, on the state of the industry in the coastal waters of British Columbia.

Brian Riddell of the Pacific Salmon Foundation says the number of fish that have vanished is extraordinary and he, along with a host of other agencies on both sides of the Canada-US Border, are working to understand what is happening.

Kevin Obermeyer, CEO of Pacific Pilotage Authority Canada, says oil has been shipped on the coast of BC for more than 50 years without incident.