#Starfish for Saturday.

#MarineAnimals #Wsanec #seaweed #SeaCreatures #wildlife #MarineLife #Lowtide #VancouverIsland #nature #ProtectOceans #Cascadia #PacificNorthwest #PNW #VanIsle #WildFirst #ProtectTheWild

The purple #seastar aka #OchreSeastar - Pisaster ochraceus - is one of the most commonly found #starfish along the coasts of #BritishColumbia. You can see they have thousands of tiny feet on their legs to help them move around.

The purple sea star is considered a #KeystoneSpecies & an essential indicator of #OceanHealth in #intertidal zone.

#WildlifeWednesday #SeaCreatures #MarineAnimals #wildlife #ProtectOceans #SupportMPAs #WildFirst #HealthyOceansHealthyPlanet #Environmentalist #nature #photography #WhatsInMyHand #MarineLife #LookAndLearn #educational #MarineBiology #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #SalishSea

Earth's #oceans are under ongoing #ecocide threats. Human industry has contributed to increased ocean temperatures, killing of ecosystems & marine life.
We need healthy oceans for sustainable life on this planet.

If you're in BC - please check out & support #SeaChange #nonprofit society:

https://seachangesociety.com/

#ProtectOceans #MPAs #conservation #Ecological #environmental #ClimateChange #StopEcocide #BanCorporateLobbyists #StopCorporateWelfare #OneEarth #HealthyOceansHealthyPlanet #MarineLife #OceanLife #ecosystems #StopOceanPollution #CleanUpOceans #degrowth #OurSharedFuture #biodiversity #StopGreenwashing

'Currently, #BritishColumbia is one of the few #coastal #jurisdictions in #NorthAmerica that does not have a coastal #marine #strategy or #law , instead relying on a combination of #regulations administered by various #governments & ministries. With #shoreline development largely left to the discretion of municipalities, these different #ZoningBylaws, #development #PermitAreas & official #CommunityPlans have resulted in #inconsistent #protections .'
https://wwf.ca/stories/critical-need-for-a-coastal-marine-strategy-bc/

#PNW #ProtectOceans

Throughout the #SalishSea - thousands of #derelict #CrabPots still collect #DungenessCrabs , leaving the creatures #trapped & reducing the harvest.
#NorthwestStraitsFoundation is getting ready for upcoming #fieldwork to address the issue.
The #nonprofit is in the second year of a program to find & remove derelict crab pots.

https://www.goskagit.com/townnews/school/program-searches-for-derelict-crab-pots-solutions/article_4b7b935a-c2a8-11ed-8baf-37f4907ee310.html

#Marine #pollution #KeepOceansClean #PNW #PacificNorthwest #PacificOcean #ProtectOceans #BritishColumbia #WashingtonState #environmental #CleanUp