Conversations for a One Planet Region

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Thursday, February 21st, 2019
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Eating With Our Ocean Ecosystem: Fisheries In A One Planet Region with speakers Jim McIsaac and T Buck Suzuki. Free admission.

Come and be a part of a conversation held by Jim McIssac – Executive Director of the T Buck Suzuki Foundation.

He will be addressing our local fisheries, eating within our local ecosystem, and the challenges and opportunities in a rapidly evolving ecosystem like ours. We know the importance of our oceans and waterways, but Jim McIssac will be able to lead a more in-depth conversation about multiple facets of these important parts of the environment.

Biography for Jim McIssac: Jim McIsaac is the Executive Director of the TBuck Suzuki Foundation. He also sits on the executive of the Canadian Independent Fish Harvesters Federation and coordinates the BC Commercial Fishing Caucus, a leadership group with 14 organizations in the BC fishing industry. Jim is involved in fisheries management and integrated marine planning in BC, including the Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area, the Marine Planning Partnership of the North Pacific, West Coast Aquatic, Norther Shelf MPA network, Gwaii Haanas, Scott Island NWA, Hecate Sponge Reef MPA, and various IFMP processes. Over the last decade he has participated in various research initiatives, including: the Canadian Fisheries Research Network, the Ocean Modelling Forum on Herring, the Local Catch Core Values initiative, the Fisheries Value to Community study, and various ecosystem based management (EBM) initiatives.

https://creativelyunited.org/event/eating-with-our-ocean-ecosystem-fisheries-in-a-one-planet-region-with-jim-mcissac/