We're sure most of you TRT members are big marine, fish, and ocean conservationists and so we're proud to see that concerned citizens in Canada are also taking a stand.  In doing so, they've urged the government to create a conservation program to protect and manage the wild salmon population.  That program is the Wild Salmon Policy.  

Based on this policy, the Watershed Watch Salmon Society and the David Suzuki Foundation have joined forces to write a report on the matter called "Knowledge Integration in Salmon Conservation and Sustainability Planning."  This report serves to continue the conservation and restoration of Pacific Salmon for the benefit of all Canadians.  

The plan focuses on another report--one also written by the David Suzuki Foundation--called Returning Salmon.  Returning Salmon evaluates the Wild Salmon policy and looks at other federal, regional, and provincial government initiatives and how they can all be combined.  We learn that improved and integrated planning with clear focuses on combining all programs should be our objective.  

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Freelance writer, photographer and blogger Wendee Holtcamp considers herself a bohemian in every sense of the word--even in the marine sense! She's done some of the unthinkable and in most people's cases, unimaginable--traveled the world, seen several sea turtles, dived with sharks, lived in a one-room log cabin and toured the tropical rainforests of Australia. She also lives to tell about it--and more so, lives to write about it, using her experiences to publish countless articles, blog posts, and even to start writing a memoir. 

Wendee was kind enough to answer some of The Reef Tank's questions for her on her marine experiences (hanging out with sharks and sea turtles, snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reef, and experiencing coastal Alaska are just a few of the many amazing things she's done!)

One thing's for sure--her adventures won't be over for a while!

Tell me about your Bohemian Adventures blog. Why do you call yourself a bohemian?

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A reminder for our readers–today is the last day to enter the GBD giveaway to win a Vertex Mocean 2000 oscillating wavemaker. The Vertex Mocean turns your aquarium return into a rotating wavemaker, capable of turning 360 degrees and able to handle 2,000gph of flow. To enter become see the giveaway page: GBD | Become [...] Related posts:

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Marine reserves are increasingly important for species that are being forced by climate change to move to a new home, adapt to new conditions or die. Biologists have now compared the relative benefits of large and small protected areas in perpetuating populations. Interestingly they have also found a coral species that has developed the "skills" to cope with rising temperatures.

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Source: The Saipan Tribune
February 27, 2010

Washington, D.C. - Gov. Benigno R. Fitial voiced his continued support for coral reef conservation in the Commonwealth of the Northerm Mariana Islands (CNMI) when he spoke before the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, in Washington D.C.

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Source: Tampa Bay Online
February 26, 2010

Mother Nature is not cooperating with a human effort to nudge damaged coral reefs in the Florida Keys back into robust colorful brilliance.

The program to propagate coral reefs that stretch from Key Largo to the Dry Tortugas has fallen to a group of scientists with The Florida Aquarium, the University of Florida, and the National Marine Sanctuary Program.

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Source: The Nature Conservancy
February 25, 2010

Miami, Florida - The influx of cold water from Florida and Biscayne bays appears to be responsible for January's coral deaths in nearshore waters of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, according to an assessment by reef biologists. Fortunately, offshore reefs most frequented by divers and sportfishers were buffered by the warmer waters of the Florida Current and spared severe impact.

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Source: The Pacific News Center
February 25, 2010

Guam - Governor Felix Camacho called on members of the Coral Reef Task Force to support Guam's Military Buildup Program with assistance in permitting certain projects and mitigation for the loss of resources affected by those projects.

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