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Consultation Regarding Recovery Actions for the Southern Resident Killer Whales
Author: Linda Nowlan
Publication Date: May 2019
Pages: 6
Topics: Marine law, southern resident killer whales
Stronger Laws for Marine Mammals in Canada
Author: Linda Nowlan, Maryann Watson
Publication Date: April 2019
Pages:
Topics: Marine mammals, oceans, MPAs
Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Transport and Communications Regarding Bill C-48, the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act
Author: Gavin Smith
Publication Date: April 2019
Pages: 12
Topics: Bill C-48, Oil Tanker Moratorium Act
Sustaining healthy fisheries, waters and economies: Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Bill C-68
Author: Multiple authors
Publication Date: March 2019
Pages: 12
Topics: Fisheries Act, Bill C-68
Bill C-55: Stronger Legal Protection for Marine Space in Canada
Author: Linda Nowlan, WCEL, Susanna Fuller, Oceans North, Sigrid Kuehnemund, WWF-Canada
Publication Date: February 2019
Pages: 8
Topics: Bill C-55, Oceans Act, marine protection
WCELA Submission to the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans on M-154: Situation of Endangered Whales
Author: Maryann Watson, Marine Scientist, Linda Nowlan, Staff Lawyer
Publication Date: November 2018
Pages: 13
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Revitalizing Haíɫzaqv Law for Land, Air and Water: Telling the RELAW Story
Author: Heiltsuk Tribal Council, Heiltsuk Integrated Resource Management Department, West Coast Environmental Law,
Publication Date: October 2018
Pages: 10
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Caretakers of the Land and its People: Why Indigenous Trapline Holders’ Legal Rights and Responsibilities Matter for Everyone
Author: Bud Napoleon and Hannah Askew, With contributions from Siumshun (Richard Billy), Erica Stahl, Nico McKay, Yasmeen Peer, and Christina Clemente
Publication Date: August 2018
Pages: 92
Topics: Trappers' rights, trapline governance, Indigenous law, cumulative effects
Stress-Free Seas: Consistent Protection and Governance Standards for Canada's Marine Protected Area Laws
Author: West Coast Environmental Law Association
Publication Date: July 2018
Pages: 26
Topics: Marine protected areas (MPAs), marine protection standards
Infographic: Oil and Marine Protection Don’t Mix
Author: Linda Nowlan, Maryann Watson, Stephanie Hewson
Publication Date: July 2018
Pages: 1
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