Excellent day of meetings with Provincial Ghost Gear Working Group. This summer we, supported by Coastal Action, will conduct shoreline and deep water cleanups throughout the south & southwest coasts to retrieve abandon or lost fishing gear (and any other debris we encounter).

This week our staff had the opportunity to attend the Workshop on Advanced Benthic Surveying Tools for Marine Science. The workshop offered an amazing experience learning about the latest tools and methods for sample and imagery collection, annotation and data management.

PUBLIC CONSULTANTS ON WIND ENERGY PROJECT This coming week World Energy will be holding a series of public consultations on proposed wind energy project. Note: we are not involved with this proposed project, just sharing the public notice for those that might be interested.

19th ANNUAL ENVIRONMENT WEEK STUDENT ART CONTEST This year’s theme is ”how climate change impacts our marine environment & coastal areas”. Open to all primary & elementary students in NL. Details emailed to all schools. If you did not receive contact [email protected]

We are very much looking forward to hosting and mentoring a student (or two) this summer through Ocean Careers Immersion Program

WORLD OCEANS DAY 2023 Yesterday we celebrated World Oceans Day with the students of St. James Elementary and St. James Regional High School in Channel-Port aux Basque We were joined by our partners DFO_NL, Qalipu First Nation , and NL Dept of Fisheries Forestry and Agriculture

WEST COAST CLIMATE WORKSHOPS We are pleased to be partnering to host a series of community conversations on climate change and adaptation. 3 sessions for western NL all open to public. Registration and additional info on poster

Atlantic Society of Fish and Wildlife Biologists We welcome the Atlantic Society of Fish and Wildlife Biologists (ASFWB) to Corner Brook for their 2023 annual meeting. We hope your time here will be both productive and enjoyable.

There are many issues, ranging from stream bank erosion / siltation to obstructions to passage, that affect fish habitat on our streams and rivers. We’ve used a drone to survey waterways in & around Hare Bay on Great Northern Peninsula, as part of a project funded by FCAS-FCSA

PUBLIC SESSIONS We are pleased to be partnering with Harris Centre and others to host a series of public sessions to hear from you what needs to be done not just to adapt but to thrive in the face of climate change. Be sure to register today (see images for more info)

We were part of this important work, having surveyed culverts throughout western NL, Burgeo highway, Hampton, Baie Verte & Springdale regions. We look forward to now working with Fisheries and Oceans to restore connectivity in areas where barriers to fish passage have been identified

There is a very interesting and innovative initiative taking place, looking at marine biomass in Elmastukwek (Bay of Islands). A public meeting is being held to share details of this exciting research. See attached image for more information

END-OF-LIFE FISHING GEAR COMMUNITY COLLECTION EVENT We are pleased to provide fishers in Burgeo region with an opportunity to have their end-of-life fishing gear recycled, at no cost to them. See image for details. Canadian Centre for Fisheries Innovation Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture NL DFO_NL FFAW-Unifor

Town of Burgeo help prevent ghost-gear by responsibly disposing of your used fishing gear. Bring any old nets, ropes, traps, cages, and pots to us at the lot next to the Fire Hall between 10am - 4pm tomorrow (Tuesday). All gear collected will be recycled.

Hey Southwest Coast friends, have any old traps, nets, ropes, or pots laying around? If stored along the shoreline it’s at risk of washing into the ocean and causing harm as "ghost gear". Lets dispose of used fishing gear responsibly - bring it for recycling. Details below

OCEAN HERO - JULY Eugene Hynes of Avalon Pond Cleanups is our Ocean Hero for July. Visit our Facebook page to learn more about Avalon Pond Cleanups and how you can nominate someone as an Ocean Hero.