Abstract The creation of a marine protected area in British Columbia is a political process that must reconcile the wants of several jurisdictions and interests. One forum for consultation and reconciliation is a consensus process, where individuals representing differing interests engage in long-term, face-to-face discussions, seeking agreement on strategy, plans, policies, and actions. LeRoy, S.,
Taco Niet and Dr. Ged McLean of the Institute for Integrated Energy Systems, University of Victoria presents a renewable energy plan for Race Rocks. This paper was presented at the 11th Canadian Hydrogen conference, June 17, 2001 in Victoria. See the PDF: tacopaper Abstract: Race Rocks is a small archipelago located just Southwest of Victoria,
Taco Niet of University of Victoria does a Master’s Thesis on modeling Tidal Energy for Race Rocks, 2000. Abstract of thesis and articles included.
Since the provincial government does not have jurisdiction over fishing, the waters of Race Rocks and some other marine ecological reserves are protected by the Federal government’s Rockfish Conservation Area strategy. This program prevents fishing in the reserve. The problem is that it may not be permanent, so continued protection of all of the organisms
Part 5: SCIENCE AND PLANNING FOR THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE Gaps in Research for the Race Rocks Pilot Marine Protected Area. From a workshop held at Pearson College in April, 1999 on the publication of an Ecosystem Overview database by Garry Fletcher. The workshop addressed the issue of gaps in research in the afternoon session. The
Excerpt from: Michael Hawkes, M.W. 1994. Conserving Marine Ecosystems: Are British Columbia’s Marine Protected Areas Adequate? Chap. 28 in: Biodiversity in British Columbia: Our Changing Environment, edited by E. McCullum & L. Harding. Environment Canada: Vancouver. With permission from: Michael W. Hawkes Department of Botany University of British Columbia University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1