Declan Dawson Taylor

Lover of water in all its forms–especially icebergs, morning mist, petrichor rain, Pacific swell, powder snow, and iced coffee 🌊

[Declan Dawson Taylor @Declan_D_Taylor]

CGL has been issued another fine for failing to comply with environmental requirements. The @BCOGC needs to take a stronger stance. From headwaters to the ocean, salmon–and the people who depend on them–deserve better from our environmental regulators.

@Dave_Eby #OceanConsvnUBC

[Declan Dawson Taylor @Declan_D_Taylor]

@FishOceansCAN has eschewed their monitoring responsibilities while CGL construction continues to pollute salmon rivers and kill fish. Neither @Dave_Eby nor @JoyceMurray have mobilized their ministries/offices to issue stop work orders.

#OceanConsvnUBC

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[Declan Dawson Taylor @Declan_D_Taylor]

@EmGLim @JJ_Farr99 @BamfieldMSC @SaraWuitchik @JennaFleet Omg outing my buzz cut to the internet!! So much fun to work with you Em, thanks for all the help and support <3

[Declan Dawson Taylor @Declan_D_Taylor]

We don't know what is causing those poor cucs to waste but we're pretty sure it isn't acute heat stress! A pleasure to work at @BamfieldMSC with @JJ_Farr99, @SaraWuitchik, @EmGLim, Jenna, & Dan! Additional support from @mountroyal4u.

#OceanConsvnUBC
https://t.co/HXjrcji0cM

[Declan Dawson Taylor @Declan_D_Taylor]

@SaraWuitchik @JJ_Farr99 @EmGLim @BamfieldMSC @mountroyal4u Ahhhh so exciting!!!

[Declan Dawson Taylor @Declan_D_Taylor]

"but first of all there is love."

#oceanoptimism #OceanConsvnUBC

[Marianne Teoh @marianne_teoh]

“When it comes to the ocean…there is science, there is policy, there is technology - but first of all there is love” - @andreamenard at the @IMPAC5 opening ceremony, reminding us all why we are here. #IMPAC5 #oceanoptimism

[Declan Dawson Taylor @Declan_D_Taylor]

We just can't keep doing this to ourselves.

#BanBottomTrawling in #MPAs.
#OceanConsvnUBC

[Project Seahorse (@projectseahorse.bsky.social) @projectseahorse]

The @IUCN has issued guidance that all member states should #BanBottomTrawling in #MPAs
Yet #BottomTrawlers continue to drag heavy nets and chains through important marine ecosystems.
This needs to be a focus of discussion at @IMPAC5Canada if we want to #ProtectBlueNature 🌏

[Declan Dawson Taylor @Declan_D_Taylor]

Excited to learn more about Indigenous-led conservation from @thenarwhalca, very cool that they're creating a position specifically for this! Hoping to feel enriched and challenged learning more about these lands and waters.

#OceanConsvnUBC

[The Narwhal @thenarwhalca]

📣 New job alert! 📣

The Narwhal is eager to take the lead from an Indigenous editor to ramp up our coverage of Indigenous-led conservation! Application deadline: Jan. 26. Spread the word! https://t.co/sYLslntFTF

[Declan Dawson Taylor @Declan_D_Taylor]

If @SeanCGodwin called the new DFO fish farms report "one of the worst pieces of science I’ve ever seen come out of a government agency”, we (& Minister @JoyceMurray) should be *seriously* worried abt the muzzling of DFO scientists.

#OceanConsvnUBC
https://t.co/haPwm7oDU5

[Declan Dawson Taylor @Declan_D_Taylor]

Go read @Reynolds_JohnD's fantastic thread concerning the new DFO fish farms report.

Sixteen of the wisest salmon scientists on our coast have released a constructive & important critique that I sincerely hope the Honourable @JoyceMurray lends due consideration.

#OceanConsvnUBC

[John Reynolds @Reynolds_JohnD]

Here is an open letter to The Honourable @JoyceMurray, Minister of Fisheries & Oceans, critiquing the recent report by her staff on links between salmon farms and sea lice. 7 key points are summarized in this thread. Try to read through to the last one. https://t.co/7gHJjryp44

[Declan Dawson Taylor @Declan_D_Taylor]

"The flamingos only began visiting Mumbai in significant numbers in the 1990s. As the city grew, so did the volume of untreated sewage flowing into Thane Creek, nurturing the algae."

#OceanConsvnUBC

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[Declan Dawson Taylor @Declan_D_Taylor]

Disappointing that @Transport_gc is opting out of the UN heavy fuel oil ban for the Arctic. Hopefully there is a plan to help retrofit sea lift & other vessels soon so that toxic HFO emissions don't continue to pollute.

@Canada #OceanConsvnUBC

[NunavutWatch @NunavutWatch]

Russia and Canada opt out of voluntary heavy fuel oil ban for Arctic, while the European Arctic is already exempt under the voluntary ban
https://t.co/HE66oftLti

[Declan Dawson Taylor @Declan_D_Taylor]

Thanks to @RochelleBaker1 it's easy to follow the lastest with the new Northern Shelf Bioregion network of #MPAs . 17 coastal FN are working with @DFO_Pacific to protect the Great Bear Sea; I hope these turn out to be more than paper parks.

#OceanConsvnUBC #marineprotectedareas

[Rochelle Baker @RochelleBaker1]

"It's such a huge achievement," said NDP Minister @Josie_Osborne on the unveiling of B.C.'s blueprint for a vast network of marine protected areas (MPAs) after a decade of work between First Nations and senior governments. #biodiversity https://t.co/JGUEJ7Rouq

[Declan Dawson Taylor @Declan_D_Taylor]

Cool story from Hakai and SFU on Fraser River landslides and their impacts on marine fish species!

[Jeremy Venditti @VendittiLab]

Want to learn about the connections between #geomorphology and #salmon? Check out the latest episode of Bare Earth: https://t.co/HNw4nSGS9u
@LandslideSalmon @HakaiInstitute @HakaiGeospatial @SFU @SFUENV @FraserBasin @Fraser_Salmon @NSERC_CRSNG @UNBC @Uvic 1/2