Session Title
Session Description: Ecosystem Management, Policy, and Protection
Session Description
Session Title: Tribal and First Nations leadership on trans-boundary shipping safety and cultural resource protection
Panelists:
Roger Girourard, Canadian Coast Guard
CAPT Linda Sturgis, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound
Chad Bowechop, Makah Tribe, Office of Marine Affairs
John Konovsky, Tsleil-Waututh Nation
Terry Williams, Tulalip Tribes Natural Resources
Background:
Existing levels of vessel traffic carrying oil and hazardous materials, including crude oil and diluted bitumen, through the Salish Sea region carry a potential risk for a catastrophic oil spill. As traffic increases, so do the associated risks. The U.S. and Canadian federal governments, State of Washington, Province of British Columbia, Washington State Treaty Tribes, and Canadian First Nations share a mutual responsibility as resource trustees, traditional stewards, and regulators to cooperatively govern the areas of oil spill prevention, preparedness and response as well as marine environmental management. For the past decade, Tribes and First Nations have provided increasing leadership to protect their cultural resources, health, safety and the shared environment by working to ensure coordinated, efficient, and effective support of a range of efforts to reduce risks from oil and hazardous substance shipments within the Pacific Northwest.
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Keywords
Transboundary shipping, Cultural resource protection
Conference Track
SSE4: Ecosystem Management, Policy, and Protection
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2018: Seattle, Wash.)
Document Type
Event
SSEC Identifier
SSE4: Session Description
Start Date
5-4-2018 12:00 AM
End Date
5-4-2018 12:00 AM
Type of Presentation
Oral
Genre/Form
conference proceedings; presentations (communicative events)
Contributing Repository
Digital content made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Marine resources conservation--Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.); Water quality management--Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.); Ecosystem management--Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.)
Geographic Coverage
Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.)--Environmental conditions
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Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
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Tribal and First Nations leadership on trans-boundary shipping safety and cultural resource protection
