Don’t greenwash the blue economy

To date, most of the protected areas are in offshore areas, avoiding nearshore areas that contain carbon-sequestering ecosystems like kelp beds, seagrasses, and salt marshes. This will have to change.
Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan's 2019 mandate letter featured a pledge to create a blue-economy strategy.

Last week, Canada announced a new pledge to sustainably manage 100 per cent of our ocean by 2025. The commitment, which was also sig...

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