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BC
Stewardship Centre
Community
Advisors
Education
Coordinators
Habitat
Partnership Coordinators
Oceans
Outreach
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Stewardship and
Community Involvement
Regulations and enforcement alone are not enough to
protect fish and fish habitat; a combination of these with a proactive
approach are required. Canadians may play a role in safeguarding one of
the country's natural treasures by acting as stewards of our fisheries resources.
This website provides resources to assist Canadians in the Pacific
Region in their stewardship and community involvement activities.
 Stewardship, simply stated, means Canadians –
including landowners and other individual citizens, private companies
and volunteers – are caring for our land, air and water, and
sustaining the natural processes on which life depends. (Canada
Stewardship Agenda: Naturally Connecting Canadians, 2002)
In Pacific Region, Fisheries and Oceans Canada has a long history of
stewardship and community involvement through initiatives such as the
Salmonid Enhancement Program. The concept of stewardship goes beyond
legal obligations to encompass moral obligations and a sense of
responsible care. It refers
to a wide range of actions and activities of individuals, communities,
groups and organizations acting alone or in partnership, to promote,
monitor and conserve and restore freshwater and oceans ecosystems.
The Oceans, Habitat and Enhancement Branch (OHEB) Stewardship and Community
Involvement (SCI) unit website provides a listing of Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Pacific Region's Community
Involvement Program, School
Programs, Partnerships, and Programs
and Initiatives that help to support stewardship, community involvement and
outreach.
On this site you will also find Tools for
Stewardship, an Events listing, a
variety of stewardship Newsletters, and
information about our Community Advisors.
For more information, feel free to Contact
Us directly.
Our
regional guiding principles are consistent with those of the Canada
Stewardship Agenda and the
national Oceans Sector Stewardship Framework. They recognize and
confirm that Stewardship is implemented at the local level, recognizing
the diverse social and economic conditions and introduces integrated
planning as a concept. These
principles reflect the Department's regional
needs to guide Fisheries and Oceans Canada stewardship activities.
Contact Joanne Day,
Information Coordinator, Oceans, Habitat & Enhancement Branch for more
details. Telephone: 604-666-6614; fax 604-666-0417 and e-mail dayj@pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca.
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