Archipelago examines oil spill response planning for British Columbia coastal wetlands, outlining environmental sensitivity, data gaps, and practical cleanup considerations to support effective preparedness, site-specific response strategies, and long-term protection of vulnerable marine and estuarine ecosystems.
A coastal habitat mapping system which has been done for the whole coast of the Pacific Northwest. ShoreZone started flying in BC and then moved on to Alaska (Washington and Oregon coastlines have been flown as well) to fly dozens of surveys over the years, collecting low tide imagery to use for classification into descriptive, biophysical spatial dataset.
One of the most remote places in Alaska that was surveyed for ShoreZone is Saint Lawrence Island, over 100 kilometres off the coast of Nome Alaska in the north Bering Sea. The survey there was done during summertime low tides, in one week in the middle of July 2013.
Located off the coast of British Columbia’s Haida Gwaii islands in Hecate Strait, the site of the proposed NaiKun wind energy project is said to offer some of the strongest and most consistent winds anywhere in the world—ideal conditions for a renewable energy initiative of this type. This region is also highly valued by residents and visitors alike for its natural beauty and unspoiled wilderness.
Archipelago implemented understory kelp salvage and recolonization measures to reduce temporary habitat loss from dredging, supporting faster ecological recovery and maintaining functional kelp habitats critical to local fish productivity.
Archipelago led environmental planning, design support, and monitoring for rocky reef habitat creation in Esquimalt Harbour, supporting effective construction, risk management, and post-construction assessment to establish functioning marine habitat within a complex harbour environment.
Archipelago conducted the marine environmental assessment for the Westcoast Connector Gas Transmission Project, evaluating habitats, seabed conditions, and environmental interactions to inform pipeline design, mitigation measures, and stakeholder engagement.
As part of an initiative to build Canada’s first offshore wind project, NaiKun Wind Energy Group—a British Columbia-based renewable energy company—engaged Archipelago to perform a marine environmental assessment of the region.
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