Chevron Canada voluntarily relinquished the last oil and gas development licences off Canada's Pacific Coast early this February a move, environmental advocacy groups, say is a major win for conservation efforts.
Some 250 years ago, Pacific herring existed so abundantly in the Salish Sea that the Lekwungen Peoples would rake them from the ocean. Today, more than a century of settlers overfishing this species continues to have impacts on regional bird life.