6.6 Profiles of INDIVIDUALS WITH A CONTRIBUTION TO
MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

Role Models and Leaders in the promotion of Marine Environmental Sustainability.

To highlight from the page on sustainability: One way to have continuity of this theme may be to choose 10 individuals who are working to achieve sustainability of marine resources. Profile individuals who are "doing sustainability" in their professional or personal lives.
BC examples are:

• Dr. Pauly.. see Fishing Down Food webs
• Dr.Chan Ecosystem Services
• Dr. Andrew Weaver: Climate Change
• Tom Sampson First Nations Marine History and Culture
• Dr.Bill Reese and his work on the Ecological Footprint.
• Ramona de Graaf, BMS Community education for Forage Fish monitoring
• Nikki Wright, Eelgrass conservation and restoration for the BC Coast

The list should be very broad and could include

• community leaders
• scientists
• school children with salmon enhancement or storm drain marking projects
• stream-keepers
• educators
• enhancement societies
• first nations elders

By profiling such people, the concept of everyone's own role in personal responsibility for these issues may be highlighted In the takeaways section on getting involved in Issues of marine sustainability are outlined.

7.0 Educational Curricular Links

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