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Here you will find information about the Marine Stewardship Initiative – an initiative whose goal is to share capacity to protect the diverse economic, ecological, cultural, and social values associated with Átl’ k a7tsem/Howe Sound’s ocean and freshwater. The Initiative has created a centralized interactive map that pulls together information about the Sound’s ocean to support informed decision-making, collaborative management, marine spatial planning, and community education.
Átl’ k a7tsem/Howe Sound is within the traditional ancestral and unceded territory of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) and borders the Tsleil-waututh, Sechelt and Musqueam Nations’ territories. Átl’ k a7tsem is one of three Squamish Nation place names for the Sound. The region is an ecologically rich area that sits directly adjacent to the growing metropolis of Vancouver. As such, it is representative of many parts of the world, where post-contact development confronts socio-ecological integrity.
This initiative brings together information related to Átl’ k a7tsem/Howe Sound’s human communities and nature in a format that allows for visualizing overlapping use of spaces and values.
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