For maintenance purposes, the Canadian Coast Guard is replacing one of the generators necessary to power Race Rocks. This piece of equipment is a 25kW Diesel generator located in the engine room situated in the southern part of the island. Hopefully, in the next decade, we will be able to switch to renewable energy to move a step further toward our goal of sustainability for the islands and protection of the environment.
This video was made by Ryan Murphy and Paulina Ponce de Leon in October of 2000.
For maintenance purposes, the Canadian Coast Guard is replacing one of the generators necessary to power Race Rocks. This piece of equipment is a 25kW Diesel generator located in the engine room situated in the southern part of the island. Hopefully, in the next decade, we will be able to switch to renewable energy to move a step further toward our goal of sustainability for the islands and protection of the environment.
This video was made by Ryan Murphy and Paulina Ponce de Leon in October of 2000
On September 14, Canada’s minister of fisheries and oceans endorsed a plan that will make the waters surrounding Race Rocks, a small nine-islet archipelago, the first official marine protected area in Canada. Commercial fishing and most sport fishing will be off-limits in the MPA, which will measure a little less than one square mile, or 2.6 sq. km, in area. Race Rocks is located on the southernmost end of the nation’s Pacific coast (MPA News 1:8).
Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) designated Race Rocks in 1998 as one of several “pilot MPAs”, part of a strategy to determine whether those areas should be formally designated as MPAs and how they could best be managed (MPA News 1:1).
Building an ambitious national MPA program from the ground up, Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has established six “pilot MPAs” in the past year and has plans for more soon. With an adaptive approach that emphasizes scientific research and the testing of protection strategies, DFO seeks to “learn by doing”: through its pilots, it will determine whether the areas should be formally designated as MPAs and how they can best be managed, say officials.
DFO assumed responsibility for coordinating the nation’s marine protected area programs in 1997 with the launch of Canada’s Oceans Act, and it has moved quickly since then to set aside coastal and deepwater sites. Four pilot MPAs now exist on the West Coast (Race Rocks, Gabriola Passage, Endeavor Hot Vents, and Bowie Seamount) and two off the Maritimes on the East Coast (Basin Head and Sable Gully). Of these six, Basin Head is the newest, announced in June. DFO officials in Newfoundland, Quebec, and Canada’s Arctic are expected to announce pilot MPAs in their respective areas in the coming year or two. Draft management plans for the existing pilot MPAs could be ready by early next year.
For research, collection activities or commercial use of the ecological reserve.
Introduction:
The ecological reserve of Race Rocks is a transition zone between the inner coastal waters of Pedder Bay and the open Pacific Ocean. Due to this unique geographical location, it is home to an exceptional variety of marine life. This provides many unique opportunities for research or filming to be carried out on the reserve. However, it also means that the environmental impact of such activities on the ecosystem of Race Rocks must be carefully considered to ensure the sustainability of the biodiversity that is present here.
Therefore, the questions in this application form have been designed to find out the precise objectives and procedures of the proposed project and the anticipated environmental impact on Race Rocks. In addition to this, the opportunity to live on Race Rocks whilst carrying out research means that details are required by Lester B. Pearson College in order to arrange this for you.
Preservation of ecological values is the ultimate management priority and in the event of conflict, these values take precedence over the provision of research facilities. This permit must be returned to the Race Rocks Operating Committee for preliminary approval. A copy will forwarded to the Ecological Reserve Branch for final approval.
If you require the use of the Light Tower, arrangements must be made directly with the Canadian Coast Guard Office in Victoria.
BASIC INFORMATION:(Type directly in the spaces provided)
(1) Individual(s) surname(s) First names
(2) Company/Society name
(3) Major shareholders or principals. Attach names and addresses.
(4) Company inc.no/Society no.
(5) Company/Society mailing address
(6) Business phone
Home phone
Fax
E-mail
URL of your Web Site if available
(7) BC parks requires minimum public liability insurance coverage of$ 1,000,000. Will you be able to obtain this?
Yes No
(8) If paid employees are employed on site as part of your project please
provide proof of BC Worker’s Compensation coverage or suitable
substitute insurance.
Worker’s Comp #
DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY
(9) Area of research
Please fax a map detailing the area(s) where you will be carrying out the research.
(10) Detailed plan of research:
A) Study Overview and Rationale.( briefly describe the project and what you are trying to achieve).
B) Objectives ( briefly state the objectives of the project)
C) Methodology:
D) End Products:What are the end products of the research? Please be aware that final copies of reports must be made available in electronic form to the Race Rocks Operating Committee. Copies of slides, pictures, raw footage, videos produced etc.. must be made available to the Race Rocks Archive in the Lester Pearson College Library.
(11) Please detail your experience and involvement in the Race Rocks area.
(12) Please indicate the dates that you wish to carry out the research.
(13) Do you plan to stay at Race Rocks for this time? (See description of accommodation, and book the facility with the operating committee well in advance of the intended visit.)
(14) We require a component of Lester Pearson College student involvement for projects done on the reserve. Please indicate below how you aim to do this?
Will staff or students require specialized training or certification for this research? If so, describe.
(15) Will the proposed project require construction of any temporary or permanent structures on Race Rocks? Describe including proposed location.
(16) Do you propose to use any existing facilities at Race Rocks?
(e.g. docks, tanks etc..)
(17) What assistance for transportation ( include times and dates) will be needed.
(18) Will the proposed research project affect or restrict other visitors coming to Race Rocks? Describe.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:
(19) What do you anticipate to be the environmental impact of the researchunder the following categories? Indicate how you intend to mitigate this impact.
A. Physical/Chemical
land, water, noise,
B. Ecological
habitat, species and populations
(20) Additional Comments
PLEASE SAVE THIS FORM TO YOUR COMPUTER
YOU MAY IT FAX TO : 250-391-2412
or e-mail as an attachment to: The Race Rocks Operating Committee
A copy will be forwarded by us to the Ecological Reserves Office. Receipt of the application will be acknowledged by e-mail.
The Original version of this permit was created by members of the Pearson College Environmental Systems class, March, 1997 Leah Gray, Kata Meszaros, Iro Tikkanen
