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From YouTube: JUNE 8 2021 Statements Jordan Sturdy
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
2nd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
west
vancouver
city
to
sky-
thank
you,
mr
speaker.
Mr
speaker
today
marks
the
united
nations
world's
oceans
day
and
in
a
coastal
province
like
british
columbia.
We
have
a
great
deal
to
appreciate
yet
at
the
same
time,
we
need
to
address
some
of
the
greatest
threats
against
our
ocean's
health.
The
ocean
covers
more
than
70
of
the
planet
and
we
depend
on
it
to
produce
at
least
50
percent
of
the
planet's
oxygen.
As
you
may
also
understand,
it's
a
main
source
of
protein
for
more
than
a
billion
people
around
the
world.
A
We
also
depend
on
the
ocean
for
our
global
economy
and
the
united
nations
estimates.
40
million
people
will
be
employed
in
ocean-based
industries
by
2030..
However,
with
90
percent
of
the
big
fish
populations,
depleted
and
50
percent
of
the
coral
reefs
on
their
way
to
destruction,
we
must
we
are
clearly
not
on
a
sustainable
path.
A
The
ocean's
life
and
livelihoods
is
the
theme
for
worlds
ocean's
day
in
2021,
while
the
coastline
of
british
columbia
stretches
954
kilometers
from
the
tip
of
southern
vancouver
island
to
the
community
of
stuart,
it
actually
totals
more
than
25
000
kilometers.
When
all
the
island
coastlines
are
included,
people
work
and
live
all
over
this
coast,
and
we
must
acknowledge
its
importance
as
a
significant
part
of
our
provincial
economy.
A
Our
ocean-based
industries
account
for
17
billion
dollars
worth
of
economic
activity
annually
and
employ
170
000
british
columbians
and
coastal
communities
stretching
from
the
salish
sea
right
up
to
the
alaskan
border.
In
2019,
total
sales
of
primary
seafood
production
in
british
columbia
amounted
to
1.1
billion
dollars,
but
sustainability
is
a
key,
mr
speaker,
and
given
the
size
of
the
problem,
it
is
complex.
A
Among
other
concerns,
the
health
future
health
of
our
oceans
will
be
dependent
on
our
global
collective
efforts
to
effectively
manage
on
and
offshore
fisheries,
prevent
the
introduction
of
plastics
into
the
ocean
environment
and
have
a
credible
carbon
plan.
Mr
speaker,
we
must
add
our
voice
in
support
of
the
united
nations,
object,
sustainable,
objective,
14,
conserve
and
sustainably
use
the
ocean
seas
and
marine
resources
by
2030.