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Coastal B.C. (Images from Vancouver Island and surrounding archipelagos, including the Gulf and San Juan Islands, Georgia Straight and the Fraser River Delta) – The coast of British Columbia stretches for mile upon mile with endless islands, channels and intermingling ecosystems. Often isolated and a haven for wildlife, these waters are nourished by the constantly moving water of the tides and currents. Marine species that inhabit this seasonally productive coastline include transient and resident orca, dolphin and porpoise species, baleen whales, seals and sea lions, as well as numerous sea bird and fish species. This temperate coast also supports some of the largest forests in the world, and is home to the world’s largest biomass. Huge river systems snake their way from deep inland to the fiords and river deltas along the coast. The constant flow of water from the forests to the ocean permits salmon to return to these shores and swim up the rivers to spawn. This act replenishes the forest with the bodies of the old and the sea with the life of the new. I have had the privilege to explore these waters as an Orca guide spending multiple hours a day with these intelligent, amazing animals.
