Projects

Deer Group Archipelago

October 14, 2020

In the early days of October 2020 we joined forces once again with Parley for the Oceans to tackle another remote area on the west coast of Vancouver Island in dire need of a good cleaning. This beautiful area is called the Deer Group, it's an archipelago near the famed Broken Island Group (a kayakers...

marine debris clean up, marine research, ocean clean up, ocean cleanup, restoration

Yellow Bluff & Catala Island

by Ben Armstrong

Projects

September 9, 2020

We managed to remove approximately 720kg of trash in just 3 days. Unfortunately the amount of debris found was closer to the 1500kg mark, we were forced to make some decisions as to what would have to be left behind on this trip....

marine debris clean up, marine research, ocean clean up, ocean cleanup, restoration

Kwalikum High School Presentation

by Ben Armstrong

Projects

January 1, 2020

A core value Rugged Coast holds is to educate the future stewards of not just our Ocean habitats, but all wild places. Early in 2020 Renny and Ben A. visited Kwalikum Secondary School in Qualicum BC. The grade 11/12 Outdoor Education class had been learning about the special environments in our local area and beyond....

Education, environmental education, marine advocacy, marine restoration, oc, ocean health, rugged coast, stewards of tomorrow

South Brooks Peninsula

by Ben Armstrong

Projects

June 4, 2019

Over the course of the 5 days we were able to collect 25 super sacs of debris from the shoreline. That equates to approximately 4-tons of trash removed from the eco system forever. Although this is a giant step to restoring this beautiful area, there is much more work to be done....

marine debris clean up, marine research, ocean clean up, ocean cleanup, restoration

Marine Debris Accumulation Mapping

by Ben Armstrong

Projects

January 9, 2018

What started as a passion to protect our playgrounds has morphed into a movement to instil hope and inspire others to take their passion beyond themselves and take action in their respective areas of the world....

bc coast, beautiful bc, marine advocacy, marine debris, marine research, ocean health, protect what you love, research

Deer Group Archipelago

Yellow Bluff & Catala Island

Kwalikum High School Presentation

South Brooks Peninsula

Marine Debris Accumulation Mapping

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