Transporting the personnel and equipment necessary to successfully complete research in these areas can be a challenge to say the least. Part of our mission is to enhance the understanding of our impact on these coastal habitats, which requires researchers to access them.
Please reach out to see how Rugged Coast can help with your upcoming or ongoing research projects.
Map marine plastic accumulation locations along BC’s west coast.
Determine the type and quantity of debris accumulating on the coast.
Prioritize macro plastic removal locations. Clean-up/ removal priority will be given to sensitive and important habitats that contain a high concentration of plastic debris.
Determine the rate of plastic accumulation on priority beaches. Ground surveys on priority beaches will occur post removal and an accumulation rate will be calculated.
Summer of 2017, RCRS completed shoreline surveys between Books Peninsula and Calvert Island. The survey results determined five main accumulation locations.
Summer of 2018, RCRS conducting surveys along Hesquait Peninsula and between Nootka Island and South Books Peninsula.
Summer of 2019, RCRS completed shoreline surveys between Port Hardy and Cape Scott.
Map suspended micro plastic accumulation locations along BC’s west coast.
Determine the type and quantity of suspended micro plastic accumulating on the coast.
Prioritize areas to test suspended micro plastic removal techniques.
Inform seafood harvesters about potential areas contaminated with microplastics.
