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Impacts of Climate Change on Shorelines, People, and Salmon: Nature-Based Approaches for Ecosystem Health

author Pacific Salmon Foundation
published year 2021
species Chinook, chum, coho, pink, sockeye
location Vancouver Island, British Columbia
subjects salmon, climate change, shoreline, estuary, sea level rise, Salish Sea
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This document provides an overview of climate-change impacts on the south and east coast of Vancouver Island, the impacts of hard armouring, the value of preserving natural shorelines, and how to use nature-based solutions as adaptation strategies for sea level rise.

Resilient Coasts for Salmon is an initiative by the Marine Science Program (a Pacific Salmon Foundation program).