PhoenixSerenity<p>'Currently, <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/BritishColumbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BritishColumbia</span></a> is one of the few <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/coastal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coastal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/jurisdictions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jurisdictions</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/NorthAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthAmerica</span></a> that does not have a coastal <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/marine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/strategy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>strategy</span></a> or <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> , instead relying on a combination of <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/regulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulations</span></a> administered by various <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/governments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governments</span></a> &amp; ministries. With <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/shoreline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shoreline</span></a> development largely left to the discretion of municipalities, these different <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ZoningBylaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZoningBylaws</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/development" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>development</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/PermitAreas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PermitAreas</span></a> &amp; official <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/CommunityPlans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityPlans</span></a> have resulted in <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/inconsistent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inconsistent</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/protections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protections</span></a> .'<br><a href="https://wwf.ca/stories/critical-need-for-a-coastal-marine-strategy-bc/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wwf.ca/stories/critical-need-f</span><span class="invisible">or-a-coastal-marine-strategy-bc/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/PNW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PNW</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ProtectOceans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectOceans</span></a></p>