Home About us Marine planning Programs Resources Blog CCIRA CENTRAL COAST INDIGENOUS RESOURCE ALLIANCE Contact Common Voice Marine Plan implementation Central Coast First Nations take responsibility for and an interest in all resources in our territories. For Federal and Provincial governments marine jurisdiction is a complex issue. We will use this plan to engage all levels of government in creating positive change in our marine territories. At the same time, we recognize that government may not be willing to address some of the issues in our Plan. As such, we will also engage industry, environmental organizations and other third parties to implement our Plan. Mechanisms for realizing plan implementation include: Securing joint-management agreements with government to give the Central Coast First Nations’ jurisdiction and governing authority over our marine environment and its resources, which enable revenue and benefit sharing, and provides for equitable First Nations’ participation in economic development and capacity building; Acquiring specific resource tenures and licences through government negotiation, existing programs, and market buy-back; Developing partnerships with industry, environmental organizations and other third parties through memorandums of understanding, and impact-benefit or joint venture agreements; Affirming Aboriginal rights and title to our lands and resources through treaty, litigation and other means, as appropriate. Ideally, the vast majority of the goals and objectives in this plan will be achieved through direct negotiation with Provincial and Federal governments. This will require the same spirit of cooperation and mutual respect that occurred during the land use planning negotiations. It will also require an open-mind and willingness to move toward a more sustainable and equitable future for our marine territories and people. Photo Credit: Doug Neasloss Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Programs Implementation MaPP (Enhanced monitoring & enforcement) Lands coordination Central Coast Commercial Fisheries Association (CCCFA) Science coordination Rockfish conservation Eulachon monitoring Fisheries Management Food fish policy Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy FSC Catch Monitoring About The Common Voice Our Nations created CCIRA to build upon our success in working together to develop and implement our Nation-level marine use plans. Today, CCIRA is involved in a wide array of projects and initiatives across the central coast. The Common Voice is one source of information about CCIRA’s activities in our communities. For more information about CCIRA and what we do, please contact us. PDF versions of The Common Voice are available for download Issue #12, December 2020 The Common Voice #12 Central Coast Indigenous Resource Alliance 2790 Vargo Rd., Campbell River BC, V9W 4X1 Contact us Follow us Search for: Search Recent dispatches New Research Supports Protection for Biological Hotspots on Central Coast Central Coast Nations Aim to Create a National Marine Conservation Area Reserve Coral Reef Discovery in the Central Coast a Major Find Lessons in Co-governance: Ensuring FSC Access to Dungeness Crab A New Vision for Salmon Monitoring and Stewardship on the Central Coast © Copyright CCIRA 2016 This site is supported by Pink Sheep Media.