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Volunteers Collect January 2015 Seawater Sample in Lax Kw’alaams, BC

Coast Tsimshian Academy is our volunteer citizen science partner in Lax Kw’alaams who is helping us collect seawater to monitor for the arrival of Fukushima contamination along our coastline.  The picture below shows the January sample being collected from the dock there.

January 2015 seawater sample to be returned to the University of Victoria for processing.
January 2015 seawater sample to be returned to the University of Victoria for processing.

Lax Kw’alaams BC Canada

Volunteers Collect January 2015 Seawater Sample in Tofino, BC

Raincoast Education Society is our partner organization in Tofino who is working with citizen scientists to help us collect seawater to monitor for the arrival of Fukushima contamination along our coastline.  The video below shows a volunteer wading into the surf at Cox Bay to collect seawater today for the project.


Cox Bay Beach, Tofino BC Canada

December 2014 Citizen Science Sampling Completed Sandspit, Haida Gwaii BC

Sandspit, Haida Gwaii

Dec. 28, 2014

Second InFORM citizen sample collected by Megan and friends.  The group was being watched by a pair of local Ravens. Locals call this Telus Corner. According to Megan and Sian it is located on Copper Bay Road in Sandspit (little Spit to some locals and Mathers Corner to the old timers).  Thanks again and Happy New Year to our volunteers.

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More Seawater Monitoring Results For Bella Bella, Port Hardy, Sandspit, Tofino and Vancouver BC: No Fukushima Contamination as of Nov. 24, 2014

By Jay T. Cullen

@JayTCullen and @FukushimaInFORM

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Sockeye Salmon, Inshore Waters Test Fukushima-Free

 By John Gleeson originally posted to the Coast Reporter

RADD testing
Citizen scientists from the Powell River area collected seawater samples at Lang Bay Estuary last month. – Katherine McLean Photo

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