Index of Links
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| Charts, Tides, and Weather | Harbour Authority Members | |
| Coast Guard | History on the Coast | |
| Commercial Fishing | Legal | |
| DFO Fisheries + Oceans Canada | Marinas | |
| Emergency | Miscellaneous | |
| General Marine | Sports Fishing | |
| Government of British Columbia | Suppliers and Members | |
| Government of Canada | Transportation | |
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Charts, Tides, and Weather |
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| Tides, Currents, and Water Levels Another source of Tides, Currents, and Water Levels which shows the complete Canadian list of Reference Points and Observations. |
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| Canadian Hydrographic Service Pacific Region The Canadian Hydrographic Service is responsible for surveying Canadian navigable waterways and for producing a number of nautical publications, including nautical charts, sailing directions, bathymetric maps and tide and current tables. |
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| TIDES and CURRENTS -- 7-DAY PREDICTIONS Tides, Currents, and Water Levels on the British Columbia coast. |
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| WeatherOffice - Pacific MARINE WEATHER Check the marine weather forecast and current conditions for the NORTH COAST and the SOUTH COAST. |
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Coast Guard |
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| Canadian Coast Guard - Pacific Region Gateway to Canadian Coast Guard Pacific related information including policies and activities of the department, publications, initiatives, environmental, act and regulations and other marine safety related issues. |
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| Canadian Coast Guard Auxilary - Pacific As an integral part of the Volunteer Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary and the Canadian Search and Rescue (SAR) system, CCGA-P's Mission is to provide a volunteer marine rescue service and to promote public Boating Safety throughout the Pacific Region. |
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| Canadian Coast Guard Boating safety, research, search and resue, their fleet of ships, aircraft, and helicopters, communications, navigation service, icebreaking, description of various regions (Canada wide)... |
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| Coast Guard – Pacific – NEWS Latest press releases and news. |
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Commercial Fishing |
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| The Quota Exchange - The Online Quota Marketplace Quota, exchange, quotas, ITQ, IVQ, licences, trade, lease, post, list, halibut, salmon, rockfish, sablefish, black cod, lingcod, groundfish, trawl, hook and line, troll, trolling, longline, albacore, tuna. |
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| BC Salmon Marketing Council BC Salmon Marketing Council helps British Columbian commercial fisherman market their fish and seafood locally and around the world. |
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| FIS - Fish Information & Services FIS is the most comprehensive web site for the commercial fishing industry. It serves the fishing, aquaculture and seafood industries by concentrating news, information and market data on one web site. |
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| Licensing Information - Pacific Office Hours and Contact Numbers for Prince Rupert, Nanaimo, and Vancouver |
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| Pacific Trollers Association The PTA is an industry organization of independent owner/operators of troll fishing vessels engaged in the commercial salmon fishery on the West Coast of Canada. |
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| The Fishermen's News—Home The Fishermen's News—Home |
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DFO Fisheries & Oceans Canada |
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| DFO Unofficial tips for Collecting Fees The ultimate goal is to suggest useful ideas that may make the task of fee collection easier for Harbour Authorities. It is a work in progress, and not official policy. |
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| Harbour Authority Forum - a (archived) newsletter from DFO The Harbour Authority Forum is a newsletter published by the Small Craft Harbours program to provide information and ideas to Harbour Authorities on how their colleagues are operating across the country, and to celebrate successes. No longer published, but archives are viewable. |
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| Harbour Authority Manual The Harbour Authority Manual, published in 1996, provides a handy starting reference guide for new harbour authorities. As the harbour authority program has grown, the need for additional tools has given rise to the Business Planning Guide. |
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| Licensed Fishing Vessel Directory LICENSES This directory provides information about vessels that have been issued licences to commercially harvest specific species in the Pacific Region. The vessels may be designated for party-based licences, in addition to holding vessel-based licences. |
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| National Harbour Authority Advisory Committee NHAAC provides advice to Small Craft Harbours on behalf of harbour authorities across Canada and ensures that regional councils and local harbour authorities are kept informed of SCH-related matters. |
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| Fisheries and Oceans -- News Releases Media Room - up to date with the latest news releases, and the older ones too. |
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| Fisheries and Oceans -- Pacific -- NEWS Your gateway to Canadian Pacific fisheries and oceans & Coast Guard related information including policies and activities of the department, access to databases, publications, research initiatives, financial, economic and market information, environmental and conservation programs and links to related sites. |
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| Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans Link to main page of Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans (FOPO) |
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Emergency |
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| Safe Canada - Public Safety The Public Safety Portal is a one-stop site providing reliable information on safety in Canada. You will find various links related to emergency preparedness |
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| OIL SPILL REPORTING Oil Spill Reporting – Oil Spill Task Force |
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General Marine |
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| Best Management Practices for Hull Maintenance at Boatyards and Marinas from Environment Canada Best Management Practices for Hull Maintenance at Boatyards and Marinas |
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| Marine Links Useful links for commercial fishermen and boaters provided by Seattle Marine and Fishing Supply. |
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| Pacific Coast Congress of Harbormasters and Port Managers An organization of professionals who serve the commercial and boating public. PCC's membership includes ports and marinas in Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia, as well as supporting industry-related businesses. Membership is open to those who support our objectives. |
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Government of British Columbia |
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| Province of British Columbia Province of British Columbia |
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| WorkSafebc.com - WCB of BC WorkSafebc.com, the Workers Compensation Board of BC web site, provides health and safety information for the employers and workers of British Columbia. |
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Government of Canada |
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| Human Resources and Social Development - Summer Career Placements Summer Career Placements application needs to be in at the end of March. It is an excellent program that allows students in secondary and post secondary education to work at our harbours at government subsidized wages |
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| Business Information by Sector: Directory of Canadian Industries Detailed information about Canada’s industries... from advanced materials to transportation. |
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| Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency Our role is to provide Canadians with high-quality environmental assessments that contribute to informed decision making, in support of sustainable development. Project-by-project and step-by-step, environmental assessment helps us to make wise choices about our environment. |
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| Emergency Preparedness -- Canadian Emergency preparedness -- Federal Information |
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| Small Craft Harbours, Fisheries and Oceans Canada Harbour Authorities, Harbour Authority Advisory Council (HAAC), Bulletin board, Resources, Contacts, HAAC Rules of operation |
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| Transport Canada - Acts and Regulations - Marine Transport Canada's Acts and Regulations as they pertain to the marine industry. |
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| Transport Canada - Marine Transport Canada is committed to maintaining the safety and security of maritime transportation - for operators and passengers of small commercial vessels, large commercial vessels and pleasure craft. We also have a role in some aspects of Canada's marine security, marine infrastructure and the transport of dangerous goods. |
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| Vessel Registration Query System SHIPS REGISTRY You can search for a ship's official number or by name, or use the advanced search page which permits searching on a wider variety of attributes. |
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Harbour Authority Members |
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| Comox Fishermans Wharf Comox Harbour Fishermans Wharf offers moorage and services for vessels in the Comox Valley on beautiful Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada |
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| False Creek Harbour Authority The False Creek Harbor Authority provides long-term, affordable, safe and secure Vancouver Boat Moorage and services for commercial fish boats and recreational vessels. |
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| Port Edward Harbour Authority Consists of 4 harbour facilities: Porpoise, Rushbrook, Fairview, and Cow Bay in the general area of Prince Rupert, B.C. |
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| Steveston Harbour Authority Steveston Harbour is home to more than 600 commercial fishing vessels; the largest commercial fishing harbour in Canada. |
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History on the Coast |
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| Comox Bay Marine History Comox Bay Marine History with pictures and notes about old sailing ships, steamers, freighters, and poineer vessels, and events and development. |
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Legal |
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| Bromley Chapelski, Barristers and Solicitors Bromley Chapelski, Barristers and Solicitors are Marine Law experts and act for both the HAA as well as the Comox Fishermans Wharf, Steveston Harbour Authority and False Creek Harbour Authority. |
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| AdmiraltyLaw.com - The Maritime Law and Admiralty Law Page This site deals with maritime law, admiralty law, marine law, the law of marine insurance and the law of the sea, ships and shipping. It contains summaries of recent court decisions in these areas of law. It also contains links to other sites related to shipping, maritime law and marine insurance. |
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Marinas |
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| MarinaNet Large directory of marinas and marine related websites. |
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| Port Metro Vancouver To facilitate and expand the movement of cargo and passengers through the Port of Vancouver in the best interests of Canadians. |
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Miscellaneous |
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| Canada Revenue GST Information The Canada Revenue Agencys Web site provides information, services, and applications that help promote compliance with Canadas tax, trade, and border legislation, and regulations. |
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| Non-profit guides - grant-writing tools for non-profit organizations Non-profit guides are nationally-recognized free sample grants and grant-writing help for non-profit organizations. |
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| Lighthouses on the Internet A researcher's guide to lighthouses arouind the world. |
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Sports Fishing |
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| Fishing.com Fishing.com - Leading the World to the Water |
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Suppliers and Members |
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Business Finder Sperry Marine | Products and solutions for the marine industry Waterman Services .
HARBOUR ASSOCIATION'S ASSOCIATE MEMBERS Balanced Environmental Services Inc. DuraFloat Sales Ltd. Hay & Company - A Division of EBA Inner Harbour Technologies Inc. Rocky Mountain Environmental Ltd. Universal Environmental Safety Services West Coast Flotation Systems Ltd. Whitewater Docks and Marina Systems |
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Transportation |
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| BC Ferries BC Ferries Schedules for ferries on the British Columbian coast. |
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| Road Reports Home Page British Columbia Road Reports and Highway Conditions |
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| BC Transit: British Columbia Transit Service Linking communities, businesses and lifestyles in over 50 communities across the province. |
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