Marine and Environmental Services

One of the few behind the scenes elements of our small boat charter is our work in the Environmental Monitoring sector. We’re involved in a few projects up and down the coast both big and small, some jobs span months while others days.

One of the our favourite projects is “Searching for Slhawt’ (Herring)” with the Marine Stewardship Initative (MSI). This is a collaborative citizen science project dedicated to monitoring the Herring spawn in the waters of Howe Sound and Squamish. Monitoring the location, size and density of the annual herring spawn is a key indicator to the marine ecosystems health. We help with marine logistics for the on-water survey team collecting key data, enabling they to conduct surveys safely and efficiently.

Learn more about the Marine Stewardship Initative and the Herring Monitoring project here: Searching for Slhawt'

You can also get read about the 2023 project summary here: 2023 Herring Insights

Community Building with small business collabs

One of the funnest things we’ve been experimenting with lately are collaborations with local small businesses in Squamish and Vancouver. We’ve done community coffee trips, wine nights with This Way Wine, and are discussing some options for tide-to-table dinners right on the Howe Sound with another local business (more on that soon). We love scheming up opportunities to build community, drink/eat some local fare and experience all the Howe Sound has to offer with new friends, so if you’re a Squamish- or Vancouver-based business with an idea for a collaboration, we’d love to hear about it.

XTRATUF Boots feature

It goes without saying that we don’t leave home without our XTRATUFs, so we were pretty excited when we were asked to be featured in a recent XTRATUF blog post, written and photographed by our friend Abby Cooper. Abby has been instrumental in getting the word out about Sea Dogs, and we’re so appreciative of both her and XTRATUF for amplifying what we’re up to.

Read more at the XTRATUF blog.