HEADLINE: CETACEA AS A DEFINITION OF A WHALE AMBASSADOR
Subheading: Cetacea Lab Starts a Campaign to Keep the Whales Safe from the LNG Tanker Route
DATELINE: Gil Island, BC, November 5, 2021
CONTACT: Aleliia Ovcharenko (T00646719)
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ABOUT CETACEA LAB
Cetacea Lab is located on Gil Island, BC that is a part of a Gitga’at territory.
Since 2006 Cetacea Lab has been actively fighting for the safety of whales and can now confidently carry a ‘Whale Ambassador’ title.
Cetacea Lab’s values are protection and love, and their ultimate goal is to “[ensure] that [the whale channel is protected] as a marine protected zone, and a critical habitat” says Janie Wray, Cofounder of the Cetacea Lab.
WHALES ARE IN DANGER
the LNG tanker route would go from Kitimat to Asia, and it would be passing through the whale channel where whales eat and sleep.
the LNG tanker route is a threat to the Whales because the tankers create a noise underwater “that affects the sonar of the whales” says Helen Clifton the Matriarch of the Killerwhale Clan of the Gitga’at Nation.
it can create “boating accidents [when] the bow of the boat [goes] straight over [the whale] and [that can seriously harm or directly kill a whale]” states Hermann Meuter, Cofounder of the Cetacea Lab.
‘I WHALE YOU’
will start this June
people will be able to buy special merchandise that is available on the Cetacea Lab website under the section “Merchandise”.
will focus on spreading awareness about the liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker route led by Shell and how dangerous it is for the Whale habitat the route goes through.
all the money spent on the merchandise will go to the Gitga’at First Nation, as the Cetacea Lab is located on their land, and they are working together with the Cetacea Lab to protect the Whales.
THE POWER OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA
people will be encouraged to use the hashtag #CetaceaIWhaleYou under their posts on social media.
by holding this campaign online, the message will be spread internationally rather than nationally only and with the current Covid pandemic, it is also the safest way.