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Environment Canada. Health of Our Oceans 1987/1989 Progress Report. November 1989. 32 pp.

This report contains information on initiatives, issues and activities that have effected the health of Canada's oceans during the period between 1987 and 1989. The first section addresses policy and planning measures that have been made and implemented which have been relevant to conservation and protection of the oceans. The second section focuses on national issues, such as oil spills, contaminants in shellfish, fish and wildlife, aquaculture, ocean dumping, and marine pollution and human health. The next section is on national initiatives, including monitoring, marine water quality guidelines, marine management programs and plans, research and development and communications. The final section focuses on international activities, such as the Valdez oil spill, SEAPOL, Arctic land based pollution and marine wildlife. Also included in this report are the next steps to be taken by Canada's Marine Environmental Quality advisory group.

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