Contributions
The Hakai Institute operates with its partners at various scales—local communities in British Columbia, regional initiatives throughout Cascadia, national projects in Canada, and global collaborations throughout the world.
Local
We recognize that sustainable economic development is a must in coastal BC. We mobilize our science and technology where we can in partnership with local businesses and industry from shellfish aquaculture to First Nations-led ecotourism to green energy.
Regional
Hakai science is integrated with Pacific regional initiatives from Alaska to California. The ocean has no borders, and neither do we.
National
While the focus of Hakai research is in the Pacific, we contribute to networks that span Canada’s three connected ocean basins, including the Canadian Integrated Ocean Observing System (CIOOS).
Global
The Hakai Institute has partners around the world, including Smithsonian’s MarineGEO, the International Barcode of Life, and the Global Ocean Observing System.