Thread by @standearth

BREAKING: #COVID19 cruise restrictions prevent over 30 billion litres of pollution dumping into Canada's Pacific Ocean waters. Read the press release: stand.earth/latest/protect… And follow along on the press conference with @standearth @WWFCanada: facebook.com/standearth/vid… #cdnpoli

"This report exposes the staggering amount of water pollution cruise ship traffic releases into B.C. coastal waters in non-pandemic years. It begs the question: How can we build back better in the future to confidently welcome back cruise ships?" -Anna Barford of @standearth

"If the 2020 cruise season had gone ahead, the habitat of endangered #SRKW & threatened #NRKW would have had to deal w 220M litres of sewage, 1.8B litres of greywater, and a dominating 31B litres of scrubber washwater off the coast of B.C." -Anna Barford @standearth #bcpoli

"There are no restrictions preventing ships from discharging scrubber washwater near the coast, in ports, or anywhere along their route under Canadian jurisdiction. it is the least regulated of the waste streams." -Anna Barford of @StaneartH #cdnpoli

Here are @standearth's recommendations for the #cruiseindustry to build back better in British Columbia and Canada as they start sailing again after the #COVID19 pandemic. Read more in our report: stand.earth/latest/protect… #bcpoli #cdnpoli

"Shipping plays a core role in facilitating global trade. But that doesn't mean there aren't issues with current practices and there isn't room for improving. Shipping practices need to be sustainable and not driven by short-term gains." -Sam Davin of @WWFCanada #cdnpoli #bcpoli

"Under current regulations in Canada, raw sewage can be legally dumped 12 nautical miles from land. Within 12nm, treatment is required, but onboard marine sanitation devices used for treatment are characterized by very high failure rates." -Sam Davin of @WWFCanada #cdnpoli

"Unlike sewage, gray water is not regulated internationally. Under Canadian regulations, gray water can be dumped beyond 3 nautical miles from land. Canadian regulations allow compliance using the same devices used for sewage — those with very high failure rates." @WWFCanada

“The oceans are the breadbasket of the #Nuuchahnulth people. The fact that the cruise industry is not regulated sufficiently by the federal govt, and sewage, grey water and washwater is dumped into the habitat of our sea resources, is highly disturbing." -@kekinusuqs #cdnpoli

"We demand the Canadian federal government put stronger regulations in place immediately to stop this dangerous #cruiseship pollution in sensitive ecosystems that sustain our sea resources — our breadbasket." @kekinusuqs, president of #Nuuchahnulth tribal council #cdnpoli #bcpoli

How do we hold #cruiseship corporations accountable for the damage they've caused to the environment? @standearth says "the polluter has to pay." @kekinusuqs says "anybody who goes on a cruise ship should be asking what they do with gray water, waste water, and sewage."

What can the everyday person who is concerned about the #BritishColumbia coast DO?

👉Sign the petition telling Canada to stop letting #cruiseships dump dirty waste in the ocean: act.stand.earth/page/18826/pet…

👉Share the report: stand.earth/latest/protect…

#bcpoli #cdnpoli