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The Towboat reserves were put in place at the request of the Council of Marine Carriers (CMC) to protect harbours along the BC Coast to ensure harbours of refuge (temporary shelter during inclement weather or when waiting for favorable tides) remained available for commercial marine traffic - eg. tugs towing booms and barges up and down the coast. These harbours needed to be of adequate size, be located along commercial navigation routes and provide adequate shelter to accommodate the tug and the load being towed. Certain harbours were identified as critical harbours because they meet the size, location and shelter criteria required. To ensure the harbour remains available as a harbour refuge, shoreline development...
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BCMCA,
British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis,
Commercial Marine Traffic,
Harbours of Refuge, All tags...
Marine,
NPLCC,
North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative,
Pacific Ocean,
shipping and transportation,
towboat reserves, Fewer tags
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