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Canada to implement bln-USD ocean protection plan

Xinhua, November 8, 2016 Adjust font size:

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced here Monday a billion-dollar ocean protection plan in response to tanker and fuel spills in the Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic oceans.

Trudeau said the project worth 1.5 billion Canadian dollars (1.11 billion U.S. dollars) over five years will include creating a marine safety system, restoring marine ecosystems and research into oil spill cleanup methods.

He called it "the most significant investment ever made to protect our oceans and coastlines."

The announcement came just a day after a barge flipped and sank not far away from the site on British Columbia's central coast where a tug ran aground last month, spilling more than 100,000 liters of diesel fuel from its tanks.

"The ongoing incident at Bella Bella is unacceptable," said Trudeau, referring to the spill. "It's time for a change."

The plan also is also aimed at increasing the coast guard capacity, new rescue stations, tougher rules for businesses that pollute on the coasts, and indigenous community response teams, said the prime minister. Endi