About CoastConnect

The CoastConnect platform aims to provide data, tools, and resources to support First Nations, regulatory bodies, local communities, and scientific organizations in their coastal monitoring and conservation efforts. 

A Hakai Institute initiative, CoastConnect helps organizations by:

  • Helping them turn their data into impact – making relevant data and insights more accessible for informed decision-making

  • Making resources, documentation, data and methods freely available

  • Reducing technical and capacity barriers to monitoring efforts along the coast of British Columbia

The publicly available resources on the CoastConnect platform support organizations in establishing – or strengthening existing – programs such as habitat assessments and biodiversity studies, and also provide tools for researchers and organizations to interpret the data they collect.