Inshore Tanner crab (Chionoecetes bairdi) biology in a central coast inlet, British Columbia, Canada.
ABSTRACT Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and the Oweekeno Nation (ON) have undertaken a cooperative assessment of inshore Tanner crab, Chionoecetes bairdi, in support of developing a fishery for this species in Rivers Inlet, British Columbia (B.C.). This paper presents information regarding distribution, relative abundance, and biological characteristics of...

Identifying barriers to emergency contraception use among young women from various sociocultural groups in British Columbia, Canada.
On December 1, 2000, independent prescriptive authority was granted to certified pharmacists in British Columbia, Canada, to provide emergency contraception without requiring a physician's prescription. In 2000-2001, more than 1,500 pharmacists dispensed emergency contraception roughly 13,300 times in 415 community pharmacies. (1,2) Nevertheless, by 2002, women in British Columbia...

Great mining camps of Canada 2. The history and geology of the Anyox copper camp, British Columbia.
SUMMARY The Anyox copper mining camp played a key role in the early development of northwestern British Columbia. It was discovered in 1889 and through persistence and belief in the project (a common theme in modern exploration), it was explored and brought into production in 1914 by...

Self-defined vegetarians in British Columbia, Canada, show healthier dietary and lifestyle practices.
Recently, a study of men and women living in British Columbia, Canada, showed that vegetarians were more physically active than non-vegetarians and were more likely to consider improving or maintaining their health when choosing foods. This was a population-based study using the British Columbia Health Registry, so the participants...

Who the heck is Don Bradman? Sport culture and social class in British Columbia, Canada *.
FEW BRITISH COLUMBIANS, it seems, have heard of Don Bradman. Fewer yet know that Bradman (1908-2001), a national sporting hero in Australia, was knighted by the Queen of England for service to the game of cricket and was possibly the best batsman to ever play the game. This despite...

Describing Northern Abalone, Haliotis kamtschatkana, habitat: focusing rebuilding efforts in British Columbia, Canada.
ABSTRACT The northern abalone is listed as threatened under the Canadian Species at Risk Act. Northern abalone occur in a wide range of habitats from fairly sheltered bays to exposed coastlines. However, not all habitats are likely to support high abalone densities with large northern abalone that have high...

InNexus Completes Previously Announced Private Placement.
BRITISH COLUMBIA, Canada, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- InNexus Biotechnology Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: IXSBF; TSX VENTURE: IXS; http://www.ixsbio.com/), announced today that it has completed a second private placement on the same terms and conditions as the private placement that was completed 12 December 2008. The private placement,...

ROCA Reports First Quarter Results.
ROK: TSX.V VANCOUVER, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Roca Mines Inc. (ROK: TSX-V) ("Roca" or "the Company") has released its unaudited financial results for the three-month period ended November 30, 2008, including production and sales from the MAX molybdenum mine located in British Columbia, Canada. All dollar amounts...

InNexus Biotechnology Completes Preclinical Study Confirming in Vivo Effectiveness and Safety of Lead Candidate DXL625, Schedules Meeting With FDA.
BRITISH COLUMBIA, Canada, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- InNexus Biotechnology Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: IXSBF; TSX VENTURE: IXS; http://www.ixsbio.com/), a drug development company commercializing the next generation of monoclonal antibodies based on its Dynamic Cross Linking (DXL(TM)) technology, announces the completion of a large scale primate study confirming effectiveness and...

Population biology of the Pacific geoduck clam, Panopea abrupta, in experimental plots, southern British Columbia, Canada.
ABSTRACT Information was presented on the density, recruitment to harvestable size, and growth of the Pacific geoduck clam, P. abrupta, in 0.25 ha experimental plots with controlled fishing in two areas of southern British Columbia over a 9-year period. In two plots that had high exploitation in the first...