[3] Living Oceans Society is working to establish ecosystem-based management (EBM), including a Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) network in Canada's North Pacific waters.

To support this work, Living Oceans Society has researched and analyzed socio-economics of coastal communities, current management practices for MPAs,[4] and fishing bycatch,[5] and has gathered data in deep sea ecosystems.

Therefore, Living Oceans Society is pushing the Canadian government for effective climate policy, marine protected areas and sustainable fishing practices.

[13][failed verification] Living Oceans Society also pushes the Canadian government to address issues such as bycatch, deep sea fisheries impacts and salmon farming.

[22][23] This expedition brought together a group of international scientists and Living Oceans Society staff to study Canada's Pacific cold water corals and document threats to their well being.

[24][25] This initiative is currently focused on the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines project, designed to bring crude oil from the tar sands to a marine terminal in Kitimat, B.C., where it could then be transported via supertanker to markets in Asia and the United States.