GAFA is a grassroots group opposing the establishment of new freighter anchorages off Gabriola's coast and the continued presence of existing freighter anchorages in the Southern Gulf Islands.
The Southern Gulf Islands (SGI), a highly sensitive ecosystem, is now under threat because Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is allowing it to be used as an industrial parking lot for freighters waiting to get into the Port. These freighters don’t pay a cent while they wait, they are not subject to many of the protocols required while at anchor in the Port, and they burn 47,000 tonnes of fuel annually…and the number of ships anchoring in the SGI continues to skyrocket. It doesn’t have to be this way. Solutions are available and we need your help to take action.