Environment
Stone was one of the 160 young Canadians selected for the 2020 Ocean Bridge program, a program that empowers young professionals to serve their community through the lens of ocean and waterway conservation
Environment
As I think about all that we managed to pack into those 10 days, the memories that stand out all share a common thread: North Beach
Environment
We are the ocean, yet we know not who we are, so we went to people who did
Environment
This experience was key to developing our understanding of what citizen science is
Environment
I’ve read statistics about the amount of plastic in our oceans, but to face the “elephant in the water” is a feeling I cannot name
Environment
The Royal Norwegian Embassy and the Royal Canadian Geographical Society teamed up for two days of talks on the future of the Arctic and the “blue economy” in Norway and Canada
Environment
Kelp’s potential as a commercial crop is finally being recognized — and, as kelp forests vanish worldwide, so is its importance in coastal ecosystems
Science & Tech
Part one of Canada’s Ocean Supercluster: A six-part series
Wildlife
When one of the few remaining females of reproductive age in the southern resident population of North Pacific killer whales was found dead near Comox B.C. in 2014, an investigation was launched. The results highlight the challenges of protecting our most iconic marine mammals.
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Collaborative research is uncovering the secrets of coastal seagrass beds to help keep them healthy
Environment
Ten years after the release of her seminal book Sea Sick, Alanna Mitchell again plumbs the depths of the latest research on the health of the world’s oceans — and comes up gasping
Environment
The ban is one of several significant and long-awaited changes to the federal Fisheries Act that passed Tuesday, including new provisions to rebuild depleted fish stocks
People & Culture
Bell is the special guest at the upcoming Vancouver GeoGala, an ocean conservation-themed fundraiser for The Royal Canadian Geographical Society
Wildlife
The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada has assessed three whale species as being at risk from increased ship traffic
Wildlife
New research reveals these unique animals evolved a way to rid their systems of excess sediment — but the sponges may be having trouble keeping up with human activity in their habitat
Wildlife
New research suggests that swarms of migrating crustaceans have a big impact on ocean mixing
Environment
New Canadian research suggests marine ecosystems are quite literally in hot water as the global climate warms
Wildlife
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have found evidence that bowhead whales exfoliate their skin by rubbing against large rocks
Wildlife
Advocacy group says action plans are urgently needed for the recovery of 26 dangerously depleted fish populations
Environment
Why I’m sponsoring a bill to ban the importation of shark fins to Canada
Wildlife
The naked truth about nudibranchs, in British Columbia and beyond
Wildlife
A new documentary portrays the remarkable species as a symbol of a “precariously broken” ocean ecosystem
Wildlife
A new study out of Oregon State University offers hope that some marine animals possess natural defenses to ocean acidification
Environment
Oil and gas extraction, mining, dumping among prohibited activities in ecologically sensitive areas set aside for conservation
Environment
A pioneering deep-sea explorer shares thoughts on the nature and meaning of water
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Canada’s newest Marine Protected Area, Banc-des-Américains (American Bank), protects 1,000 square kilometres of important marine habitat off Quebec’s Gaspé Peninsula
Environment
The new Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard sits down with Canadian Geographic for an exclusive interview on a range of topics, from salmon to whales to ‘last ice’
Environment
“The Edge of the World” became a meeting place, where the edges of my world collided with another
Environment
The interactive Ocean Plastics Lab is visiting Ottawa until Aug. 12
People & Culture
A look back at the most awe-inspiring and thought-provoking visuals we published this year
Wildlife
Expedition team calls for permanent protection of undersea mountain range
Places
Lengthy education campaign achieved compromise between fishing industry, environmental advocates
Wildlife
Following a deadly summer for the endangered whales, Fisheries and Oceans Canada is tightening regulations for crab fishers in the Gulf of St. Lawrence