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Ontario outlines new rules for captive marine mammals
Ontario government hopes to be the first in Canada to improve the quality of life for marine animals in captivity.
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Canada announces ban on industrial activities in marine protected areas
Oil and gas extraction, mining, dumping among prohibited activities in ecologically sensitive areas set aside for conservation
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Places
Photos: The parks beneath the sea
A colourful look at the marine biodiversity of Canada’s west coast
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Places
Marine protected areas
Interactive map and personal reflection from author Alanna Mitchell
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People & Culture
Mapping human impact on the North with Canada’s Arctic Marine Atlas
A new atlas explores the delicate balance between the North and those who use its resources
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Environment
What spiders can teach us about ecology
The spider's web is the perfect metaphor for the interconnections between species, people and place
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Wildlife
Caught on camera: Elusive Greenland sharks
Using cameras baited with squid, researchers were able to gather information about these ancient Arctic fish without taking any out of the water
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People & Culture
Protecting whales in an ice-free Arctic
As Arctic sea ice vanishes, new measures are needed to protect marine wildlife from increased ship traffic
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Wildlife
New research offers insight into the skin care routine of bowhead whales
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have found evidence that bowhead whales exfoliate their skin by rubbing against large rocks
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Study finds cormorants can hear underwater in the same range as marine mammals
Environment
Study finds marine heatwaves are becoming more frequent and intense
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Indigenous Peoples, government come together for marine protection
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Marine protected areas in Canada may not be as protected as we think
Environment
“Treasure of the Gulf of St. Lawrence” designated a Marine Protected Area
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Feds and Inuit governments collaborate on new High Arctic marine protections
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How studying Arctic marine seabirds helps document pollution trends in the North and beyond
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New research into Arctic marine mammal movements aims to maintain the future of a traditional Inuit food source
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Vancouver Aquarium waiting to hear whether it could be banned from displaying live cetaceans
City’s park board to present a bylaw amendment that would ban the importation and display of whales, dolphins and porpoises
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Science & Tech
Testing the future of tidal energy in Nova Scotia
In the Bay of Fundy, technicians are putting a groundbreaking new tidal technology through its paces
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How Arctic scientists are unveiling long-standing marine ecosystem mysteries
Researchers are shedding new light on northern food webs and environments by connecting disciplines and local knowledge — even by using different ships
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Safety first, service always: The Canadian Coast Guard turns 60
A celebration of the Canadian Coast Guard’s renowned search-and-rescue capabilities — and more — as the special operating agency turns 60
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People & Culture
How the RCMP uphold the law on the sea
As the RCMP celebrates its 100th anniversary, ride along with the force’s little-known West Coast Marine Services division
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People & Culture
WATSON documentary tells the story of daring — and controversial — marine life activist
The Impact Series platform is streaming WATSON, directed by Lesley Chilcott, which documents the exploits of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society founder, Paul Watson
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People & Culture
Inuit preschool, Yukon cold-climate greenhouse among winners of 2018 Arctic Inspiration Prize
A total of $2,566,000 was awarded to five Northern Indigenous programs at a ceremony in Whitehorse Feb. 12
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Wildlife
Whales under threat in noisy Atlantic waters
The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada has assessed three whale species as being at risk from increased ship traffic
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Environment
Fisheries Minister Jonathan Wilkinson on the future of Canada’s oceans
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’
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Environment
Kelp: The sustainable superfood coming soon to a plate near you
Kelp’s potential as a commercial crop is finally being recognized — and, as kelp forests vanish worldwide, so is its importance in coastal ecosystems
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Environment
“There’s no coming back from this:” Why the global ocean crisis threatens us all
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
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Environment
Ocean Bridge Diaries: Alex Ritz
This experience was key to developing our understanding of what citizen science is
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Environment
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Study suggests marine areas receive scant protection
Environment
A marine mammal toxicologist weighs in on the microplastics crisis
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Why forensics could be key to untangling the ocean microplastics crisis
Environment
Fighting for their coastline
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Small ship tourism saving B.C. beaches with marine debris cleanup
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The sixth extinction
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A library full of sound: How a new collection of underwater sounds will help protect marine life
The Global Library of Underwater Biological Sounds (GLUB) will catalogue sounds from whales to fish (glub?) to boat noise
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Wildlife
What to know about Canada’s newest marine protected area, Anguniaqvia niqiqyuam
Key facts and figures about this remote patch of the Beaufort Sea
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Wildlife
Blob blamed for marine-life upheaval in Pacific
The blob isn’t consuming everything in its path — but it is having a notable impact on marine life in the region.
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Punctuation’s mark: Can we save the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale?
After a series of mass deaths in recent years, what can we do?
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Environment
Ocean Bridge Diaries: Talen Rimmer
On the shores of Lake Superior, I found solace in how close our country can become when we all share food together
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Exploration
Expedition team makes record-breaking dive to bottom of Mariana Trench
Ottawa-born explorer and submarine builder Patrick Lahey is now the second Canadian to reach the deepest point on Earth
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History
Throwback Thursday: Canada’s first marine national park
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Environment
Life on mountains in the sea
Two marine biologists offer a glimpse of life at the bottom of the ocean during 2018, 2019 and 2020 seamount expeditions
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Kids
Elementary students find their sea legs with Canadian Coast Guard’s educational pilot program
The Adopt a Ship program took kids on a virtual behind-the-scenes tour with Coast Guard crews and staff
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Environment
Oceans can be restored in the next 30 years, scientists say
Study outlines five actions to boost ocean productivity and biodiversity by 2050
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Environment
2019 was the warmest year on record for the world’s oceans. What does that mean for Canada?
Acidification, disruptions to food webs among the biggest concerns for ocean scientists
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Wildlife
Negative tests for microplastics a positive for marine mammals in eastern Canadian Arctic
No microplastics found in 142 examined seals
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Wildlife
Working with whales through Direct Action
Sydni Long writes about her experience using citizen-reported sightings for the Ocean Bridge program
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Wildlife
How a stranded beluga whale was successfully moved to St. Lawrence River
This first of its kind collaboration led to the rescue of baby beluga in Nepisiguit River
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Environment
Day to Night in Robson Bight
For the latest image in his iconic Day to Night series, photographer Stephen Wilkes set his sights on an important ecological reserve in British Columbia. Here's why.
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Environment
Most of Canada’s marine fish stocks are unhealthy: report
Less than 25 per cent of Canada’s marine fish are considered healthy, and the status of 45 per cent of stocks couldn’t be determined because data didn’t exist or was outdated
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Wildlife
Marine mammals at risk as blooms of toxic algae expand northward
Researchers are concerned that climate change could mean prolonged toxic algae blooms are 'the new normal.'
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Mapping
Ocean Week: Howe Sound community creates interactive map protecting ecological, economic and cultural values
The 400-layer map will connect communities, celebrate culture and share data to protect the Howe Sound ecosystem
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History
Guerre sur l’eau
La participation du Canada à la bataille de l’Atlantique, montrée ici, est considérée comme étant son rôle le plus crucial dans la guerre.
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Environment
Canadian seahorse expert wins leading animal conservation prize
UBC prof Amanda Vincent won the $250,000 Indianapolis Prize for her work on ocean conservation
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Environment
Celebrating the life of renowned Canadian-American scientist David Schindler
Schindler conducted numerous groundbreaking studies during his career in efforts to protect freshwater around the world
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Wildlife
Ancient bear with bad teeth offers insight into modern bear ecology
Researchers say cavities in fossilized bear teeth suggest that even early in their evolution, bears geared up for winter by eating sugary berries
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Wildlife
The great green shark hunt
Can British Columbia’s spiny dogfish make the grade as the world’s first “sustainable” shark fishery?
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Wildlife
Fisheries and species at risk acts failing, says study
Threatened and endangered marine fishes, which are in the most need of conservation measures, fare the worst under the Species at Risk Act and the Fisheries Act
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Mapping
Magnetic maps helped 18th century mariners
How navigators kept track of an unseen force that could affect their course
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Environment
9 ocean stories to mark the UN Decade of Ocean Science
The United Nations Decade of Ocean Science kicks off Feb. 3, 2021
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Environment
Tallurutiup Imanga/Lancaster Sound to be Canada’s largest protected area
The final boundary for Canada’s new national marine conservation area in Canada’s North shows an area twice the size of Nova Scotia
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Science & Tech
Following Greenland Sharks in Canada’s Arctic
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Wildlife
Charles Krebs on the ecology of the Arctic hare
Snowshoe hare researcher talks about his studies of the arctic mammal
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Wildlife
Giants of the Broughtons
Whales are beginning to return to B.C. waters — but will they find a safe haven?
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Environment
“We did this:” Is there a way out of our intertwined climate and biodiversity crises?
As the impacts of global warming become increasingly evident, the connections to biodiversity loss are hard to ignore. Can this fall’s two key international climate conferences point us to a nature-positive future?
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Science & Tech
Comment la recherche sur les glaces du Canada contribue à changer la façon dont les installations extracôtières sont construites dans l’Arctique
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Wildlife
Vancouver Parks Board bans display of live cetaceans at Vancouver Aquarium
The aquarium is concerned for the future of its marine mammal rescue program
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Science & Tech
Researchers press for summer closures of two East Coast fishing grounds to help protect North Atlantic right whale
Population of the endangered whale estimated at 525
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People & Culture
Ancient spine-headed marine worm fossil identified in Burgess Shale
Capinatator praetermissus was much larger than modern species and used its many spines to grab prey
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Science & Tech
World Oceans Day: Building a more sustainable ocean future — one worker at a time
Part three of Canada’s Ocean Supercluster: A six-part series
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Wildlife
Off B.C. coast, scientists discover extinct volcanoes teeming with life
Expedition team calls for permanent protection of undersea mountain range
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What is a nudibranch? Meet the “high fashion models” of the ocean depths
The naked truth about nudibranchs, in British Columbia and beyond
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Wildlife
Death of a whale
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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Beluga whistles and clicks could be silenced by an increasingly noisy Arctic Ocean
Sound is an integral part of a beluga’s life, so the quality of the underwater acoustic environment is very important for the health and survival of belugas
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Science & Tech
Encouraging tech innovations to safeguard ocean health
Part one of Canada’s Ocean Supercluster: A six-part series
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Wildlife
Researchers urge summer closures of two East Coast fishing grounds to protect North Atlantic right whale
Population of the endangered whale estimated at 525
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Amanda Vincent on saving seahorses — and all they represent
The award-winning marine conservationist shares her passion for seahorses and marine life by encouraging young minds to save tomorrow’s oceans
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Environment
Lancaster Sound inches closer to protected status
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Environment
Fleece clothing major contributor of microplastics in water
Every time a fleece jacket is washed, about 2,000 fibres end up in the wastewater that’s produced
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Wildlife
Tracking sea turtles
International grassroots organizations unite over turtle conservation
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People & Culture
The truth about polar bears
Depending on whom you ask, the North’s sentinel species is either on the edge of extinction or an environmental success story. An in-depth look at the complicated, contradictory and controversial science behind the sound bites
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Wildlife
Bald eagles in Nova Scotia may be disrupting other bird populations
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Environment
My relationship with nature: It’s complicated
Experts tackle our difficult relationship with nature in panel discussions hosted by Nature Conservancy of Canada
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Wildlife
BC starfish dying off in huge numbers
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Wildlife
Canadian polar bear expert awarded lifetime achievement prize
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History
War on the water: Charting Canada’s critical role in the passage of ships during the Second World War
Canada’s part in the Battle of the Atlantic, shown here is considered its most essential role in the war
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Environment
Daniel Pauly on preventing the end of fish
Episode 29
The marine biologist on why we’re asking too much of the ocean — and how to protect the future of fish
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